Using 7447, the 7-segment driver (decoder)

• LT: Light Test control, Active low, turns all segments on

• BI/RBO: blanking input (BI) or ripple-blanking output (RBO)
• Blanks all the segments when active,
• Active low
• Generating numbers using switches
RBI and RBO
• This configuration is used to blank the display when all the inputs are
zeroes instead of displaying 0 on the display

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
RBI RBI RBI RBI
7447 7447 7447 7447
RBO RBO RBO RBO
Using 7490 instead of switches
Displaying 2-digit number
• The clock of the 7490
of the units digit is
connected to a switch 7447 7447

normally,
• the clock of the tens
digit is connected to
the D output of the
7490 of the units digit.
Displaying 2 Displaying 13
Assignment
• Design a 3-digit counter that can display numbers from 0 to 999
• Make sure that zeroes to the left will be blank not displayed as zeroes
• For example, the number two is displayed as 2 not 002