Product Overview
The 74HC245N from Texas Instruments is an octal 3-state bus transceiver with bidirectional data flow. With active-low output enable and direction control, it provides bus isolation and driving capability for data buses, LED strips, and level translation. Packaged in 20-PDIP.
Key Specifications
| Logic Family | 74HC (High-Speed CMOS) |
| Function | Octal bus transceiver (3-state) |
| Channels | 8 bidirectional |
| Propagation Delay | 12ns (typ at 4.5V) |
| Supply Voltage | 2V to 6V |
| Output Current | +/-6mA (at 4.5V) |
| Package | 20-PDIP |
| Operating Temperature | -40 to +85 C |
Features
- 8-bit bidirectional bus transceiver
- 3-state outputs for bus sharing
- Direction control (DIR pin)
- Output enable (active-low OE)
- +/-6mA output drive at 4.5V
- Pin-compatible with 74HCT245, 74LS245
Applications
- Microprocessor data bus buffering
- LED strip signal amplification
- Level translation between logic families
- Bus isolation and driving