Digital Electronics (Electronics)

Logic gates, flip-flops, counters, registers.

Digital Electronics (Electronics) — Overview

Logic gates, flip-flops, counters, registers.

Digital Electronics — logic gates, flip-flops, counters
Notes

Number Systems:

  • Binary (base 2), Octal (8), Decimal (10), Hexadecimal (16).
  • Conversions between bases.

Boolean Algebra:

  • AND (·), OR (+), NOT ('), XOR (⊕), XNOR.
  • De Morgan's laws: (A·B)' = A' + B'; (A+B)' = A' · B'.

Logic Gates:

Gate Symbol A B = 1 1 A B = 0 0
AND A·B 1 0
OR A+B 1 0
NOT A' (single input)
NAND (A·B)' 0 1
NOR (A+B)' 0 1
XOR A⊕B 0 0

NAND and NOR are universal gates (any circuit can be built).

Combinational Circuits:

  • Half-adder: sum + carry.
  • Full-adder: sum + carry-in + carry-out.
  • Multiplexer (MUX): N inputs → 1 output, selected by control lines.
  • Demultiplexer (DEMUX): 1 input → N outputs.
  • Decoder, Encoder: binary to/from one-hot.

Sequential Circuits:

  • Flip-flops: SR, JK, D, T.
  • Edge-triggered vs level-triggered.
  • Master-slave flip-flop.

Registers:

  • Shift register: SISO, SIPO, PISO, PIPO.
  • Used in: data storage, serial communication.

Counters:

  • Asynchronous (ripple): simpler, slower.
  • Synchronous: faster, more complex.
  • Up, down, up-down counters.
  • Mod-N counter (N states).

Memory:

  • RAM (Random Access Memory): volatile.
  • ROM (Read-Only): non-volatile.
  • Cache, Registers, DRAM, SRAM.

ADC / DAC:

  • ADC: analog → digital.
  • DAC: digital → analog.
  • Resolution = 2^n levels for n-bit.

RRB JE focus: truth tables, basic gates, simple flip-flop applications.