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Inthefollowinginstructable,Iwilldemonstratehowtodesignacircuitandwrite
atestprogram,usingtheArduinoNano,thatwilltesttwoinputTransistor
TransistorLogic(TTL)gatesincludingAND,OR,NAND,andXOR.The
circuit/programdesignedwillimplementabasictwoinputtruthtableapplying
ALLpossibleinputstothegate(s)whilereadingbacktheresultstotheArduino
SerialMonitorandtheLEDs.Thisverysimplecircuitandcodewilldemonstrate
oneofthebasicbuildingblocksofDigitalLogic.Iwilltrytomakethis
instructableaseasytofollowaspossible,andifyoustillhavesometroubles,
pleasefeelfreetogetincontactwithme.Continueontothenextstepforthe
hardwareandsoftwarerequirements.

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BeingacollegestudentmeansthatIamonatightbudget,thusthisprojectwas
perfectformebecauseofhoweconomicitwas.Themostexpensivepartwas
theArduino,butthatcanalwaysbeeasilyremovedandreprogrammedforuse
onotherprojects.Thetotalcostforthisprojectshouldcomeouttobe$1520.
HardwareList:
ArduinoNano(any5vArduinoofyourchoosingwillwork).
74LSSeriesICs(http://www.futurlec.com/IC74LS00Series.shtml
(http://www.futurlec.com/IC74LS00Series.shtml)).
LEDs(http://www.ebay.com/itm/100pcs3mmLEDRedGreenBlueYellow
WhiteUltraBrightLightBulbsLamp8000mcd/300913115328?
pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item460fd1c0c0
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UltraBrightLightBulbsLamp8000mcd/300913115328?
pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item460fd1c0c0)).
Breadboard(aminibreadboardwasperfectinsize).
Wire
SoftwareList:
ArduinoIDE(myversionis1.0.5).
Asyoucanseethepartslistisveryminimal.Ifyouhaveanyquestions
regardingcomponentcompatibility,I'dbemorethanhappytohelp.Continue
ontothenextstepforthecircuitconstruction.

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Step2:Buildingthecircuit

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Asyoucansee,thecircuitisverysimple.Makesureyourememberthepolarity
oftheLEDs!Also,makesureyouunderstandwhichpairofbitseachLED
represents,tohelpyou,IhavelabeledtheinputstoeachLEDintheschematic.
Tomaketheinstructableeasiertofollow,Ihavealsoincludedthetwoinputtruth
tableforeachofthegates,asyoucanseethere.
Now,someofyoumightbewonderingwhyIleftouttheNORgateinthis
instructable.Thatisbecauseit'sI/Oistheoppositeoftheothergates,asyou

canseeintheconnectiondiagramspicturedthere.Ifyouhaveanyquestions
regardingthecircuit,pleaseask.Continueontothenextstepforthe
programmingpart.

Step3:Programming

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ThroughoutthecodeIsetinputsas,(Low,Low),(Low,High),(High,Low),and
(High,High)justlikeatruthtable.AfterweassignthesevalueswithHighorLow
weprovideanifstatementtosayiftheinputisHighwhileunderanytruthtable
variationthenx,ourvariable,willhaveanumberaddedtoit.Thenumbers1,2,
4,and8willgiveusdifferentnumbers,astheinputisHigh.ThediagramthatI
havepicturedthereshowsdirectlywhatImean.Ifyouhaveanyquestions
regardingthecode,don'thesitatetoask.
*ToshowtheArduinoSerialMonitorjustgotoTools>SerialMonitorinyour
ArduinoIDE,asIhavepicturedthere.
THECODE:

/*
Designacircuitandwriteatestprogram,usingtheArduinoNano,
thatwilltesttwoinputTransistorTransistorLogic(TTL)gates
includingAND,OR,NAND,andXOR.
By:ZoranM
*/
intgatevalue//Declareallofthevariables
intinputPin=4
intOutput1Pin=2
intOutput2Pin=3
intled=13
intled2=12
intled3=11
intled4=10
intled5=9
//Begindeclaringwhatpiniswhat
voidsetup(){
Serial.begin(9600)
pinMode(Output1Pin,OUTPUT)
pinMode(Output2Pin,OUTPUT)
pinMode(inputPin,INPUT)
pinMode(led,OUTPUT)
pinMode(led2,OUTPUT)
pinMode(led3,OUTPUT)
pinMode(led4,OUTPUT)
pinMode(led5,OUTPUT)
gatevalue=0
}
voidloop(){
gatevalue=gatevalue+(check_Gate(false,false)*8)//WhenaninputisHIGHit
willaddavaluetothegatevalue
gatevalue=gatevalue+(check_Gate(false,true)*4)//andeachgatewillhavea
differentgatevalue.
gatevalue=gatevalue+(check_Gate(true,false)*2)
gatevalue=gatevalue+(check_Gate(true,true)*1)
switch(gatevalue){
case1:
Serial.println("ThegateisanANDgate.")//Whengatevalueis1itisanAND
gate
digitalWrite(led,LOW)//ifgateisin,lightisoff
digitalWrite(led2,LOW)//ANDgatetruthtableoutputsare0,0,0,1whichis
howtheLEDsaresetup
digitalWrite(led3,LOW)
digitalWrite(led4,LOW)
digitalWrite(led5,HIGH)
break
case6:
Serial.println("ThegateisanXORgate.")
digitalWrite(led,LOW)//ifgateisin,lightisoff
digitalWrite(led2,LOW)//Truthtablevalues
digitalWrite(led3,HIGH)
digitalWrite(led4,HIGH)

digitalWrite(led5,LOW)
break
case7:
Serial.println("ThegateisanORgate.")
digitalWrite(led,LOW)//ifgateisin,lightisoff
digitalWrite(led2,LOW)//Truthtablevalues
digitalWrite(led3,HIGH)
digitalWrite(led4,HIGH)
digitalWrite(led5,HIGH)
break
case14:
Serial.println("ThegateisanNANDgate.")
digitalWrite(led,LOW)//ifgateisin,lightisoff
digitalWrite(led2,HIGH)//Truthtablevalues
digitalWrite(led3,HIGH)
digitalWrite(led4,HIGH)
digitalWrite(led5,LOW)
break
default:
Serial.println("ERROR:GateNotPresent.")
digitalWrite(led,HIGH)//ifgateisnotin,lightison
digitalWrite(led2,LOW)
digitalWrite(led3,LOW)
digitalWrite(led4,LOW)
digitalWrite(led5,LOW)
}
gatevalue=0
delay(1000)
}
intcheck_Gate(intoutput1,intoutput2){
intx
digitalWrite(Output1Pin,output1)
digitalWrite(Output2Pin,output2)
delay(5)//Makesurethesignalhastimetopropogatethroughthegate.
x=digitalRead(inputPin)
returnx
}

UploadthecodetoyourArduino,opentheSerialMonitor,andmonitorthe
LEDs.SwitchouttheICsandtestthattheyallworkproperly.Makesurethatthe
SerialMonitorandtheLEDsareoutputtingthecorrectinformation.Continue
ontothenextstepforadditionalpicturesandtheconclusion.

Step4:Additionalpicturesandconclusion

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Now,ifyouweren'tawarebynow,thiscircuitandcodeonlytestsoneofthefour
gatesontheICs.Oneaddittion/changetothisprojectthatcouldbemadeisto
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testallfourgatesonthechipsimultaneously.Indicateresultsfromeachgate
independently(fail/pass/type),andifonegatefailsthetest,orindicatesa
differentlogicfunctionfromtherest,indicatethetypeofICbymajorityvote(i.e.
ifthetesterfindsthreevalidANDgates,butthefourthgateindicatessomething
OR,identifythechipasanANDgateICwithonebadgate).Therearemany
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variationsandadditionsthatcouldbemadetothisproject,andIwouldloveto
seesomeofyoursevenifyoudiditjustlikeIdid.
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