1. SUMMARY COMBINATIONAL LOGIC CIRCUITS LECT1
Q1-What are the three basic Binary Logic operatios , their truth
tables , and their logic diagrames
three basic logical operations called AND, OR, and NOT:
when (X,Y,Z are binary variables equal 1 or 0)
AND Z = X • Y is called Z equal X AND Y
OR. Z = X + Y is called Z equal X OR Y
−
NOT. Z= X is called Z equal NOT X
The truth tables for the operations are shown in following Table
Logic Gat diagrames:
Q2- what is the Boolean algebra with example
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2. The Boolean algebra is an algebra dealing with binary variables and logic
operations as example the function F is afunction in logic variables
X,Y,Z.
F ( X ,Y , Z ) = X + YZ
A Boolean function can be represented by a truth table.
The truth table for the logic operation is number of rows in a truth table is
2n, where n is the number of variables in the function. The binary
combinations for the truth table are the n-bit binary numbers that
correspond to counting in decimal from 0 through 2n – 1, the logic
diagrame for the function as following.
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Q3- what are Basic Identities of Boolean algebra
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3. Basic Identities of Boolean algebra are:
Examples:
1. X+XY=X(1+Y)=X
2. XY + XY = X (Y + Y ) = X
3. X + XY = ( X + X )( X + Y ) = X + Y
more examples:
4. X ( X + Y ) = X + XY = X
5. ( X + Y )( X + Y ) = X + YY = X
6. X ( X + Y ) = XX + XY = XY
Q4- what are meant by Dual, and its dual Boolean expressions?
The dual expression is change the OR to AND and AND to OR
XY to X+Y
X+Y to XY
The consensus theorem
XY + XZ + YZ = XY + XZ
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4. The theorem shows that the third terrm, YZ, is redundant and can be
eliminated. Note that Y and Z are associated with X and X in the first
two terms and appear together in the term that is eliminated.
The dual of the consensus theorem is
( X + Y )( X + Z )(Y + Z ) = ( X + Y )( X + Z )
Q5- draw the logic diagram for the following function , and using the
Boolean algebra to simplify it , then draw the simplified logic
diagram for the simplified function with truth table check for
two function
F = XYZ + XYZ + XZ
The three terms in the expression are implemented with three AND gates,
,one OR, and two NOT.
Now consider a simplification of the expression for F by
applying Boolean algebra:
F = XYZ + XYZ + XZ
F = XY ( Z + Z ) + XZ by identity 14
F = XY .1 + XZ by identity7
Truth table for function check a, and b:
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5. Q6- what is the Demorgan’s theorem, using it to complement
the Functions:
The the Demorgan’s theorem for complement the expressions are:
X + Y = X ⋅Y
X .Y = X + Y
X =X
Q7- Find the complements of thru function in example 1-1 by
taking the duals of the equations and complementing each
literal.
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6. SUMMARY COMBINATIONAL LOGIC CIRCUITS LECT3
Q8- what are the Minterms and Maxterms
a- Minterms: A product term in which all the variables appear exactly once,
either complemented or uncomplemented, is called a minterm.
b- Maxterms: A sum term that contains all the variables in
complemented or uncomplemented form is called a maxterm.
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7. Note from Tables a minterm and maxterm with the same subscript are the
complements of each other; that is, Mi = mi .
Q9- represents the following logic function with minterm and maxterm from
a given truth table:
By examining the truth tables for these minterms it is evident that the function F
can be expressed algebraically as the logical sum of the stated minterms:
F = XY Z + XYZ + XY Z + XYZ
Boolean Function of Three Variables can be further abbreviated by listing only
the decimal subscripts of the minterms:
F ( X , Y , Z ) = ∑ m(0,2,5,7)
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8. Note that if the function contains all minterms, it is equal to 1.
F by maxterm:
This shows the procedure for expressing a Boolean function as a
product of maxterms. The abbreviated form for this product is
F ( X , Y , Z ) = Π M (1,3,4,6)
Q10- draw the logic diagram for the following functions
using Sum of Products, and Product of sum:
a-Sum of Products
An example of logical a Boolean function expressed as a sum of
products is
F = Y + XYZ + XY
The AND gates followed by the OR gate form a circuit configuration
referred to as a two-level implementation .
If the expression not in the standard form of sum of product, the
expression can be converted to a sum of products by applying the
appropriate distributive law as follows:
F = AB + C(D + E) = AB + CD +CE
The function F is implemented in a nonstandard form in Figure 1-6(a).
This requires two AND gates and two OR gates. There are three levels of
gating in the circuit. F is implemented in sum-of-products form in Figure
1-6(b).
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9. b- Product of Sums
F = X (Y + Z )( X + Y + Z )
This expression has sum terms of one, two, and three literals. The sum terms
perform an OR operation, and the product is an AND operation.
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Q11-draw the Karnaug map (K-map) for two, three, and four
variables for Simplifying a Boolean Function :
a-Two-Variable Map
There are four minterms
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10. Figure 1-9(b) shows the map for the logical sum of three minterms:
m1 + m2 + m3 = XY + XY + XY = X + Y
The optimized expression X + Y is determined from the two-square area
for the variable X in the second row and the two-square area for Y in the
second column.
b- Three-Variable Map
The characteristic of the listed sequence is that only one bit changes in
value from one adjacent column to the next, which corresponds to the
Gray code.
In general, Three-variable maps exhibit the following characteristics:
One square represents a minterm of three literals.
A rectangle of two squares represents a product term of two literals.
A rectangle of four squares represents a product term of one literal.
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11. A rectangle of eight squares produces a function that is always equal to
logic 1 as in the following figures:
c- Four-Variable Map
There are 16 minterms for four binary variables, and therefore, a four-
variable map consists of 16 squares, as shown :
The combinations of squares that can be chosen during the optimization
process in the four-variable map are as follows:
One square represents a minterm of four literals.
A rectangle of 2 squares represents a product term of three literals.
A rectangle of 4 squares represents a product term of two literals.
A rectangle of 8 squares represents a product term of one literal.
A rectangle of 16 squares produces a function that is always equal to logic 1.
Q12- Simplifying a Boolean Function Using a K-Map
F ( X , Y , Z ) = ∑ m(2,3,4,5)
1-Fill K- map with minterms
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12. 2- The optimized expression for F:
F = XY + XY
Q13- Simplifying a Boolean Function Using a K-Map
F1(X,Y.Z) = Sm(3.4,6,7)
F2 (X,Y,Z) = Sw(0,2,4,5.6)
The map for F1 is shown in Figure 1-13(a). There are four squares marked
with 1's, one for each minterm of the function. Two adjacent squares are
combined in the third column to give a two-literal term YZ. The
remaining two squares with 1's are also adjacent by the cylinder-based
definition and are shown in the diagram with their values enclosed in half
rectangles. When combined, these two squares give the two-literal term
XZ .The optimized function thus becomes
F 1= YZ + XZ
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13. And with the same procedures
F2 = Z + XY
Q14- Simplify the following two Boolean functions
F1(X,Y.Z) = ∑ m(1,3.4,5,6)
F2 (X,Y,Z) = ∑ m(1,2,3,5.7)
As in the fig1.14a the minterms 1, and 3 give the term XZ ,
minterms 4, and 6 give term XZ . The minterm 5 can be
combined with the minterm 4 to give XY or minterm 1 to give
Y Z so :
F1(X,Y.Z) = ∑ m(1,3.4,5,6) = XZ + XZ + Y Z
For the F2 as in fig.2.14b the minterms 1,3,4,7 combined and give the
term Z, the minterm 2 combined with minterm 3 to give the term XY so :
F2 (X,Y,Z) = ∑ m(1,2,3,5.7) = Z + XY
Q15- Simplifying a 4-Variable Function with a Map
F(W,X,Y,Z) = ∑ m(0,l,2,4,5,6,8,9,10,12,13)
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14. As in the fig. minterms 0, 1,4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13 the eight minterms
combined to give the term Y .The remaining term 2,6,14. The 6, 14,
combined with 4, 12 to give X Z , and 2,6 combined with 0,4 to give term
W Z so F simplified as:
F= Y + X Z + W Z
Q16- Simplifying a 4- Variable Function with a Map
F = ∑ m(0,1,2,6,12,13,14)
As in the fig. minterms 0, 1,8,9 the four minterms combined to give the
term B C .The remaining term 2,6,10. The 2,10 combined with 0,8 to give
B D , and 6 combined with 2 to give term A CD so F simplified as:
F= B C + B D + A CD
Q17- Simplifying a 4- Variable Function with a Map using
don’t care condition:
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15. Consider the following incompletely specified function F that has three
don't-care minterms d:
F(A,B,C,D) = ∑ m(l,3,7,11,15)
d(A,B,C,D) = ∑ m(0,2,5)
As in the next fig.a the don't care is signed by x sign. The minterms 3, 7,
11, 15 are combined to give term CD the remaining minterm 1, 2 is
combined with don't care minterm 0,3 to give term A B
So the simplified F function is as:
F= CD+ A B
As in fig.b minterms 3, 7, 11, 15 combine to give CD, minterms 1,3,7
combined with don't care minterm 5 to give A D
Q18- explain exclusive-or, and exclusive-NOR with gates
The exclusive-OR (XOR), denoted by ⊕ , is a logical operation that
performs the function
X ⊕ Y = XY + XY
It is equal to 1 if exactly one input variable is equal to l.
The exclusive-NOR, also known as the equivalence, is the complement of
the exclusive-OR and is expressed by the function
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16. X ⊕ Y = XY + XY
It is equal to 1 if both X and Y are equal to 1 or if both are equal to 0.
for more than two variables
The exclusive-OR is replaced by the odd function; there is no symbol for
exclusive-OR for more than two inputs.
By duality, the exclusive-NOR is replaced by the even function and has
no symbol for more than two inputs.
Q18- explain Odd Function, and even function
Odd Function
The exclusive-OR operation with three or more variables can be
converted into an ordinary Boolean function by replacing the ⊕ symbol
with its equivalent Boolean expression as follows:
X ⊕ Y ⊕ Z = ( X ⊕ Y ) Z + Z ( X ⊕ Y ) = ( XY + XY ) Z + Z ( XY + XY )
= XY Z + XYZ + XY Z + XYZ
The Boolean expression clearly indicates that the three-variable
exclusive-OR is equal to 1 if only one variable is equal to 1 or if all three
variables are equal to 1. Hence, whereas in the two-variable function
only one variable need be equal to 1, with three or more variables an odd
number of variables must be equal to 1.
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17. Next Figure(a) shows the map for the three-variable odd function. The
four-variable case is shown in Figure (b).
The odd function is implemented by means of two-input exclusive-OR
gates, as shown in the next fig.
b-even function
It should be mentioned that the minterms not marked with 1's in the map
have an even number of 1's and constitute the complement of the odd
function, called the even function.
The even function is obtained by replacing the output gate with an
exclusive-NOR gate.
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18. Q19-draw The symbols, truth tables, and function for different types of
gates
First year computer science
Introduction to Computer Organization
CHAPTER TWO
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19. ARITHMETIC FUNCTIONS AND CIRCUITS
LEC. 6,7
2-1 Binary adders
An arithmetic circuit is a combinational circuit that performs arithmetic
operation? Such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with
binary numbers or with decimal numbers in a binary code. We will
develop arithmetic circuits by means of hierarchical, iterative design. We
begin at the lowest level by finding a circuit that performs the addition of
two binary digits. This simple addition consists of four possible
elementary 0 +0 = 0, 0 + 1 = 1, 1 + 0 = 1, and 1 + 1 = 10. The first three
operations produce a sum requiring only one bit to represent it, but
when both the augend and addend are equal to 1, the binary sum
requires two bits. Because of this case, the result is always
represented by two bits, the carry and the sum. The carry
obtained from the addition of two bits is added to the next
higher order pair of significant bits.
A combinational circuit that performs the addition of two bits is
called a half adder.
One that performs the addition of three bits (two significant bits
and a previous carry) is called a full adder.
The names of the circuits stem from the fact that two half
adders can be employed to implement a full adder. The half
adder and the full adder are basic arithmetic blocks with which
other arithmetic circuits are designed.
Half Adder
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20. A half adder is an arithmetic circuit that generates the sum of two
binary digits. The circuit has two inputs and two outputs. The input
variables are the augend and addend bits to be added, and the
output variables produce the sum and carry. We assign the symbols
X and Y to the two inputs and S(for "sum") and C (for "carry") to
the outputs. The truth table for the half adder is listed in Table 3-1.
The C output is 1 only when both inputs are l. The S output
represents the least significant bit of the sum.
table 2.1
The Boolean functions for the two outputs, easily obtained from
the truth table, are:
S = XY + XY = X ⊕ Y
C = XY
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21. The half adder can be implemented with one exclusive-OR gate
and one AND gate, as shown in fig.2.1
Figure 2-1 Logic Diagram of Half Adder
Full Adder
A full adder is a combinational circuit that forms arithmetic sum
off three input bits. Besides the three inputs it has two ouputs.
Two of the inputs are denoted by X and Y, represent the two
significant bits to be added . the third input Z represents the
carry from the previous lower significant position.the two
output are designated by symbols S for sum, and C for carry as
in table 3.2.the S is equal to 1 when only one input equal to one
or when all three inputs are equal to one.the carry is 1 if two
input equal 1 or three inputs equal 1.
Truth table 2.2
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22. The simplified sum of of product functions for the two output are:
The Boolean function for full adder in terms of exlusive OR
operation can be expressed as:
The maps as in fig.2.2 , and the logic diagram as in fig.2.3.
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23. Fig. 2.2 maps for full adder
Fig. 2.3 logic diagram full adder
Binary Ripple Carry Adder
A parallel binary adder is a digital circuit that produces the arithmetic
sum of two binary numbers using only combinational logic. The parallel
adder uses n full adders in parallel, with all input bits applied
simultaneously to produce the sum. The full adders are connected in
cascade, with the carry output from one full adder connected to the carry
input of the next full adder Since a 1 carry may appear near the least
significant bit of the adder and yet propagate through many full adders to
the most significant bit, just as a wave ripples outward from a pebble
dropped in a pond, the parallel adder is referred to as a ripple carry adder
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24. Figure 2-4 shows the interconnection of four full-adder blocks to form a
4-bit ripple carry adder. The augend bits of A and the addend bits of B are
designated by subscripts in increasing order from right to left, with
subscript 0 denoting the least significant bit. The carries are connected in
a chain through the full adders. The input carry to the parallel adder is C0,
and the output carry is C4. An n-bit ripple carry adder requires n full
adders, with each output carry connected to the input carry of the next-
higher-order full adder.
FIGURF 2-4 4bit Ripple carry Adder
For example, consider the two binary numbers A = 1011 and B = 0011.
Their sum, S = 1110, is formed with a 4-bit ripple carry adder as follows:
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25. 2-2 Binary subtraction
2-2-1 binary adder-subtractors
The circuit for subtracting A - B consists of a parallel adder as
shown in Figure 2-4, with inverters placed between each B
terminal and the corresponding full-adder input. The input carry
C0 must be equal to l.The operation that is performed becomes A
plus the 1's complement of B plus 1. This is equal to A plus the
2's complement of B. For unsigned numbers, it gives A - B if A
>B or the 2's complement of (B – A) if A< B.
The addition and subtraction operations can be combined into
one circuit with one common binary adder. This is done by
including an exclusive-OR gate with each full adder. A 4-bit
adder-subtractor circuit is shown in Figure 2-5. Input S controls
the operation. When S=0 the circuit is an adder, and when S = 1
the circuit becomes a subtracter. Each exclusive-OR gate
receives input S and one of the inputs of B, Bi . When S = 0, we
have Bi ⊕ 0. If the full adders receive the value of B. and the
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26. input carry is 0, the circuit performs A plus B. When S = 1, we
have Bi ⊕ 1 = Bi and C0 = 1. In this case, the circuit performs the
operation A plus the 2's complement of B.
Fig.2.5 adder subtractor circuit
Signed Binary Numbers
The convention is to make the sign bit 0 for positive numbers, 1
for negative numbers. If the binary number is signed, then the
leftmost represents the sign and the rest of the bits represent the
number. If the binary number is assumed to be unsigned, then
the leftmost bit is the most significant bit of number. Table 2.3
show the signed binary numbers
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27. Table 2-3
Signed Binary Addition and Subtraction
If tne number is negative we replaced by the 2's complement,
and then add, if the most significant bit is zero the result value is
positive valu. If the most significant bit is 1 the result is negative
ant is in the 2's complement form, to get the exact value we get
its complement.
Example:
Note that in the case of unsigned number the negative number replaced
by its complement, and then add, if there is carry it's ignored and the
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28. result is positive. if there is no carry the result is negative , and the result
is in complemt value , if we need the exact value replace the result by its
complement valus.
Overflow
To obtain a correct answer when adding and subtracting, we must ensure
that the result has a sufficient number of bits to accommodate the sum. If
we start with two n-bit numbers, and the sum occupies n + 1 bits, we say
that an overflow occurs.
Example:
Note that the 8-bit result that should have been positive has a
negative sign bit and that the 8-bit result that should have been
negative has a positive sign bit. If, however, the carry out of the
sign bit position is taken as the sign bit of the result, then the 9-
bit answer so obtained will be correct. But since there is no
position in ilic result for the 9th bit, we say that an overflow has
occurred.
2-3 BINARY MULTIPLICATION
Multiplication of binary numbers is performed in the same way
as with decimal numbers. The multiplicand is multiplied by each
bit of the multiplier, starting from the least significant bit. Each
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29. such multiplication forms a partial product. Successive partial
products are shifted one bit to the left. The final product is
obtained from the sum of the partial products.
To see how a binary multiplier can be implemented with a
combinational circuit, consider the multiplication of two 2-bit
numbers, as shown in Figure 2-6. The multiplicand bits are B0
and B1, the multiplier bits are A1 and A0, and the product is
C3C2C1C0 as in figure 2-6.
Fig.2.6 2 bit binary multiplier
Example
Multiply binary number 1 0 1, and 010
01
x 10
00
01
00
0010
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30. CHAPTER Three
SEQUENTIAL
CIRCUITS
LEC. 8,9
3.1 sequential circuits
To this point, we have studied only combinational logic. In order to
perform useful or flexible sequences of operations, we need to be able to
construct circuits that can store information between the operations.
Such circuits are called sequential circuits.
A block diagram of a sequential circuit is shown in Figure 3-1. A
combinational circuit and storage elements are interconnected to form
the sequential circuit. The sequential circuit receives binary information
from its environment via the inputs. These inputs, together with the
present state of the storage elements to determine the binary value of
the outputs and the storage element next state.
Figure 3.1 block diagram of a sequential circuit
The storage elements used in clocked sequential circuits that called
flip –flops. A flip –flop is a binary storage device capable of storing one
bit of information and having timing characteristics. The block diagram
of a synchronous clocked sequential circuit is shown in Figure 3-2.
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31. The flip – flops receive their inputs from the combinational circuit and
also from a clock signal with pulses that occur at fixed intervals of time.
Figure 3.2 synchronous clocked circuit
3.2 Latches
A storage element can maintain a binary state indefinitely until
.directed by an input signal to switch states
SR Latches 3.2.1
The latch has two inputs, labeled S for set and R for reset, and two
useful states When output Q=1 =1and Q =0, the latch is said to be in
_
the set state. When Q =0 and Q=1, it is in the reset state. Outputs Q
_
and Q are normally the complements of each other. When both
inputs are equal to 1 at the same time, an undefined state with both
outputs equal to 0 occurs as in figure 3.3.
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32. Figure 3.3 SR Latch with NOR gates
In normal operation these problems area avoided by making sure that
1's are not applied to both inputs simultaneously. The behavior of the
SR latch described in the preceding paragraph is illustrated by the
logic simulator waveforms shown in Figure 3.4 Initially.
Figure 3-4 logic simulation of SR latch behaviour
The SR latch with two cross –coupled NAND gates is shown in Figure
3.5. It operates with both inputs normally at 1, unless the state of the latch
has to be changed. The application of a 0 to the S input causes output Q
to go to1.putting the latch in the set state. When the S input goes back to
1, the circuit remains in the set state with both inputs at 1. The state if the
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33. latch is changed by placing a 0 on the R input. This causes the circuit to
go to the reset state and stay there even after both inputs return to 1. The
condition that is undefined for this NAND latch is when both inputs are
equal to 0 at the same time, an input combination that should be avoided.
Figure 3.5 Latch with nand gates
The operation of the basic NOR and NAND latches can be modified
by providing an additional control input that determines when the state of
the latch can be changed. An SR latch with a control input is shown in
Figure 3.6. It consists of the
Figure 3.6 SR Latch with control
The D latch in VLSI circuits is often constructed with transmission gates
(TGs). As shown in Figure -3.8. The C input controls two TGs. When
C=1, the TG connected to input D conducts, and the TG connected to
output Q disconnects .this produces a path from input D through two
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34. Figure ١.٨D latch with transmition gates
Figure 3.8D latch with transmition gates
Inverters to output Q, thus, the output follows the data input as long as c
remains active (1). When C changes to 0, the first TG disconnects input D
from the circuit and the second TG connects the two inverters at the
output into a loop. Hence, the value that was present at input D at the
time that C went from 1 to 0 is retained at the Q output by the loop.
