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Binary Calculator using Picaxe microchip?

I want to be a complete nerd and make a very simple binary calculator.

It will be two rows of 8 switches, each switch representing a bit, so a row is a byte (number), the two rows are added together, and a row of 9 LED's will display the result in binary.

Is this possible to do with a picaxe microchip?

If not, what could I do it with?

Cheers, Nick

Solution

  • Your problem would be data input/output lines. The basic idea is trivial in any microcontroller, but it's the number of input/output pins available.

    You might want to look into several shift registers (one per row and one per output) so you can marshal the bits in on a single pin or two and out on a single pin.

    Specifically: