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Asynchronous Counters Are Those Whose Output Is Free From The Clock Signal

1) Asynchronous counters, also known as ripple counters, have flip-flops that are triggered by different clock signals, causing a delay in producing the output. 2) Asynchronous counters are simpler to design than synchronous counters since they require fewer logic gates. 3) Asynchronous counters are called ripple counters because the clock pulse ripples through the flip-flops in sequence rather than triggering them simultaneously.

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Asynchronous Counters Are Those Whose Output Is Free From The Clock Signal

1) Asynchronous counters, also known as ripple counters, have flip-flops that are triggered by different clock signals, causing a delay in producing the output. 2) Asynchronous counters are simpler to design than synchronous counters since they require fewer logic gates. 3) Asynchronous counters are called ripple counters because the clock pulse ripples through the flip-flops in sequence rather than triggering them simultaneously.

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Asynchronous (ripple) counter

26. What do you mean by counter?


=Asynchronous counters are those whose output is free from the clock signal.
Because the flip flops in asynchronous counters are supplied with different
clock signals, there may be delay in producing output. The required number of
logic gates to design asynchronous counters is very less. So they are simple
in design.
27.What are the types of counter?
 Synchronous counter.
 Asynchronous Counter or Ripple Counter.
 Up/Down Counter.
 Decade Counter.

28.What is the difference between asynchronous and synchronous counter?

= Synchronous Counter Asynchronous Counter


In synchronous counter, all flip flops are In asynchronous counter, different flip flops ar
triggered with same clock triggered with different clock, not
1. simultaneously. simultaneously.

Synchronous Counter is faster than Asynchronous Counter is slower than


2. asynchronous counter in operation. synchronous counter in operation.

Synchronous Counter does not produce Asynchronous Counter produces decoding


3. any decoding errors. error.

Synchronous Counter is also called Asynchronous Counter is also called Serial


4. Parallel Counter. Counter.

29. Why asynchronous counters are called as ripple counters?

=Asynchronous counters are also called ripple-counters because of the way the clock


pulse ripples it way through the flip-flops.

30. What do you mean by presetttable asynchronous counters?

=NO
31. What are the applications of asynchronous counters?

= Applications of Asynchronous Counters:-

 Asynchronous counters are used as frequency dividers, as divide by N


counters.
 These are used for low power applications and low noise emission.
 These are used in designing asynchronous decade counter.
 Also used in Ring counter and Johnson counter.

32. What do you mean by mod asynchronous counter?


Asynchronous counters are those whose output is free from the clock signal.
Because the flip flops in asynchronous counters are supplied with different clock
signals, there may be delay in producing output. ... The number of output states
of counter is called “Modulus” or “MOD” of the counter.

33. What is truncated counter


=Then an n-bit counter that counts up to its maximum modulus ( 2n ) is called a full
sequence counter and a n-bit counter whose modulus is less than the maximum
possible is called a truncated counter. ..

34. How many f/fs are needed to design n- bit asynchronous counter?
==9

35. Asynchronous counter is an example of combinational or sequential circuits?


=Sequential Circuits

36. . Can we call n- bit asynchronous counter as mod-n counter?


=NO

37. What is difference between Up and Down Counter?

An up-counter counts events in increasing order. A down-counter counts stuff in


the decreasing order. An up-down counter is a combination of an up-counter and a down-
counter. It can count in both directions, increasing as well as decreasing.

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