Search Examples

Three methods of direct searching are available on this CD-ROM

  Text Search - Search for text, part number, and function
  Device Search - Search by part number and function
  Function Search - Choose from a list of available functions

In the TEXT and DEVICE searches the following Wildcards apply:

*   Will serve as a place holder for any sequence of characters
?   Will serve as a place holder for a single character
=   Will serve as a place holder for a family 


Text Search:

The TEXT search is used to find a word or words that anywhere in the device table, feature summary pages, or glossary.  This search method is the most extensive of the three and may require additional processing time.  Therefore, for device number or function searches it is recommended you use the DEVICE or FUNCTION search modes.

Example Text Searches

voltage - Will return any topics that contain the word "voltage".
AHC* - Will return any topics that contain "AHC" or "AHC" followed by additional characters.
*245 - Will return any topics ending with "245". 

In addition to searching for one word at a time it is possible to search for a combination of words.  This is done using the And Multiple Search Words feature.  This will allow you to type in multiple words (space between each) and search for only those topics that include all the words in the search string.  An example of this is shown below:

buffer driver - Will return ant topics that contain both "buffer" and "driver" when the And Multiple Search Words feature is selected.


Device Search

The DEVICE search should be used primarily to find specific device numbers.  Similar to TEXT searches, wildcards can be used in place of a character or string of characters.  This method of searching is optimized to search for part numbers or functional descriptions.  Text searches are limited to the word or words that appear in the part descriptions.

Example Device Searches

SN74LVC244A - Will return the specific device that matches SN74LVC244A.
AHC* - Will return any topics that contain AHC or AHC followed by additional characters.
*245 - Will return any topics ending with "245". 
JTAG - Will return any devices that contain JTAG as part of their part description.

Function Search

The FUNCTION search should be used to select from a list of function types available.  After selecting a function type, the device table will appear with all devices that correspond to the function selected.  This search method is the quickest of the three, but will require you to know the function you are looking for.  


