EXPERIMENT NO.

10
SHIFT REGISTERS

Learning Outcomes
1. Understand the construction and working of shift registers
2. Construct counters using shift register
3. Applications of shift registers

Components Required
TTL ICs
7408 – Quad 2-input AND 74195 – Shift register
7486 – Quad 2-input XOR 7410 – Tri 3-input NAND

I Experiment

A shift register is a circuit capable of shifting information in one or both directions.

Run #01: Realization of left and right shift operations of shift register using
dedicated IC on the digital IC trainer kit
IC 74194 is a 4-bit Bi-directional universal shift register with parallel load and
synchronous clear. The pin diagram and description are given below.

IC Pin diagram:

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Function Table:

Observation table:
Left Shift:

CLR S1 S2 DSL DSR A B C D QA QB QC QD

0 X X X X X X X X
1 1 1 X X 1 0 1 0
1 1 0 0 X X X X X
1 1 0 0 X X X X X
1 1 0 1 X X X X X
1 1 0 1 X X X X X

Right Shift:

CLR S1 S2 DSL DSR A B C D QA QB QC QD

0 X X X X X X X X
1 1 1 X X 1 0 1 0
1 0 1 X 0 X X X X
1 0 1 X 0 X X X X
1 0 1 X 1 X X X X
1 0 1 X 1 X X X X

Q: How can IC 74195 be used as a bidirectional shift register?

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Run #02: Ring counter on Digital Trainer Kit
A shift register counter is basically a shift register with the serial output connected back
to the serial input to produce special sequences. Two of the most common shift register
counters are the Ring counter and the Johnson counter. The Pin diagram of IC 74195 is
given below.

The circuit diagram of Ring counter is shown below.

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Circuit diagram:

Set up a 4-bit ring counter circuit using IC 74195. Load any word as input, apply clock
inputs and note down the sequence in observation table.

Observation table:

CLR SH/LD’ J K’ A B C D QA QB QC QD
0 X X X X X X X
1 0 X X a b c d
1 1 1 1 X X X X
1 1 1 1 X X X X
1 1 1 1 X X X X
1 1 1 1 X X X X

Q: What is the advantage and disadvantage of a switch tail ring counter over a normal
ring counter?

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Run #03: Johnson counter on Digital Trainer Kit
The circuit diagram of Johnson counter is given below. Note the difference in connection
between Ring counter and Johnson counter.

Circuit Diagram:

Load any word as input and note down the sequence in observation table.

Observation table:

CLR SH/LD’ J K’ A B C D QA QB QC QD
0 X X X X X X X
1 0 X X a b d 0
1 1 1 1 X X X X
1 1 1 1 X X X X
1 1 1 1 X X X X
1 1 1 1 X X X X