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SN74HC244 Octal Buffer
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Octal buffer and line driver with 3-state outputs, organized as two 4-bit groups.
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sn74hc244: component.models_3d pose record per STEP (Z-up, seated z=0, pad-centre origin, identity binding)
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"description": "Device ground reference (0 V). Bond directly to the board ground plane."
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"description": "Data input 3 for the second 4-bit buffer. Buffered noninverted to output 2Y3 when 2OE is low."
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"description": "3-state buffered output 1 of the first 4-bit buffer. Follows input 1A1 when 1OE is low; Hi-Z when 1OE is high."
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"description": "Positive supply voltage, 2 V to 6 V (5 V nominal). ICC = 80 µA max. Decouple locally to GND with a 0.1 µF ceramic capacitor."
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"manufacturer": "Texas Instruments",
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"Type": "Octal buffer / line driver, 3-state",
"Logic family": "74HC (CMOS)",
"Supply voltage": "2 V to 6 V",
"Outputs": "8, 3-state, two 4-bit banks",
"Output current": "+-6 mA at VCC = 4.5 V",
"Propagation delay": "11 ns typ at 5 V",
"Operating temperature": "-40 C to 85 C"
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