encoder In this encyclopedia, an encoder is a digital chip that converts a decimal-valued input into a binary-coded output. The term “encoder” may alternatively refer to a rotational encoder (also known as a rotary encoder) which has a separate entry in Volume 1 of this encyclopedia. The term may also describe a code hopping encoder, […]
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encoder:What It Does,Schematic Symbol,Similar Devices,How It Works,Variants,Values,How to Use It,Cascaded Encoders and What Can Go Wrong.
encoder In this encyclopedia, an encoder is a digital chip that converts a decimal-valued input into a binary-coded output. The term “encoder” may alternatively refer to a rotational encoder (also known as a rotary encoder) which has a separate entry in Volume 1 of this encyclopedia. The term may also describe a code hopping encoder, […]
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counter:What It Does,Schematic Representation,How It Works,Modulus and Modulo,Clock Sources,Rising Edge and Falling Edge,Multiple Stages,Single and Dual,What Can Go Wrong,Lock-Out,Asynchronous Artifacts and Noise.
counter The term counter is used here to mean a digital-logic chip. A counter could be built from discrete transistors, but this approach is obsolete. Counters may also be devised from parts such as multiple relays, or a solenoid advancing a ratchet wheel, but such electro- mechanical devices are not included in this encyclopedia. In […]
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counter:What It Does,Schematic Representation,How It Works,Modulus and Modulo,Clock Sources,Rising Edge and Falling Edge,Multiple Stages,Single and Dual,What Can Go Wrong,Lock-Out,Asynchronous Artifacts and Noise.
counter The term counter is used here to mean a digital-logic chip. A counter could be built from discrete transistors, but this approach is obsolete. Counters may also be devised from parts such as multiple relays, or a solenoid advancing a ratchet wheel, but such electro- mechanical devices are not included in this encyclopedia. In […]
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logic gate:What It Does,Origins,How It Works,Inversion,Single-Input Gates,Gates with More than Two Inputs,Family Incompatibilities,Overloaded Outputs,Output Pulled Down,Incorrect Polarity and Voltages,Bent Pins,Unclean Input and Analog Input.
logic gate Only basic logic gates are included in this entry—that is, components that perform a Boolean logic operation on two to eight inputs (or one input, in the case of an inverter) to create a single high or low logical output. What It Does A logic gate is a circuit that delivers an output, […]
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logic gate:What It Does,Origins,How It Works,Inversion,Single-Input Gates,Gates with More than Two Inputs,Family Incompatibilities,Overloaded Outputs,Output Pulled Down,Incorrect Polarity and Voltages,Bent Pins,Unclean Input and Analog Input.
logic gate Only basic logic gates are included in this entry—that is, components that perform a Boolean logic operation on two to eight inputs (or one input, in the case of an inverter) to create a single high or low logical output. What It Does A logic gate is a circuit that delivers an output, […]
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shift register:What It Does,Schematic Representation,How It Works,Abbreviations and Acronyms,Parallel Outputs and Inputs,Variants,Serial In, Serial Out,Serial In, Parallel Out,Parallel In, Serial Out,Parallel In, Parallel Out and Universal.
shift register The term shift register is rarely hyphenated. In this encyclopedia, no hyphen is used. A shift register can function as a queue, but this term is more usually applied to software. When the output from the last stage of a shift register is connected back to its input, it can function as a […]
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shift register:What It Does,Schematic Representation,How It Works,Abbreviations and Acronyms,Parallel Outputs and Inputs,Variants,Serial In, Serial Out,Serial In, Parallel Out,Parallel In, Serial Out,Parallel In, Parallel Out and Universal.
shift register The term shift register is rarely hyphenated. In this encyclopedia, no hyphen is used. A shift register can function as a queue, but this term is more usually applied to software. When the output from the last stage of a shift register is connected back to its input, it can function as a […]
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flip-flop:What It Does,How It Works,NAND-Based SR Flip-Flop,NOR-Based SR Flip-Flop,Forbidden States,The JK Flip-Flop,Master-Slave Flip-Flop,D-Type Flip-Flops,Summary,Variants,Packaging,Values,Faulty Triggering,Metastability and Other Issues.
flip-flop The term flip-flop is sometimes printed with a space instead of a hyphen, but the hyphenated form seems to predominate in the United States. Therefore, the hyphen is included here. The term flipflop (with neither a hyphen nor a space) is sometimes seen, but is unusual. The acronym FF is confined mostly to logic […]
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flip-flop:What It Does,How It Works,NAND-Based SR Flip-Flop,NOR-Based SR Flip-Flop,Forbidden States,The JK Flip-Flop,Master-Slave Flip-Flop,D-Type Flip-Flops,Summary,Variants,Packaging,Values,Faulty Triggering,Metastability and Other Issues.
flip-flop The term flip-flop is sometimes printed with a space instead of a hyphen, but the hyphenated form seems to predominate in the United States. Therefore, the hyphen is included here. The term flipflop (with neither a hyphen nor a space) is sometimes seen, but is unusual. The acronym FF is confined mostly to logic […]
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