Need Help With A Component(Octal D Flip Flop)

cpudatasheetflipflopidentification

I'm analyzing the following component:

http://www.futurlec.com/74HC/74HC574.shtml

It says that this flip-flop has a high impedance state when the output control bit is raised high. Does this allow the flip flop to be connected directly to a bus, without a buffer chip? If the chip is switched into high impedance mode would it lose the data locked into it?

I'm wanting to use this chip as a home brewed cpu register. I was looking at An octal buffer(54AC541) between this and the bus; however, I no longer think this is necessary.

Best Answer

It appears from the data sheet that you should be able to connect it directly presuming you are using the output control pin in a manner that only one component connected to the bus can be selected at any one moment (it specifically states "Due to the large output drive capability and the 3-STATE feature, these devices are ideally suited for interfacing with bus lines in a bus organized system").

The flip flop does not lose data when you toggle the output enable pin.