
Nixie clock
MG-5/nixie-clock-hardware
Hardware for controlling six Nixie IN-14 tubes as clock (HH:MM:SS)

The SN74HCS541DGS is a buffers, Drivers, Receivers, Transceiver made by Texas Instruments in a VSSOP-20 package with 20 pins. -40℃~+125℃ 1 16ns@6V,50pF 2V~6V 2uA 7.8mA 7.8mA 74HCS 8 Output enable Schmitt trigger Tri-State VSSOP-20 Buffers, Drivers, Receivers, Transceivers ROHS.
PCBKit's library has its KiCad symbol (74xx:74LS541, from KiCad's library) and its footprint (EasyEDA_Cloud:VSSOP-20_L5.1-W3.0-P0.50-LS4.9-BL, from EasyEDA), ready for a KiCad board. 14 are in stock at JLCPCB (part C20345737). 2 open-source boards in 2 repositories on GitHub use it.
| Pin | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | G1 | Input |
| 2 | A0 | Input |
| 3 | A1 | Input |
| 4 | A2 | Input |
| 5 | A3 | Input |
| 6 | A4 | Input |
| 7 | A5 | Input |
| 8 | A6 | Input |
| 9 | A7 | Input |
| 10 | GND | Power in |
| 11 | Y7 | Tri-state |
| 12 | Y6 | Tri-state |
| 13 | Y5 | Tri-state |
| 14 | Y4 | Tri-state |
| 15 | Y3 | Tri-state |
| 16 | Y2 | Tri-state |
| 17 | Y1 | Tri-state |
| 18 | Y0 | Tri-state |
| 19 | G2 | Input |
| 20 | VCC | Power in |

MG-5/nixie-clock-hardware
Hardware for controlling six Nixie IN-14 tubes as clock (HH:MM:SS)

MG-5/vfd-clock-hardware
Hardware for controlling six VFD IV-17 tubes as clock (HH:MM:SS)
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VSSOP-20, with 20 pins. Its footprint is drawn on this page.
Texas Instruments publishes it: the Datasheet link on this page opens it.
JLCPCB lists it as part C20345737, with 14 in stock; the sellers' links on this page open their listings.
Parts like it in the library: the SN74AC541DGS by Texas Instruments, the SN74HCS240DGS by Texas Instruments, the SN74AC245DGSRQ1 by Texas Instruments and the SN74ACT244DGS by Texas Instruments. Check their datasheets: a part that fits the footprint may still differ in its ratings.
2 boards in 2 repositories on GitHub; the most starred are listed on this page, with their KiCad files.