8 channel version of ULN2003?

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Any suggestions?I'm just driving 8 little 12V relays, and I dont have the space foranother ULN2003thanksmartin"Wales is a big welsh-shaped rain collection device"

Tim Shoppa · Accepted Answer

ULN2803 is the classic answer.  Two more pins, one more driver.As a "power output expander", I really like the shift-registers withpower sinking outputs.  Like the TPIC6C596.Tim.

Winfield Hill · Answer

surface mount--  Thanks,    - Win

cbarn24050 · Answer

rs do the TPIC6259,6273,6259,6595 any of which will do what you need.

James Beck · Answer

How about the ULN2803

martin griffith · Answer

Any suggestions?I'm just driving 8 little 12V relays, and I dont have the space foranother ULN2003thanksmartin"Wales is a big welsh-shaped rain collection device"

martin griffith · Answer

Tim, JamesThanks guys I've been going through TI, natsemi etc. all the usualsuspects for over an hour. Why on earth doesnt " relay driver" work onsome of these search engines. I knew there was one, but I just couldntremember the number.Thanks againmartin"Wales is a big welsh-shaped rain collection device"

martin griffith · Answer

Hi Win,It will be after the prototypes, I always try to use socketed stufffor pre-production, also Olimex PCB tracks lift so damn easily, I mustask them to stop using wallpaper paste  instead of gluemartin"Wales is a big welsh-shaped rain collection device"

martin griffith · Answer

re :TPIC6C596couldnt find it on RS comps or farnell, so I'll stick with 2803 and ahc595 for the momentmartin"Wales is a big welsh-shaped rain collection device"

Spehro Pefhany · Answer

I wonder if anybody makes a dual channel version in something like SOT-23-6:

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8 channel version of ULN2003?

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