EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY OF LEFKE

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

EE203/ECE203/COMP205
Digital Circuits I
LABORATORY MANUAL

Student Name & Surname:

Student No:
Department:

Ex. 1 Ex. 2 Ex. 3 Ex. 4 Ex. 5 Ex. 6 Ex. 7 Ex. 8 Ex. 9 Ex. 10 Ex. 11
Table of Contents

Experiment 1 – General Information ......................................................................................... 5

Experiment 2 – Basic Logic Operations .................................................................................... 6
Experiment 3 – POS and SOP Circuits ...................................................................................... 8
Experiment 4– Comparators..................................................................................................... 10
Experiment 5– Multiplexers ..................................................................................................... 12
Experiment 6– Encoder and Decoder....................................................................................... 14
Experiment 7 – Half-Full Adder & Half-Full Subtractor ......................................................... 15
Experiment 8 – Basic Flip-Flops .............................................................................................. 17
Experiment 9 – Counters .......................................................................................................... 19
Experiment 10 – Ring Counter, Johnson Counter and Basic ICs ............................................ 21
Experiment 11- Experimental Design ...................................................................................... 23
Experiment 12- Experimental Exam ........................................................................................ 24

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 LABORATORY RULES
1. Perform laboratory work only when your Laboratory Assistant is present.
Unauthorized or unsupervised laboratory experimenting is not allowed.
2. Your concern for safety should begin even before the first activity. Always read
and think about each step of the laboratory assignment before starting.
3. Never hurry. Work deliberately and carefully.
4. Be as careful for the safety of others as for yourself. Think before you act. Be tidy
and systematic
5. Avoid bulky, loose or trailing clothes. Avoid long loose hair. Remove metal
bracelets, rings or watchstraps when working in the laboratories. Do not use
metallic pencils, metal or metal edge rulers
6. Clear your bench top of all unnecessary materials such as books and clothing
before starting your work.
7. Food, beverages and other substances are strictly prohibited in the laboratory at
all times. Avoid working with wet hands and clothing.
8. Be sure that every device is switched off before starting to connect your
experimental circuit.
9. Call your Laboratory assistant when you connect your circuit and only after
getting his approval turn the devices on.
10. Never change wiring with circuit plugged into power source
11. Avoid unnecessary movement and talk in the laboratory.
12. Any laboratory accident, however small, should be reported immediately to your
Laboratory Assistant.
13. Before leaving the laboratory, ensure that devices are turned off and tidy your
bench.
14. If you have any doubt ask the Laboratory Assistant.
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
NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!
 Work Unsupervised

Eat or Drink in the Laboratory

ELECTRICAL EMERGENCY

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1. Electric Shock:

When someone suffers serious electrical shock, he or she may be knocked unconscious.
If the victim is still in contact with the electrical current, immediately turn off the
electrical power source. If you cannot disconnect the power source, depress the
Emergency Power Off switch.

IMPORTANT!!!!!!

 Do not touch a victim that is still in contact with a live power source
 Have someone call for emergency medical assistance immediately. Administer
first-aid, as appropriate.

2. Electrical Fire:

If an electrical fire occurs, try to disconnect the electrical power source. Call for help
from the building security and the building management.

DANGER!!!!!!!
NEVER use water to extinguish an electrical fire.

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Experiment 1 – General Information

Introduction
Reports of the experiments given below should be submitted to the lab instructor.
Reports should include truth table, schematic diagram and conclusion for each part.

Equipment Required in Experiments

 Logic Tutor LT345 MKII
 Power Supply Unit +5V dc
 Integrated Circuits (ICs)
 Bread Board

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 Date:_____________

Experiment 2 – Basic Logic Operations

Objective
To become familiar with the logical operations of AND, OR, NOT, NOR and NAND, and the
use of truth tables.

Equipment Required
 Logic Tutor LT345 MKII
 Power Supply Unit +5V dc at 500mA

Experiment
1. Test 2-input and 3-input AND, OR, NAND and NOR gates. (4 Pts)

OR gate represents logical operation.

A B A+B
A A+B 0 0
B 0 1
1 0
1 1
AND gate represents logical product.
A B A.B
0 0
A 0 1
A.B 1 0
B
1 1

NAND gate comes from the fact NOT & AND

A B Y
0 0
0 1
(A.B)’ 1 0
1 1

NOR gate is NOT following OR

A B Y
0 0
0 1
1 0
1 1

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 2. Construct AND gate using a 7400 IC and test it. (4 Pts)

Conclusion (2 Pts)

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 Date:_____________

Experiment 3 – POS and SOP Circuits

Objective
To become familiar with the logical operations of Product of Sum and Sum of Product related
expressions.

Equipment Required
 Logic Tutor LT345 MKII
 Power Supply Unit +5V dc at 500mA

Experiment
1. Realize A.B+A.B’ with AND/OR and NAND/NAND structures. (4 Pts)

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 2. Realize (A’+B’).(A+B) with OR/AND structures. (4 Pts)

Conclusion (2 Pts)

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 Date:_____________

Experiment 4– Comparators

Objective
To be familiar with circuits based upon inputs to perform equality and inequality.

Equipment Required
 Logic Tutor LT345 MKII
 Power Supply Unit +5V dc at 500mA

Experiment
Design and test the following:
1. 3-bit comparator for a reference of 100.

As we mentioned our reference number as 100 (equal to 4 in decimal number)

We will write truth table for G, E and L.

