MC74AC259 Overview
The MC74AC259/74ACT259 has four modes of operation as shown in the Mode Selection Table. In the addressable latch mode, data on the Data line (D) is written into the addressed latch. The addressed latch will follow the data input with all nonaddressed latches remaining in their previous states in the memory mode. All latches remain in their previous state and are unaffected by the Data or Address inputs. In the one-of-eight decoding or demultiplexing mode, the addressed output will follow the state of the D input with all other outputs in the LOW state. In the clear mode all outputs are LOW and unaffected by the address and data inputs. When operating the MC74AC/ACT259 as an addressable latch, changing more than one bit of the address could impose a transient wrong address. Therefore, this should only be done while in the memory mode. The Mode Select Function Table summarizes the...
