I am trying to recreate a "Hello World" experiment of Chuck Hellebuyck as published in the January 2006 article of "Nuts and Volts" (Nuts & Volts - January 2006). Any help with the following three questions would be much appreciated:
1) The datasheet of the 16K876 shows max current of 250mA on the VDD port. Why should the VDD port not be protected by a resistor of 36 ohms (R=V/I=9V/0.250mA=36 ohms)?
2) In the article, how is the 9V battery reduced to 5V?
3) In the hardware schematic, should a 20 microfarad capacitor be used instead of the 20 picofarad?
1) The datasheet of the 16K876 shows max current of 250mA on the VDD port. Why should the VDD port not be protected by a resistor of 36 ohms (R=V/I=9V/0.250mA=36 ohms)?
2) In the article, how is the 9V battery reduced to 5V?
3) In the hardware schematic, should a 20 microfarad capacitor be used instead of the 20 picofarad?