SCLS263R December 1995 – October 2023 SN54AHCT74 , SN74AHCT74
PRODMIX
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Toggle switches are typically large, mechanically complex and relatively expensive. It is desirable to use a momentary switch instead because they are small, mechanically simple and low cost. Some systems require a toggle switch's functionality but are space or cost constrained and must use a momentary switch instead. External Schmitt-trigger buffers are used to remove noisy inputs into the (CLK) and (D) inputs.
If the data input (D) of the SNx4AHCT74 is tied to the inverted output (Q), then each clock pulse will cause the value at the output (Q) to toggle. The momentary switch can be debounced and directly connected to the clock input (CLK) to toggle the output.