Flip –Flops 3-3
Any changes in the data input will change the state of the latch. In
this sense the latch is transparent, since its input value can be seen
from the outputs. The key to the proper operation is to prevent them
from being transparent. In a flip-flop, before an output can change, the
path from its inputs to its outputs is broken.
There are two ways that latches are combined to form a flip-flop.
One way is to combine two latches such that (1) the inputs presented
to the flip-flop when a clock pulse is present control its state and (2)
the state of the flip-flop changes only when a clock pulse is not present.
Such a circuit is called a master-slave flip-flop. Another way is to
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35. produce a flip-flop that triggers only during a signal transition from 0
to 1 (or from 1 to 0) on the clock pulse. Such a circuit is said to be an
edge triggered flip-flop.
3.3.1 Master-slave Flip-Flops
The master-slave SR flip-flop, consisting of two latches and an
inverter, is shown in Figure 3.9. When the clock input C is 0, the
output of the inverter is 1. The slave latch is then enabled, and its
output Q is equal to the master output Y. the master latch is disabled,
because C is 0. When logic 1 clock pulse is applied, the values on S and
R control the value stored in the master latch Y. The slave, however, is
disabled as long as the pulse remains at the 1 level, because its C input is
equal to 0. Any changes in the external S and R inputs change the master
output Y,
Figure 3.9 SR master slaves Flip-Flop
but cannot affect the slave output 0. When the pulse returns to 0, the
master is disabled and is isolated from the S and R inputs. At the same
time, the slave is enabled, and the current value of Y is transferred to the
output of the flip-flop at Q.
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36. 3.3.2D flip-flop A master-slave D flip-flop can be constructed from the
SR master-slave flip-flop by simply replacing the master SR latch with a
master D latch. The resulting circuit is shown in Figure 3.10. The
resulting circuit changes its value on the negative edge of the clock
Figure 3.10 Negative edge-triggered D Flip-Flop
For the clock
input equal to 0,
the master latch
is enabled and
transparent and
Figure 3.11 positive edge-triggered D Flip-Flop
follows the D
input value. The slave latch is disabled and holds the state of the flip-flop
fixed. When the positive edge occurs, the clock input changes to 1. This
disables the master latch so that its value is fixed and enables the slave
latch so that it copies the state of the master latch. The state of the master
latch to be copied is the state that is present at the positive edge of the
clock. Thus .the behavior appears to be edge triggered with the clock
input equal to 1.the master latch is disabled and cannot change so the
state of both the master and the slave remain unchanged finally. When the
clock input changes from 1 to O. the master is enabled before any change
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37. in the master can reach it. Thus the value stored in the slave remains
unchanged during this transition.
3.3.3 JK and T filp-flop
The JK flip-flop was a modified version of the master-slave SR. when SR
produces undefined output for S=1, R=1, the JK cause the output to
complement its current value.
_ _
Q(t + 1) = J (t ) Q(t ) + k (t )Q(t )
The T (toggle) flip-flop is equivalent to JK with J and K tied together so
that J=K=1are applied. If we take the characteristic equation for the JK
and make this connection the equation becomes:
_ _
T exclusive-ORQ
Q(t + 1) =T Q + TQ = T ⊕Q
Standard graphics symbols
The stander graphics symbols for the different types of latches and flip-
flops are shown in Figure 3-12.Aflip –flop or latch is designated by a
rectangular block with inputs on the left and outputs on the right. One
output designates the normal state of the flip-flop, and the other, with a
bubble, designates the complement output.
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38. Figure 3.13 flip-flop logic characteristic tables
, Characteristic equations, and excitation table
See fig.11
Figure 3.12 standard graphics symbols for latches and flip-flops
See fig.9
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39. Characteristic table: the table defines the next state Q(t+1) as a function
of the present state Q(t) , and inputs of D, or S,R, or J,K, or T. note that
the pulse at C is not listed, it is assumed to occur between time t, and t+1.
Characteristic equation: it defines the next state after the clock pulse as
a function of present state, and Flip-flop inputs.
Excitation table: these tables define the Flip-flops input value as a
function of next state value after the clock pulse, given the present state
values.
Sequential circuit analysis: we are given the flip-flop inputs, and asked
to give the corresponding output. To do that we must knew the
characteristic table of the given flip-flop.
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40. Sequential circuit design: the inverse of analysis, given present state,
and next state, required designing the input of the flip-flop; we must
know the excitation table of the given flip-flop.
e.g for D type
analysis
Q(t), Q(t+1) design
D
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