ECE 28 Digital Electronics 1

Logic Circuits and Switching Theory (Laboratory)

Activity 6
FINAL DATA SHEET
Name : Jeara Michaela G. Muyong ID #: 2021-5575-A
Course/Year/Sec: BSECE 3A Date Submitted: _____________

PROCEDURE A – Demonstration of the function of the 74175 D-Latch

The circuit shown below demonstrates how to properly connect the 74175 D-Latch in order to display
three consecutive digits inputted by a user. This circuit shall use the 74147 (decimal-to-BCD
encoder), a 7447 (7-segment decoder), a 74133 (13-input NAND Gate), and three 74175 (4-bit/Quad
D-Latch).

Procedures:
1.) Study and connect, the block diagram of the circuit below. You may combine your breadboards in order to
make it easy to accommodate all the components together. Use tact switches instead of DIP switches for the
inputs.

2.) After connecting, power-on the circuit. Are the two 7-segment display LEDs displaying “00”? (YES/NO) YES

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3.) If your answer is NO, check your circuit and repeat the procedure. If YES, proceed to the next step.

4.) Now, press any two input switches. Describe what you have observed based from the output of this circuit.

When an input switch is pressed, the output in one of the 7 segment displays the digit of the input switch
that was pressed while the other 7 segment displays the digit “0”. The digit is still being displayed after not
pressing the switch. When another switch was pressed, the digit of the pressed input switch was displayed
on the 7 segment that displays the previous digit of the pressed switch, while the other 7-segment now
displays the digit of the first input switch that was pressed. The digit displayed from the first 7-segment
moved to the other 7-segment and was replaced by the second digit of the input switch that was pressed.

5.) Again, while the circuit is still running based from the previous step, press the switch that corresponds to
“CLR”. Describe again what you have observed based from the output of this circuit.

The digits being displayed by the two 7-segment LED was cleared and the outputs were reset. There was no
display on the 7-segment after CLR switch was pressed.

6.) Based on these observations, explain why Flip-flops and Latches are important in Logic Circuits Applications.

One of the application of flip-flops and latches demonstrated in this activity is to input a sequence of digit in a
multi-digit 7-segment LED display when used in cascaded configuration. Flip-flops and latches are important
in logic circuit applications because they have the ability to store bit of information and can maintain the
current state until it is changed. They both have an output that reflects the stored value and the output
changes to match the input data when clocked or enabled. Both are used in data storage and are the basic
storage element in sequential logic. Sequential logic circuits are important in counters, data processing, and
state machines.

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PROCEDURE B – Familiarization with the actual Latch / Flip-Flop ICs:
Use EWB to find the pin configuration & Description of the logic ICs given below. Also, go online, and
include an actual (*single-chip isometric view) photo of the IC and Internal Diagram. Fill-out the table
below. (Any family will do. i.e. LS, ALS, H, HC, HCT, etc.) The first IC below is already given for your
reference.

Important: The IC number must be readable/visible in the photo.

IC#: 7472 Description: AND Gated JK Master/Slave Flip-Flop

EWB Pin Configuration Actual Chip Internal Diagram

IC#: 7473 Description: Dual JK Flip-Flop

EWB Pin Configuration Actual Chip Internal Diagram

IC#: 7474 Description: Dual D-Type Flip-Flop

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 EWB Pin Configuration Actual Chip Internal Diagram
IC#: 7476 Description: Dual JK Flip-Flop

EWB Pin Configuration Actual Chip Internal Diagram

IC#: 74109 Description: Dual JK’ Flip-Flop

EWB Pin Configuration Actual Chip Internal Diagram

IC#: 74112 Description: Dual JK Flip-Flop

EWB Pin Configuration Actual Chip Internal Diagram

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IC#: 74113 Description: Dual JK Master-Slave Flip-Flop

EWB Pin Configuration Actual Chip Internal Diagram

IC#: 74114 Description: Dual JK Flip-Flop

EWB Pin Configuration Actual Chip Internal Diagram

IC#: 74116 Description: Dual 4-bit Latches

EWB Pin Configuration Actual Chip Internal Diagram

IC#: 74174 Description: Hex D-Type Flip-Flop

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 EWB Pin Configuration Actual Chip Internal Diagram

IC#: 74175 Description: Quad D-Type Flip-Flop

EWB Pin Configuration Actual Chip Internal Diagram

IC#: 74273 Description: Octal D-Type Flip-Flop

EWB Pin Configuration Actual Chip Internal Diagram

IC#: 74373 Description: Octal D-Type Transparent Latches

EWB Pin Configuration Actual Chip Internal Diagram

IC#: 74377 Description: Octal D-Type Flip-Flop w/en

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 EWB Pin Configuration Actual Chip Internal Diagram

Summarize all the things you have learned in this activity. (Individual answer)
Student NAME: Jeara Michaela G. Muyong

In this activity, how flip-flops and latches function in a circuit were discussed and demonstrated. Flip-flop are a digital
logic circuits that has two stable states and can store one bit of data. Flip-flops are the primary blocks of the most sequential circuits
where they act as memory elements. On the other hand, latch is a basic digital circuit that is used for storing and retaining a binary (0 or
1) state. Latches are level-sensitive devices. They continuously monitor their inputs and update their outputs based on the current state
of the inputs. Latches are often used for simple data storage and can be considered as the building blocks of more complex sequential
logic circuits. The clocked flip-flops act as the memory elements of the synchronous sequential circuit, while latches function as the
memory elements of asynchronous sequential circuits.

IC 74175, a Quad D-Type Flip-Flop, was used in the circuit to allow storing of previous pressed data. It is a negative
logic component where the output is the inverted of the input. This IC serves as a memory that stores the BCD code pressed and inverts
the data at the same time. In connecting the circuit to demonstrate how the 74175 flip-flop works, other ICs were also needed. The
performed circuit also used 74147 (decimal-to-BCD encoder), 7447 (7-segment decoder), 74133 (13-input NAND Gate), and 7404
(NOT gate). The 74147 is used to encode the data to BCD, 74133 was also used as a trigger and it is connected to two inverters that
serves as a buffer to perfect the timing of 74175. T he 74175 has four data input pins (D0, D1, D2, and D3), one for each flip-flop.
These pins are where the binary data to be stored are inputted. It also has a common clock input that is connected to all four flip-flops.
This clock input determines when the data at the D inputs is latched into the flip-flops. Each flip-flop inside the 74175 works
independently, capturing data based on the common clock signal and storing it until the next clock transition. The stored data remains
in the flip-flop until new data is presented at the D input and the clock signal transitions again.

The function of 74175 is applied in sequential circuit in this activity. The flip-flop/latch can be used in cascaded
configuration in order to input a sequence of digits in a multidigit 7-segment LED display using the same input keys. The output of a
sequential circuit is determined both by the present input and previous input.