Truth Table
A B C G E L L  ABC  ABC  ABC  ABC
0 0 0 0 0 1 ABC E  ABC
0 0 1 0 0 1 ABC G  ABC  ABC  ABC
0 1 0 0 0 1 ABC
0 1 1 0 0 1 ABC These are the equations we obtained directly from truth
1 0 0 0 1 0 table, but we can simplify a couple of them further by
ABC
using the k-map.
1 0 1 1 0 0 ABC
1 1 0 1 0 0 ABC
1 1 1 1 0 0 ABC

For Less For Equal

BC
A BC
BC BC BC BC A
BC BC BC BC
A 1 1 . 1 1
A
A
A 1

For Greater

BC
A
BC BC BC BC

A 1 . 1 . 1

L= A E= ABC G= AC  AB

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As we have obtained the simplest form the equation we are ready to design the circuit for G, E
and L. (4Pts)

2. 2-bit variable reference comparator. (4Pts)

A1 A0 B1 B0 Y
A1
A0 Y 0 0 0 0
B1 0 0 0 1
B0 0 1 0 1
1 0 1 0
1 1 1 1

Conclusion (2 Pts)

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 Date:_____________

Experiment 5– Multiplexers

Objective
To be familiar with the multiplexer and their uses in designing

Equipment Required
 Logic Tutor LT345 MKII
 Power Supply Unit +5V dc regulated

Experiment
1. Design a given block diagram of 2-to-1-line multiplexer and test it. (3 Pts)

A
Y=AS+BS
B

S
Truth Table

S A B Y

0 0 0

0 0 1

0 1 0

0 1 1

1 0 0

1 0 1

1 1 0

1 1 1

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 2. Implement 4-to-1 MUX using 2-to-1 Multiplexers (5 Pts)

Conclusion (2 Pts)

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Experiment 6– Encoder and Decoder

Objective
To be familiar with the use of encoder and decoder circuits.

Equipment Required
 Logic Tutor LT345 MKII
 Power Supply Unit +5V dc regulated

Experiment
3. Rig-up a 1-of-4-to-2 encoder and test it. (3 Pts)

D C B A P Q
0 0 0 1 0 0
0 0 1 0 0 1
0 1 0 0 1 0
1 0 0 0 1 1
P=C+D Q=B+D

4. Rig-up a 3-to-1-of-8 decoder and test it. (5 Pts)

Conclusion (2 Pts)

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Experiment 7 – Half-Full Adder & Half-Full Subtractor

Objective
To be familiar with the circuits for the numerical addition of binary numbers.

Equipment Required
 Logic Tutor LT345 MKII
 Power Supply Unit +5V dc at 500mA

Experiment

With available gates in the kit design and test the following:
1. Half-adder (2 Pts)

2. Full-adder (2 Pts)

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 3. Half subtractor (2 Pts)

4. Full subtractor (2 Pts)

Conclusion (2 Pts)

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Experiment 8 – Basic Flip-Flops

Objective
To become familiar with the working principles of flip-flops, and be able to construct various
examples.

Equipment Required
 Logic Tutor LT345 MKII
 Power Supply Unit +5V dc regulated

Experiment
1. Construct clocked D flip-flop using NAND gates. (2 Pts)

2. Using JK flip-flop realize T and D flip-flops. (3 Pts)

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 3. Construct a 4-bit D latch given below and show its outpun on truth table (3 Pts)

Conclusion (2 Pts)

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 Date:_____________

Experiment 9 – Counters

Objective
To become familiar with the design methods of counters, and be able to construct various
examples.

Equipment Required
 Logic Tutor LT345 MKII
 Power Supply Unit +5V dc at 500mA

Experiment
Realize and test the following:
1. 3-bit binary counter (2 Pts)

Truth Table
C B A
Q0 Q1 Q2 Q2 Q1 Q0

0 0 0 0
1 0 0 1 J Q J Q J Q

2 0 1 0 Clock input CLK A CLK B CLK C

3 0 1 1 K Q K Q K Q

4 1 0 0 +5V +5V +5V

5 1 0 1
6 1 1 0 Block diagram of a 3-bit binary up counter.
7 1 1 1
0 0 0 0
1 0 0 1

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 2. Realize a 3-bit down counter and test it. (2 Pts)

3. Realize a 3-bit down counter that produces the sequence 111, 110, 101, 100 and 011;
and test it. (4 Pts)

Conclusion (2 Pts)

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 Date:_____________

Experiment 10 – Ring Counter, Johnson Counter

Objective
To be familiar with the design methods of ring and shift counters

Equipment Required
 Logic Tutor LT345 MKII
 Power Supply Unit +5 V dc at 500 mA
 7400IC
 Breadboard

Experiment
1. Realize a 4-bit Ring counter and test it. (4 Pts)

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 2. Realize a 4-bit Johnson counter and test it. (4 Pts)

Conclusion (2 Pts)

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Experiment 11- Experimental Design

Objective:

 Design a 3-bit Up/Down counter

PROCEDURE

Part 1 Design a Circuit

 Design such a circuit, which can count up or down depending on the choice (selector switch).
(2 Pts.)
 Draw the circuit diagram (2 Pts.)
 Build the circuit on breadboard (3Pts.)
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Part 2 Justifying the Design

 Test the circuit and write the experimental results into truth table. (3 Pts.)

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Experiment 12- Experimental Exam

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