Kit contents

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Contents of the 8bit computer kits

From Ben Eater's website, with links to the datasheets.

Table of Contents

1. Kit 1: Clock
2. Kit 2: Registers & ALU
3. Kit 3: Ram & Program Counter
4. Kit 4: Output & Logic Control

Kit 1: Clock

Kit includes:

• 1: Breadboard (High quality BusBoard Prototype Systems BB830)
• 1: 140-piece jumper wire kit
• 3: LM-555 Timer ICs
• 1: 74LS04 Hex inverter
• 1: 74LS08 Quad 2-input AND gate
• 1: 74LS32 Quad 2-input OR gate
• 10: Yellow LEDs
• 5: Blue LEDs
• 1: Momentary tact switch
• 1: SPST slide switch
• 1: 1MΩ potentiometer
• 5: 220Ω resistors
• 5: 1KΩ resistors
• 5: 1MΩ resistors
• 5: 0.01µF capacitors
• 5: 0.1µF capacitors
• 5: 1µF capacitors
• 5: 10µF capacitors
• 1: 10 watt AC-to-DC regulated switching wall adapter (US)
• 1: DC jack to screw terminal adapter for connecting power

Kit 2: Registers & ALU

• 4: Breadboards (High quality BusBoard Prototype Systems BB830)
• 1: Jumper wire kit (Six 25-foot spools)
• 2: 74LS86 Quad XOR gate
• 6: 74LS173 4-bit D register
• 4: 74LS245 8-bit bus transceiver
• 2: 74LS283 4-bit binary adder
• 40: 220Ω resistors
• 30: Red LEDs
• 10: Yellow LEDs
• 5: Blue LEDs
• 10: 0.1µF capacitors

Kit 3: Ram and Program Counter

• 4: Breadboards (High quality BusBoard Prototype Systems BB830)
• 1: Green hookup wire 25ft
• 1: Yellow hookup wire 25ft
• 1: 74LS00 quad NAND gate
• 2: 74LS04 hex inverter
• 4: 74LS157 quad 2-1 line mux
• 1: 74LS161 4-bit binary counter
• 1: 74LS173 4-bit D register
• 2: 74189 64-bit RAM
• 2: 74LS245 8-bit bus transceiver
• 1: Momentary tact pushbutton
• 1: SPDT slide switch
• 1: 4-position DIP switch
• 1: 8-position DIP switch
• 20: 220Ω resistors
• 5: 1kΩ resistors
• 10: Red LEDs
• 10: Green LEDs
• 10: Yellow LEDs
• 5: 0.01µF capacitors
• 5: 0.1µF capacitors

Kit 4: Output and logic control

• 6: Breadboards (High quality BusBoard Prototype Systems BB830)
• 1: Arduino nano clone* (for building the EEPROM programmer)
• 1: LM-555 IC timer
• 1: 74LS00 quad NAND gate
• 1: 74LS02 quad NOR gate
• 2: 74LS04 hex inverter
• 2: 74LS08 quad AND gate
• 1: 74LS107 dual J-K flip-flop
• 1: 74LS138 3-to-8 line decoder
• 1: 74LS139 2-to-4 line decoder
• 1: 74LS161 4-bit counter
• 1: 74LS173 4-bit D register
• 1: 74LS273 8-bit D register
• 2: 74HC595 8-bit shift register
• 3: 28C16 EEPROMs
• 1: Momentary tact pushbutton
• 1: SPDT slide switch
• 40: 220Ω resistors
• 5: 1kΩ resistors
• 10: 10kΩ resistors
• 5: 100kΩ resistors
• 20: Red LEDs
• 10: Green LEDs
• 20: Blue LEDs
• 4: 7-segment LED displays
• 5: 0.01µF capacitors
• 5: 0.1µF capacitors