Statues - NLC - Build notes

These are my build notes for the Nonlinearcircuits Statues Module.
Its in eurorack format.

The name comes from the children's game Musical Statues also known as Red Light Green Light.
This is a 1 to 8 multiplexor/multiplexer….with a thru and hold circuit attached to each output.
The active output is chosen by whichever combination of the x00, 0x0 & 00x inputs is high.

The multiplexer IC can be either a DG408 or DG508 (DIP package)

You can put any signal into these, crossing 1V will send it high. In the demo video, I used the /2, /4 & /8 outputs from a Divide & Conquer which gives it a regular 1-8 count.

Using any old signals will give a more random effect but patterns will still emerge.
IN is the signal getting processed. This module can be used to process CV and/or audio signals.
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A movie quote? ... Inn't he scrummy? ..

I think this is from . from Ideal ..a British dark comedy television series originally broadcast on TV channel BBC Three, ..... He is known for the line 'Inn't he scrummy?' He often talks to Moz ... He isn't particularly clever, though he is somewhat crafty.

Back to the build..........

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S1JL Power diodes are for Reverse voltage protection -Mouser Part No: 821-S1JL. Any similar rectifier with at least 1A rating should be okay, such as 1N4001, 1N4002, 1N4004. Get these sizes; SOD-123 or sub-SMA (DO-214 is a bit too big, so avoid).

Which multiplexer to use? the DG408 or DG508?....
The DG stands for Double-Gate .... its a CMOS chip..... ie there are 2 gates in the one device.

"Multigate transistors are one of the several strategies being developed by CMOS semiconductor manufacturers to create ever-smaller microprocessors and memory cells, colloquially referred to as extending Moore's law.^"

The DG408 is an 8 channel single-ended analog multiplexer designed to connect one of eight inputs to a common output as determined by a 3-bit binary address.
https://au.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Renesas-Intersil/DG408DJZ?qs=sGAEpiMZZMutXGli8Ay4kA%2fBPd2gF8jLzm9LT6sd4BM%3d

The DG 508 is a Multiplexer Switch ICs 8:1 CMOS Mid Voltage MUX
 https://au.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Maxim-Integrated/DG509ADJ%2b?qs=%2fha2pyFaduielkf44kdqC6FI6vY%2fkDwFpufrTM%252bGuAk%3d

I chose this one & it works.

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Specs

HP: 8

Inputs

xOO: first bit of a 0-7 number
OxO: second bit of a 0-7 number
OOX: third bit of a 0-7 number
IN: cv/audio signal

If xOO = 1, OxO = 0 and OOx = 1, you have the binary number 101. Converted in decimal : 5, so the output 6 is selected (you have 1 to 8 channels).

Outputs

The output selected by the x00, 0x0 and 00x inputs is fed the input signal (thru). When the selected output is changed the signal is held at whatever voltage it happens to be (ranges from approx -11V to 11V) (hold)

Links:
+ https://www.nonlinearcircuits.com/modules/p/statues
+ BOM

 + DIY index
+ All about CMOS

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http://djjondent.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/non-linear-circuits-ncl-index.html

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