Laboratory Experiment 05 Designexample-Bcd
Laboratory Experiment 05 Designexample-Bcd
Design Example
Binary Coded Decimal
1. Objective(s):
The activity aims to learn the use of Binary Coded Decimal (BCD) that convert binary number to decimal number
using 7-segment display.
3. Discussion:
Seven Segment
The term seven segment comes from the fact that these displays utilize seven different illuminating
segments to make up each of the 10 possible numeric digits. A code converter must be employed to convert
the 4-bit BCD into a 7-bit code to drive each digit. The BCD must be decoded by a decoder into a format
that can be used to drive a decimal numeric display. A seven-segment LED display is actually made up of
seven separate light-emitting diodes in a single package. A commonly used BCD to seven-segment
converter is the 7447 IC.
There are two types of LED 7-segment displays: common cathode (CC) and common anode (CA). The difference
between the two displays is the common cathode has all the cathodes of the 7-segments connected directly together
and the common anode has all the anodes of the 7-segments connected together.
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4. Resources:
1 Set Computer with Multisim software
1. Construct in your prototyping board the obtain logic diagram as shown in Figure 5.6.
2. Test the outputs by alternating input combination of A, B, C, D. Record the output for each segment by filling
up the truth table and record the result on table 5.1
A B C D a b c d e f g Decimal
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 1
0 0 1 0
0 0 1 1
0 1 0 0
0 1 0 1
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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
3. Connect on your prototyping board the given equation using basic logic gates and connect a logic switch to
each input and an LED to the output
6. Data and Results:
1. Construct in your prototyping board the obtain logic diagram as shown in Figure 5.4. Draw the complete
diagram and test the outputs by alternating input combination of A, B, C, D. Record the output for each
segment by filling up the truth table
A B C D a b c d e f g Decimal
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
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1 1 1 0
1 1 1 1
7. Conclusion:
Based from the results of the experiment, what general rule can you apply for?
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