On 2008-07-17, William Noble wrote:

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another way to do this is to use an 8 input latch, one input per switch,
triggered by the OR of the switches through a single shot circuit - might
take fewer chips.

This -- with another flip-flop to latch out any subsequent
contact closures until a reset button is pressed.

Enjoy,
DoN.

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