visualSound
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I'm still getting up to speed on making sense of schematic's and data sheets, so I'm having trouble understanding the difference between these two chips.
1) is the 74HCT245, mentioned as a must have for communicating with 5v led strips such as the neoPixels from the teensy.
2) is the "Bi-Directional Logic Level Converter" https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12009 from sparkfun.
I know they aren't the same exact thing, but I would like to understand how they differ and are they interchangeable in regards to communicating with led strips from a teensy?
They are a bit more practical in shape and size for use with out a breadboard.
Thanks!
1) is the 74HCT245, mentioned as a must have for communicating with 5v led strips such as the neoPixels from the teensy.
2) is the "Bi-Directional Logic Level Converter" https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12009 from sparkfun.
I know they aren't the same exact thing, but I would like to understand how they differ and are they interchangeable in regards to communicating with led strips from a teensy?
They are a bit more practical in shape and size for use with out a breadboard.
Thanks!