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Introduction to Digital Systems: Modeling, Synthesis, and Simulation Using VHDL
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Introduction to Digital Systems: Modeling, Synthesis, and Simulation Using VHDL

by Mohammed Ferdjallah
July 2011
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
225 pages
6h 22m
English
Wiley
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3.7 TRUTH TABLE

A truth table is generally the first design step. The designer begins with a word statement that describes the function of a digital system. Next, he or she identifies the inputs and outputs of the system and draws a truth table. The inputs and outputs may be single bits or a collection of bits. The truth table consists of input and output columns, which characterize the function of the digital circuit. The input columns consist of all possible combinations of inputs. The maximum number of all possible combinations of inputs is 2n, where n is the number of inputs.

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Figure 3.2 NAND, NOR, and NXOR Gates

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Figure 3.3 Multi-input AND and OR Logic Gates

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Figure 3.4 Conversion from Logic Function to Circuit Diagram

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Figure 3.5 Precedence Rules for Elementary Logic Function Conversion

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Figure 3.6 Conversion from Circuit Diagram to Logic Expression

Consider the truth table in Figure 3.7. The digital circuit described by this truth table has three inputs (single bit) and one output ...

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