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Ripple counters
10.1 Objective
To be familiarized with the design and implementation of simple Ripple
(asynchronous) counters.
10.2 Background
Ripple counters, are made by cascading flip-flops, with the input clock
connected to the first flip-flop, and the output of the first flip-flop used as the
clock of the second one and so on. These counters are also called asynchronous
counters as the outputs of the flip-flops change at different times with respect to
the clock. These types of counters are easy to design, but cannot be used at higher
clock speeds.
Install the 74x93 in the board and connect the master reset inputs to switches,
and the outputs to the respective inputs of a 74x47 as in experiment # 9 part I.
11.5 Exercise
Design a ripple counter to count as the following:
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 … and so on.