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Shift Registers

Parts List

• Arduino Uno or Adafruit METRO 328
• USB cable (Type A to B for Uno, Type A to Micro-B for METRO)
• Half-size or full-size breadboard
• Assorted jumper wires
• 220Ω resistors (×8)
• 5mm red LEDs (×8)
• 5mm green LEDs (×4)
• 5mm yellow LEDs (×3)
• Sharp GP2Y0A21YK0F IR distance sensor with JST cable
• SN74HC595N shift register

Code

Download Code (2nd Edition, Chapter 9)
(Also available on GitHub)

Useful Links

• Arduino shiftOut() Function Reference
• 74HC595 Shift Register Datasheet (PDF)
• Sharp IR Distance Sensor Datasheet (PDF)

Videos

Watch a demo video of the “Light Rider LED Animation” project from this chapter:

Watch a demo video of the “Distance-Responsive LED Bar Graph” project from this chapter: