Scribd
Upload
28 views9 pages

2.3.3 (MUX) and (DEMUX)

The document discusses the concepts of multiplexers and demultiplexers, illustrating their application in reducing wiring complexity for phone connections and seven-segment display signs. It details a practical implementation using a 74LS139 demultiplexer to display the word 'OPEN' efficiently, highlighting power savings achieved through multiplexing. The conclusion includes calculations of power usage and a design improvement using fewer resistors in the circuit.

Uploaded by

559105
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
28 views9 pages

2.3.3 (MUX) and (DEMUX)

The document discusses the concepts of multiplexers and demultiplexers, illustrating their application in reducing wiring complexity for phone connections and seven-segment display signs. It details a practical implementation using a 74LS139 demultiplexer to display the word 'OPEN' efficiently, highlighting power savings achieved through multiplexing. The conclusion includes calculations of power usage and a design improvement using fewer resistors in the circuit.

Uploaded by

559105
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 9

2.3.

3 Multiplexers (MUX)
and Demultiplexers
(DEMUX)

Dylan Smith
Intro

Though it may be hard to believe, there was once a time when there was no more than
one phone per household. That’s right, just one. How was this phone connected to all of
the other phones in your town or country? Obviously, it wasn’t practical to have a wire
from your phone connected directly to all other phones individually. This would require
an unimaginable amount of wire traveling to and from every home in America. The
solution to this problem was for a group of homes to share one wire with another group
of homes. This sharing of a resource, and in this case, the wire was a classic
application of a multiplexer/demultiplexer circuit.
Another classic application of multiplexing/de-multiplexing is the way that
seven-segment display signs are wired. In this activity, you will implement two simple
display signs. The first will not take advantage of multiplexing and the second will.
1

Using CDS, enter this circuit and verify that it is working as expected (that is, is
OPEN being displayed?).

It is.
2

A significantly better way to display the word


OPEN is to multiplex the seven-segment
displays. Thus, for the word OPEN to be
displayed properly, the displays must be
demultiplexed. The schematic diagram in Figure
2 accomplishes this task by using a 74LS139
1-to-4 demultiplexer and two switches. (In a real
application, a counter would replace the
switches. Counters will be discussed in Unit 3.)
In this implementation, only one display is on at
any given time, resulting in significantly reduced
power usage.
3.

Using CDS, enter this circuit and verify that the


circuit is working as expected by completing the
table.
B A O P E N 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
0 0 1 0 0 0 O - - -
0 1 0 1 0 0 - P - -
1 0 0 0 1 0 - - E -
1 1 0 0 0 1 - - - N
4

Using CDS, enter this circuit and verify


that the circuit is working as expected
by completing the table.
5.

“-” Means display is blank

Using CDS, enter this circuit and verify that the circuit is working as expected by completing the table.

B A Y0 Y1 Y2 Y3 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

0 0 1 0 0 0 H - - -

0 1 0 1 0 0 - E - -

1 0 0 0 1 0 - - L -

1 1 0 0 0 1 - - - P
Conclusion

a. As discussed in the Procedure, the demultiplexed version of the circuit that


displays the word OPEN uses 1.89 watts of power. On average, how much
power does the multiplexed version use? For the sake of simplicity, you may
assume that the 74LS139 requires no power.
b. The circuit shown in Figure 5 takes the simplification of the circuit that
displays the word OPEN to the next level. This circuit uses the same amount
of power as the original multiplexed circuit but requires fewer (and
differently-sized ... HINT) resistors. Explain how this circuit works.
Conclusion answers

a. 1.89/4 = 0.4725
b. It uses a single resistor instead of multiple, i.e. one for every input of each of
the displays

You might also like