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Manufacturer Nexperia
Package DIP-20
Pins 20 pins (Port A, Port B, Control, Power)
LCSC C5636
Type 8-bit bidirectional bus transceiver
Supply 2V-6V
Output Current ±35mA
Propagation Delay 10ns @ 4.5V

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Interactive symbol, footprint, and 3D model — hover pins for cross-highlighting.

SymbolGenerated Generated from pin data (KiCad symbol 74xx/74HC245 is extends-based)
FootprintKiCad KiCad standard library: Package_DIP/DIP-20_W7.62mm
3DGenerated Generated pad visualization (Babylon.js)

Breakout Board

Auto-generated breakout molecule for 74HC245 — all pins brought to 2mm-pitch headers with 4 corner machine pins on 8mm grid.

Pricing & Availability

Specifications

Type8-bit bidirectional bus transceiver
Supply2V-6V
Output Current±35mA
Propagation Delay10ns @ 4.5V
PackageDIP-20 / SOIC-20

Pin Configuration

Port APort BControlPower
PinNameGroupFunction
Port A — Bus A data lines
2A1Port APort A bit 1
3A2Port APort A bit 2
4A3Port APort A bit 3
5A4Port APort A bit 4
6A5Port APort A bit 5
7A6Port APort A bit 6
8A7Port APort A bit 7
9A8Port APort A bit 8
Port B — Bus B data lines
11B8Port BPort B bit 8
12B7Port BPort B bit 7
13B6Port BPort B bit 6
14B5Port BPort B bit 5
15B4Port BPort B bit 4
16B3Port BPort B bit 3
17B2Port BPort B bit 2
18B1Port BPort B bit 1
Control — Direction and enable
1DIRControlDirection control
19OEControlOutput enable (active low)
Power — Supply and ground
10GNDPowerGround
20VCCPowerSupply voltage (2V-6V)

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74HC245 — Octal bus transceiver, bidirectional, DIP-20

Manufacturer: Nexperia Package: DIP-20 LCSC: C5636

Description

The 74HC245 is an octal bidirectional bus transceiver with tri-state outputs. Used for level shifting, bus buffering, and isolating bus segments. Direction controlled by a single pin.

Electrical Specifications

  • Type: 8-bit bidirectional bus transceiver
  • Supply: 2V-6V
  • Output Current: ±35mA
  • Propagation Delay: 10ns @ 4.5V
  • Package: DIP-20 / SOIC-20

Pin Configuration

Package: DIP-20

  • Pin 1: DIR — Direction control
  • Pin 2: A1 — Port A bit 1
  • Pin 3: A2 — Port A bit 2
  • Pin 4: A3 — Port A bit 3
  • Pin 5: A4 — Port A bit 4
  • Pin 6: A5 — Port A bit 5
  • Pin 7: A6 — Port A bit 6
  • Pin 8: A7 — Port A bit 7
  • Pin 9: A8 — Port A bit 8
  • Pin 10: GND — Ground
  • Pin 11: B8 — Port B bit 8
  • Pin 12: B7 — Port B bit 7
  • Pin 13: B6 — Port B bit 6
  • Pin 14: B5 — Port B bit 5
  • Pin 15: B4 — Port B bit 4
  • Pin 16: B3 — Port B bit 3
  • Pin 17: B2 — Port B bit 2
  • Pin 18: B1 — Port B bit 1
  • Pin 19: OE — Output enable (active low)
  • Pin 20: VCC — Supply voltage (2V-6V)

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