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LABORATORY EXPERIMENT #06

DECODER / ENCODER IMPLEMENTATION
OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the exercise, the students should be able to:
▪ Design, build, and test a variety of Decoders, Encoders.
▪ Demonstrate the operations and applications of Decoders, Encoders.
▪ Implement logic functions using Decoders.

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT:

(list down all the materials and equipment you have used in this experiment)

PRINCIPLES:
Data communications between digital systems or computers are usually transmitted in some
form of a code. A circuit that will convert a digital input into some form of a binary code is
called an Encoder. A digital circuit that converts a binary code into a recognizable number or
character is called a Decoder.

PROCEDURES:
NOTE: Please observe safety precautions and proper handling while conducting the laboratory experiment. This experiment
is to be performed under an instructor’s supervision.

For each logic gate do the following steps:

1. Setup below the circuit.
2. Place the IC in the proper location in a breadboard.
3. Give biasing to the IC (i.e. wire the IC to ground (0V) and power supply (+5 V).
4. Control connections. With the help of IC’s datasheet, connect the input pins of the gate to
data switches and the output pin to LED indicator.
5. Power up the circuit. Apply the indicated voltage.
6. Make voltage measurements at the points indicated to complete the table.
7. Use switch to determine the truth table for the circuits.
8. Write down in the truth table the output logic levels for every possible combination of input
levels, with help of LED indicator.
9. Repeat for all other gates.
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A. DECODER (2x4)
(create a truth table)

B. DECODER EXPANSION
(create a truth table)

It is possible to combine two or more

decoders with enable inputs to form a
larger decoder. The enable inputs are a
convenient feature for decoder
expansion.
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C. PRIORITY ENCODER (8x3)

(create a logic diagram)