EST4A/ ET7A: INDUSTRIAL ELECTORNICS

REVIEWER: LOGIC GATES

Logic Gates- are the basic building blocks in digital electronics. They are intended to
implement different logic functions such as the NOT, OR, NOR, AND, NAND, EXOR
(Exclusive OR) and EXNOR (Exclusive NOR) gates.

Two Most Common Ways of Describing the function of Logic Gates OR The OR gate A + B= AB
GATE performs logical
Truth Table- is a tabulated list of all possible input and output combinations of a logic device. addition,
commonly
Timing Diagram- is like the truth table in that it shows the outputs for the different possible 0
known as OR IC Code: 7432 1
inputs. function. 1
1
GATE MEANING SYMBOL/ CODE OPERATION and FUNCTION
NOT The NOT gate A= A’
If the output of OR gate is HIGH only
GATE performs the
when any one of its inputs are HIGH. If
basic logical
one input is HIGH, Output will be HIGH.
function called
inversion IC Code: 7404 NAND This is simply ____
1 GATE the complement A *B
0 of the AND
gate. The
When a HIGH level is applied to an NAND means 1
inverter, a LOW level appears on its NOT AND. 1
output and vice versa. IC Code: 7400 1
0
If the output of NAND gate is HIGH
AND The AND gate A * B = AB
when any one of its input is LOW (i.e.
Gate performs logical
even if one input is LOW, Output will be
multiplication,
HIGH).
commonly 0
known as AND IC Code: 7408 0
function. 0 XOR The A B
1 GATE 'Exclusive-OR'
gate. An
The Output of AND gate is HIGH only encircled plus IC Code: 7486
sign ( ) is used 0
when all its inputsare HIGH. If one input 1
is LOW, Output will be LOW. to show the 1
EXOR 0
operation.
It produces a low logic output only
when one but not all its inputs is high.
The output is HIGH if both input A and
input B is HIGH.
NOR This is a NOT- ____ OR GATE
GATE OR gate which A+B
is equal to an
OR gate
followed by a
1
NOT gate. 0
IC Code: 7402 0
0

The output of NOR gate is HIGH when

any all its inputs are LOW.
if one input is HIGH, output will be NAND GATE
LOW.

INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC) PIN COFIGURATION

LOGIC GATE PIN CONFIGUARTION AND SYMBOL XOR GATE
NOT GATE

NOR GATE

AND GATE