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The document describes an experiment to construct a binary decade counter using a 555 timing circuit, 7-segment LED display, and various logic chips. The counter will count from 0 to 9 and display the numbers on the LED display. The procedure connects the components, with the 555 timer clocking JK flip-flops that generate the binary counting sequence. A 7-segment display driver chip converts the binary output to activate the correct LED segments to display the numbers. The counter demonstrates converting binary to decimal for display on a common anode 7-segment LED display.

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Report On Binary Decade Counter

The document describes an experiment to construct a binary decade counter using a 555 timing circuit, 7-segment LED display, and various logic chips. The counter will count from 0 to 9 and display the numbers on the LED display. The procedure connects the components, with the 555 timer clocking JK flip-flops that generate the binary counting sequence. A 7-segment display driver chip converts the binary output to activate the correct LED segments to display the numbers. The counter demonstrates converting binary to decimal for display on a common anode 7-segment LED display.

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Mias Swanepoel Digital Technology 1

209145570
Experiment 7

Objective
To construct a binary decade counter by integrating a 555 timing circuit and a 7 segment LED
display. To thoroughly understand the method of decoding binary digits into a format usable by
a 7 segment display.

Equipment
Breadboard, 555 timer, 5x Light Emitting Diode(led), 6k8, 33k, 5x 100ohm resistors,
2x 74LS112, 74LS00, 74LS47N, Seven segment display and 5v or 9v DC Battery.

Procedure

1. Refer to figure above for pin set configuration.


2. Connect the Vcc and ground of the IC.
3. Connect the output of the 555 timer to the clock input of the first JK flip-flop.
4. Connect the all the LEDs and the resistors to the outputs and the ground.
5. Test and observe the outputs.

Logic Operations

For the first flip-flop, the output changes whenever there is a negative transition in the clock
input. This means that the output of the first flip- flop produces a series of rectangular waves
that is half the frequency of the clock input. Since the output of the first flip-flop becomes the
clock of the second flip-flop, the output of the second flip-flop is half the frequency of its clock,
i.e. the output of the first flip-flop that in turn is half the frequency of the clock input. This
behavior, in essence is captured by the binary bit pattern in the counting sequence. After count
9, the flip-flops must be reset in order to give the 10 numbers (0 - 9) of the decade counter.For
this to happen you simply take the outputs of Q1 and Q4 and input them into a NAND and the
output to the RESET pins on all the flip-flops. This circuit tells the flip-flops to reset when a 1
output is given on Q1 and Q3 simultaneously.
7-segment display
In this experiment we used a common anode type LED display.The SN74LS47N IC converts the binary
input signals to a format that powers the display by grounding the correct sets of display segments
which make up the numbers.

Conclusion
The seven segment display is an arrangement of LED’s which make up the decimal figures of 0 – 9,
however is fed a BCD as an input. This means that this display is a converter between binary and decimal
numbers. When used in conjunction with the decade counter, it displays the count sequence of BCD
numbers 0 – 9.The seven segment displays is a easy way of showing numerical data and also one of the
oldest methods still used.

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