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Asynchronous Flip Flop Inputs

Flip flops have asynchronous preset and clear inputs that can set or reset the outputs regardless of the clock signal. The preset input sets the output Q to 1 and not-Q to 0. The clear input resets the output Q to 0 and not-Q to 1. Activating both inputs simultaneously causes an invalid output state. Asynchronous inputs are useful for setting or resetting multiple flip flops with a single line.

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Asynchronous Flip Flop Inputs

Flip flops have asynchronous preset and clear inputs that can set or reset the outputs regardless of the clock signal. The preset input sets the output Q to 1 and not-Q to 0. The clear input resets the output Q to 0 and not-Q to 1. Activating both inputs simultaneously causes an invalid output state. Asynchronous inputs are useful for setting or resetting multiple flip flops with a single line.

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Asynchronous flip flop inputs

The normal data inputs to a flip flop (D, S and R, or J and K) are referred to
as synchronous inputs because they have effect on the outputs (Q and not-Q) only
in step, or in sync, with the clock signal transitions. These extra inputs that I now
bring to your attention are called asynchronous because they can set or reset the
flip-flop regardless of the status of the clock signal. Typically, they're
called preset and clear:

When the preset input is activated, the flip-flop will be set (Q=1, not-Q=0)
regardless of any of the synchronous inputs or the clock. When the clear input is
activated, the flip-flop will be reset (Q=0, not-Q=1), regardless of any of the
synchronous inputs or the clock. So, what happens if both preset and clear inputs
are activated? Surprise, surprise: we get an invalid state on the output, where Q
and not-Q go to the same state, the same as our old friend, the S-R latch! Preset
and clear inputs find use when multiple flip-flops are ganged together to perform a
function on a multi-bit binary word, and a single line is needed to set or reset them
all at once.

Asynchronous inputs, just like synchronous inputs, can be engineered to be active-


high or active-low. If they're active-low, there will be an inverting bubble at that
input lead on the block symbol, just like the negative edge-trigger clock inputs.
Sometimes the designations "PRE" and "CLR" will be shown with inversion bars
above them, to further denote the negative logic of these inputs:

REVIEW:
 Asynchronous inputs on a flip-flop have control over the outputs (Q and not-
Q) regardless of clock input status.
 These inputs are called the preset (PRE) and clear (CLR). The preset input
drives the flip-flop to a set state while the clear input drives it to a reset
state.
 It is possible to drive the outputs of a J-K flip-flop to an invalid condition
using the asynchronous inputs, because all feedback within the multivibrator
circuit is overridden.
Source: http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_4/chpt_10/7.html

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