Department of Aviation Engineering Technology Superior University
Department of Aviation Engineering Technology Superior University
Superior University
Digital Techniques
AT-2226
Experiment No.9
Design of Combinational Circuits
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Digital Techniques Lab 9
Objective:
1. Design a combinational circuit whose input is a four-bit number and whose output is the 2’s
complement of the input number.
2. Show that the circuit can be constructed using exclusive-OR gates
Equipment:
1. Digital Logic Trainer
2. IC 7486
3. Connecting wires
Theory:
A combinational circuit is a circuit made up by combining logic gates such that the required logic at
thorough put depends only on the input logic present condition, both completely specified by either a
truth table or by a Boolean expression.
Characteristics:
1. An output remains constant, as long input conditions do not require change in output.
2. An output depends solely on the current input condition and not on any past input condition
or past output condition.
As combinational logic circuits are made up from individual logic gates only, they can also be
considered as “decision making circuits” and combinational logic is about combining logic gates
together to process two or more signals in order to produce at least one output signal according to the
logical function of each logic gate. Common combinational circuits made up from individual logic
gates that carry out a desired application include Multiplexers, De-multiplexers, Encoders, Decoders,
Full and Half Adders etc.
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Truth Table:
Table 9.1: Truth Table
INPUTS OUTPUTS
A B C D W X Y Z
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 1
0 0 1 0
0 0 1 1
0 1 0 0
0 1 0 1
0 1 1 0
0 1 1 1
1 0 0 0
1 0 0 1
1 0 1 0
1 0 1 1
1 1 0 0
1 1 0 1
1 1 1 0
1 1 1 1
Simplification using K-Map
W=
X=
Y=
Z=
Boolean Function:
X=
Y=
Z=
Logic Diagrams:
Procedure:
1. Insert the IC 74xx on the trainer’s breadboard.
2. Use any two Logic Switches (S2 to S9) of the trainer for Input and any one of the
LEDs (L0 to L15) of the trainer for Output indication.
3. Connect +5V to pin 14 (Vcc) and Ground to pin 7 (GND) of the IC.
4. By setting various combinations of the two switches verify that the output of the
gate is in accordance with the Truth Table shown above.
5. Record your observation.
Conclusion: