Troubleshooting Multisim Simulation of 4017 Chip

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The discussion focuses on troubleshooting the simulation of a 4017 chip in Multisim, where the user is unable to get the ~Q5-9 outputs to function correctly despite providing a square wave input. Initial doubts about incorrect wiring lead to inquiries about the necessary connections for power and reset. After experimenting, the user successfully resolves the issue by adding two inverters in series to amplify the signal from the ~O5-9 output. There is confusion about why amplification was needed when other outputs functioned properly. The user expresses hope that similar issues won't arise when using the actual 74HC4017 chips.
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I am attempting to simulate the 4017 chip in multisim but I am not getting the expected result. I doubt that multisim is incorrectly simulating the chip, so I think that I am probably just hooking it up incorrectly.

http://www.doctronics.co.uk/4017.htm"
http://www.doctronics.co.uk/pdf_files/4017.pdf"

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/9333/multisimxr7.th.png

As you can see from the picture, I am giving the 4017 a square wave input and everything works except ~Q5-9 doesn't seem to work at all. For some reason, I can't seem to get ~Q5-9 to change from 0 V no matter what I do. According to the doctronics website and the datasheet, this pin should be high when Q0 to Q4 is high... but it never is.

Does anyone know what I am doing incorrectly? Unfortunately I do not have the actual chip to do this in reality.
 
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It's very hard to read how you have it hooked up from your diagram. Have you connected all the enables? Power, reset, etc.?
 
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Thanks for your replies,

I was able to get it to work correctly after putting two inverters in series with the ~O5-9 output to amplify the signal.

I don't see why I needed to amplify this signal when the other outputs work just fine...
In reality I plan on using the 74hc4017 not the cmos version but I hope that I won't have to do that once I get the actual chips.
 
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