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Asynchronous Counters Guide

This document discusses asynchronous up/down counters. It describes an up counter that counts from 1000b (8) to 1111b (15) and then recounts. It explains how supplying voltage to a capacitor can clear all flip-flops to 0. An example down counter is also presented that counts down from 1111b (15) to 1000b (8) by connecting the clock of each flip-flop to the inverted output of the previous flip-flop. The document concludes with an overview of asynchronous up/down counters.

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Asynchronous Counters Guide

This document discusses asynchronous up/down counters. It describes an up counter that counts from 1000b (8) to 1111b (15) and then recounts. It explains how supplying voltage to a capacitor can clear all flip-flops to 0. An example down counter is also presented that counts down from 1111b (15) to 1000b (8) by connecting the clock of each flip-flop to the inverted output of the previous flip-flop. The document concludes with an overview of asynchronous up/down counters.

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HCMC University of Technology and Education

Faculty of Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Lecture:
DIGITAL SYSTEMS
Chapter 4:
Asynchronous Down/Up Counters

Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Thanh Hai, PhD


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HCMC University of Technology and Education
Faculty of Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Asynchronous Up/Down Counters


Up counter Q4Q3Q2Q1 with the 1000b (8) start, not 0000 (0) and
1111b (15) end and recount.
Vcc (1)
J PRE Q1 J PRE Q 2 J PRE Q 3 J PRE Q4

CLK CLK CLK CLK CLK


Vcc K CLR
K CLR Q1 K CLR Q 2 K CLR Q 3 Q4

- When supplying Vcc=+5V, Capacitor C charged Vcc (1)


fully, Press K, C discharged and Clear = 0, all
K Qs of FF =0, K opened, outputs to zero. When
C recharged fully, Clear = 1

Representation of charging
and discharging on Capacitor
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Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Thanh Hai, PhD
HCMC University of Technology and Education
Faculty of Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Asynchronous Up/Down Counters


Up counter Q4Q3Q2Q1 with the 1000b (8) start and 1111b (15) end
Vcc (1)
J PRE Q1 J PRE Q 2 J PRE Q 3 J PRE Q4

CLK CLK CLK CLK CLK


Vcc K CLR
K CLR Q1 K CLR Q 2 K CLR Q 3 Q4

- When K close, Clear = 0 and Preset = 1, Q1Q2Q3 Vcc (1)


outputs =0, while FF4 has Clear=1 and Preset=0, the
output Q4=1 always, states Q4Q3Q2Q1 (1000) starts
K counting
- When K open, Clear = 1 and Preset = 1, Q1Q2Q3
count like asynchronous counters and Q4 is nearly
fixed to be level 1. Thus the counter will count from
1000b (8) to 1111b (15) and return to recount 3
Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Thanh Hai, PhD
HCMC University of Technology and Education
Faculty of Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Asynchronous Up/Down Counters


EX: Determine counting states of the following circuit and draw its
truth table with sates and inputs, in which Preset of Q1=Q3=Q4=1 and
Clear of Q2=1, and Preset of Q2 and Clear of Q1,Q3, Q4 are
connected together to Start circuit with Contact K.

Vcc (1)
J PRE Q1 J PRE Q 2 J PRE Q 3 J PRE Q4

CLK CLK CLK CLK CLK


Vcc K CLR
K CLR Q1 K CLR Q 2 K CLR Q 3 Q4

Vcc (1)

K
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Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Thanh Hai, PhD
HCMC University of Technology and Education
Faculty of Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Asynchronous Up/Down Counters


Down counter Q4Q3Q2Q1 with the 1111b (15) start and 1000b (8) end

Vcc (1)
J PRE Q1 J PRE Q 2 J PRE Q 3 J PRE Q4

CLK CLK CLK CLK CLK


Vcc K CLR Q1 K CLR
K CLR Q 2 K CLR Q 3 Q4

Vcc (1)
- The operation of this down counter is similar to the up
counter and it is just different from clock connection. In
K particular, CK is connected to FF1 and the output of
Q1 (inverting) is connected to Ck2 of FF2 and etc.
From this connection, we have the down counter from
1111b (15) to 1000b (8) and return to recount

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Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Thanh Hai, PhD
HCMC University of Technology and Education
Faculty of Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Asynchronous Up/Down Counters

The End

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