Replacement for Old IC

Hey guys!

I recently acquired a super old racing clock and am trying to replace the motherboard with my own stuff. I’m loosely following another guy I found after some googling who documented his findings really well on his blog https://radagast.ca/arduino/signalex1.html

The problem is thatches guy is utilizing the MIC5801BN (datasheethttps://www.mouser.com/datasheet/2/268/ … 181000.pdf)

From what I can tell, this is an old IC that is completely obsolete.

Could someone help me find a suitable replacement IC? I would love to find one that has a smaller form factor since it would save me some PCB space - these things are huge!

It doesn’t have to work exactly like this MIC5801. I can always change the code / structure of the circuit.

The MIC5800/5801 latched drivers are high-voltage, high- current integrated circuits comprised of four or eight CMOS data latches, a bipolar Darlington transistor driver for each latch, and CMOS control circuitry for the common CLEAR, STROBE, and OUTPUT ENABLE functions.

Thanks so much!

Digikey has them in SMT - MIC5801YWM-CT-ND or similar. Alternatively, use a latch followed by a ULN2801 or similar.

/mike

This reminds me of the guy who hooked up his entire home to PABX. You could dial from any handset to open the front door. Just had to remember the extensions for every action.

Top work.