How Shift Registers Work - The Learning Circuit

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[ZetaPyro]

A lot of old video game consoles like the NES and SNES used shift registers for transmitting controller input. When the console wants to read the state of the controller's buttons, it sends a series of clock pulses to the controller, which then stores all of the button's pressed states into a shift register, and it then transmits those bits one by one across a serial cable. Back on the console's side, it reads those bits off of the serial cable back into a shift register to demultiplex the bits into bytes/words.

[haydenhoodless]

Brilliant video - It's sometimes difficult to find electronics educational videos that put all the pieces together in such a way. In particular, I really enjoy the animations that you use to show how the components react at different input states. You also speak clearly, focus on important points and structure them really well so something difficult is actually quite easy to understand. Thanks to this video, not only do I feel like I have a better understanding of shift registers, but also flip flops, data transmission and how computers work in general.

[davidanthony]

I cannot express the amount of gratitude I have for your videos. I consider myself a hands on learner so trying to learn through boring PowerPoint presentations is nearly impossible. Your explanations along with intuitive and creative animations help me understand the material when it otherwise would go straight over my head. I appreciate all that you do and keep these videos coming! :)

[MervinGCamille]

Ii just got a MB 102 Kit. It's the first time I heard of Shift Register. Thank you for the video. So far the clearest I've watched. Keep them coming...
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[davesuxxx]

Finally a video on this where arduino isn't mentioned. I'm trying to read serial data from another IC rather than an MCU. Hopefully I can do it with the 595!

[kyawzeya]

Thank you teacher.I understand clearly about Shift Register by watching your video.

[RandomValueToBe]

The videos are great. I really like how you explain everything. It seems always so clear and easy. I will work again on my projects. Thanks for the quality and the good explanations. (Sorry for my english; it is not my mothertonge)

[windyzanele]

thank you mam keep on making videos it's easy to understand when you show us what you're are talking about practically

[shaymenashe]

Thank you very much, when I was looking for shift registers I was always confused by the 3 clock pulses, thank you!

[stormz]

French guy here. Thank you for your videos. :)

[tjadventures]

One of the best videos I've seen on this. Thank you!

[Enderbro]

Thank you so much. This is so clearly explained! Gonna use this to build a nixie tube timer!

[Usernumberamillion]

Once again thank you so much for helping us learn better in an amazing way, Thanks a lot. wish you the bests ever

[stevendorath]

Thank you! You are great. Way better explanation than my professor

[igbana_ai]

No no no.... I was just smiling while watching Wow... The explanation is wonderful

[kenmichaels]

Excellent explanation on an underappreciated component !

[adailyllama]

I enjoy this series of videos. They are very helpful!

[UsedToBeConsumer]

i don't really understand why there is so much debate about a Latch and FlipFlop, where the answer is so obvious; a latch is transparent to input all the time when enabled so its a Level sensitive, while a FlipFlop is Edge sensitive meaning its input is reflected by the output at the edge of a clock (high or low). so what you are describing is simply a FlipFlop....

[mosesjehovah]

OH!
You ARE very wonderfully educate!

[agstechnicalsupport]

A good summary with animations on shift registers.