MSP430-based Robot Applications

Chapter 7

Computer Logic

Chapter Outline

The birth of integrated circuits

The advent of logic

Boole

Shannon

Why is it called logic?

Some algebraic identities

Associativity, commutativity, and distributivity

Logic optimization

Advanced topics in computer logic

Electronic implementation of logic

A logic example – the adder

The Exclusive-Or gate

The multiple-bit adder

Flip-flops and registers

Registers

Logic chapter wrap-up

Bibliography

The electronics revolution that has taken place over the last 50 years is the result of several factors coming together. Two of the most important of these are the ability to fabricate multiple transistors and other components on a single piece of silicon (the integrated circuit) and the ability to organize transistor ...