TEST 2

ANSWER SCHEME

Question 1

A Burglar Alarm

Consider the design of a burglar alarm for a house. When activated an alarm and lights
will be activated to encourage the unwanted guest to leave. This alarm be activated if an
unauthorized intruder is detected by window sensor and a motion detector. The window
sensor is effectively a loop of wire that is a piece of thin metal foil that encircles the
window. If the window is broken, the foil breaks breaking the conductor. This behaves
like a normally closed switch. The motion sensor is designed so that when a person is
detected the output will go on. As with any alarm an activate/deactivate switch is also
needed. The basic operation of the alarm system, and the inputs and outputs of the
controller are itemized in See Controller Requirements List for Alarm.
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he equation and circuits shown in Figure can also be further simplified

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Question 2

a)

From the truth table, the logic expression for sum and Cout
     
The Sum output,   A B Cin  A B Cin  A B Cin  ABC in
 A( BCin  BCin )  A( BCin  BCin )
 A( B  Cin )  A( B  Cin ) 2

 A  B  Cin
____ __ __
The Carry output, Cout  AB C in  A BCin  A B Cin  ABCin
 ____  ___ __
Cout  AB Cin  Cin   A BCi n  A B Cin
  __  __

Cout  AB  Cin  A B  A B  2
 
Cout  AB  Cin  A  B 

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c)

Cout

Question 3

1. Clocked flip-flop is a flip-flop with clock input typically labeled as CLK/CK

where the clock input is edge triggered i.e. activated by signal transition instead of
latches which are level triggered.

 1 mark for meaning of clock flip flop, another 1 mark for the
difference

2. MHz

 1 mark for the calculation

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*blank spaces are actually zero

JD =1; KD=1

 2 marks for each grouping