Digital Logic Fundamentals Unit 5 – Flip-Flops
NEW TERMS AND WORDS
Flip-flop - a circuit that can store a data bit (0 or 1).
bi-stable - outputs remain in one logic state until switched to the complementary state.
RS flip-flop - a filip-flop having two inputs S and R, that can be set or reset.
D-type flip-flop - a flip-flop circuit that requires a clock signal to make the output (Q) equal to
the input (D).
set - to preset
reset - to clear
transition - refers to the positive-or-negative-going portion of a clock signal as opposed to its
high or low steady state level.
cross-coupled - refers to paired gates configured with feedback from each output to an input of
the adjacent gate.
debounce - to remove false state changes produced by the mechanical bounce of switch contacts.
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
F.A.C.E.T. base unit
DIGITAL LOGIC FUNDAMENTALS circuit board
Multimeter
Oscilloscope, dual trace