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This document summarizes a lecture on ring counters. A ring counter is a circular shift register where a single bit is shifted from one flip-flop to the next with each clock pulse, producing a sequence of timing signals. The circuit diagram, truth table, and timing diagram of a 4-bit ring counter are presented. In a ring counter, a logic 1 rotates through the flip-flops so that each flip-flop is high for one clock pulse out of every 4 clock pulses. The output of the counter is the logical AND of all the flip-flop outputs.

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CM305

This document summarizes a lecture on ring counters. A ring counter is a circular shift register where a single bit is shifted from one flip-flop to the next with each clock pulse, producing a sequence of timing signals. The circuit diagram, truth table, and timing diagram of a 4-bit ring counter are presented. In a ring counter, a logic 1 rotates through the flip-flops so that each flip-flop is high for one clock pulse out of every 4 clock pulses. The output of the counter is the logical AND of all the flip-flop outputs.

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Department of Technical Education

Andhra Pradesh
Name : P. Srinivasa Rao
Designation : Lecturer
Branch : Electronics & Communication Engg.
Institute : Andhra Polytechnic, Kakinada
Year/Semester : III Semester
Subject : Digital Electronics
Subject Code : CM-305
Topic : Counters& Registers
Duration : 100 Mts.
Sub Topic : Operation of Ring Counter
Teaching Aids : PPT. Diagrams
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Objectives

On completion of this period, you would be able to

• Know the operation of the 4 bit Ring counter

• Know the truth table of Ring counter

• Know the timing diagram of Ring counter

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Recap

• Programmable counter
• Ring counter

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Introduction

• A Ring counter is a circular shift register.

• At any time only one flip flop being set and all other flip
flops are cleared.

• Single bit is shifted from one flip flop to other to produce


the sequence of timing signals.

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Circuit diagram

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Truth table

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Timing diagram

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Operation

• Basically the “ring” part comes from the fact that the
output can be fed back into the input form a ring.

• Notice that the outputs Q and Q of each flip-flop are


connected to the next flip-flop.

• The outputs of the fourth flip-flop are connected to the


first flip-flop.

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• The clock input is applied simultaneously to all flip-flops.

• Initially, a logic 1 is preset into the first flip-flop and the


rest of the flip-flops are cleared.

• Then the output of the counter is given by Q=QDQCQBQA.

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• The single bit logic 1 is shifted with every clock pulse and
circulates back from the fourth flip-flop to the first flip-
flop.

• Note that each flip-flop is in the 1 state once for every


four clock pulses.

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• From the table we can notice that the 1 is always
retained in the counter and simply shifted “ around the
‘Ring’ advancing one stage for each clock pulse.

• The basic operation of this counter is also illustrated in


the timing diagram.

• A ring counter can not be used to count clock pulses like


conventional counter.

• This is used to sequentially activate a set of devices


one after other

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Summary

• A ring counter is a circular shift register.

• In ring counter a high output (logic1) rotate by one bit for


each clock pulse.

• This counter can not be used for counting clock pulses

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Quiz

2. A counter can be constructed to count any number of


clock pulses is called as

(a) mod-n counter

(b) decade counter

(c) up down counter

(d) mod-8 counter

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1. The counter which is used for basic timing is called

(d) ring counter

(b) decade counter

(c) presettable counter

(d) programmable counter

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1. A Ring counter is a ______ register.

(a). Shift left

(b). Shift right

(c). Circular shift

(d). Controlled shift

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1. In which counter the output is fed back into the input
to form a ring

(c) ring counter

(b) decade counter

(c) mod-n counter

(d) up down counter

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Expected Questions

2. Draw the circuit of 4 bit Ring counter

4. Explain the operation of 4 bit ring counter

3. Draw the timing diagram of 4 bit Ring counter

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