I.

Objectives
To be familiar with the function of an IC
To assess binary count and BCD count through
waveforms or signals from the oscilloscope
To be able to construct the counter IC to have a
different counts.
II. Materials
IC 7493
Breadboard
Connecting wires
Light Emitting Diode (LED)
Function Generator
DC Voltage Supply
Oscilloscope
III.Procedures
A. For Binary Count
1. Gather the components and equipment needed for the
experiment
2. Assemble the circuit in the breadboard
3. Set the voltage supply to 5V and connect to pin 5 to the
supply.
4. Set the function generator with 5V peak-to-peak, 10
Hz frequency and square wave display.
5. Connect the circuit to the oscilloscope, channel 1, as
the input, to pin 14 and channel 2, as the output, to
pins 8, 9, 11, and 12 one by one.
6. Measure and record each data from the oscilloscope.
B. For BCD Count
1. Gather the components and equipment needed for the
experiment
2. Assemble the circuit in the breadboard
3. Set the voltage supply to 5V and connect to pin 5 to the
supply.
4. Set the function generator with 5V peak-to-peak, 1
kHz frequency and square wave display.

5. Connect the circuit to the oscilloscope, channel 1, as

the input, to pin 14 and channel 2, as the output, in
the positive terminal of each indicator LED.
6. Measure and record the data from the oscilloscope
IV. Results and Discussion

Circuit for Binary Count

The circuit fro binary count was assembled as shown above.
The function generator calibrated with 10 Hz square wave is
connected to pin 14, which serves as the pulser or clock.
Channel A is connected to the pin 14 and supply to measure
the input wave of the circuit. Channel B is connected to pin
12, 11, 9, and 8 to measure the output wave of the circuit.
The pin 5 is connected to the DC voltage supply.

Circuit for BCD Count

The circuit above was assembled for the BCD counter. The
function generator calibrated with 10 Hz square wave is
connected to pin 14, which serves as the pulser or clock. The
reset pins 2 and 3 are connected to the output pins 9 and
11. Channel B is connected to pin 12, 11, 9, and 8 to
measure the output wave of the circuit. The pin 5 is
connected to the DC voltage supply.
Input and output for Binary Count

Input and output at pin 12

(QA)

Input and output at pin 9 (QB)

Input and output at pin 8(QC)

Input and output at pin 11 (QD)

The figures above show the input and output of each pin
measured in the oscilloscope. For pin 12 (QA), for every full-wave
of the input corresponds to a half of the output. The input 1 0
gives an output of 0 0 or 1 1 at pin 12. The input of 1010 gives an
output of 0000 or 1111 for QB before it change to other signal.
The input of 10101010 gives an output of eight 0s or 1s for QC

and for QD with an input of 1010101010101010 gives an output

of sixteen 0s or 1s before it change to other signal

QA and QB output

QB and

QC output

QC and QD output
The figures above show the output of two pins connected to each
other. For every full-wave of the input of one pin corresponds to
one half of the output signal the other pin.
Output for BCD Count

Output for QA

Output for QB

Output for QD
Output for QC
The previous figures are the output of the BCD count. For the
output of QA it shows that it produces alternating values of 0 and
1. The output produced by QB is in a pattern of four 0s followed
by two 1s. The values for QC has a pattern of four 0s and six 1s,
while QD has a pattern of eight 0s and two 1s.
V. Conclusion
The IC 7493 is a 14 pinned integrated circuit. It is
consist of four flip-flops and operates a four-bit binary
counter. The pin 14 and pin 1 are connected to the pulser or
clock. The pins 8,9, 11 and 12 are the outputs. The dc supply
is connect to the pin 5 and the ground to pin 10.
Also the IC 7493 can be used for BCD count. Likewise
the pin 14 and pin 1 are connected to the pulser or clock.
The output pins 9 and 11 are connected to the reset pins 2
and 3.
Binary counts and BCD counts can be measured with
the use of the oscilloscope. A high input will produce a binary
count 1 and a binary count 0 will be produced if the input is
low.
The switching on or off of the lamp or output of the
circuit corresponds the count from 0000-1111. The four-bit
number in the output is incremented by 1 for every pulse.
The BCD representation uses the binary numbers from 0000
to 1001 to represent coded decimals from 0-9