1/22/25, 1:26 PM What is Flip Flop Circuit?

Types of Flip Flops with Truth Table

HACKATRONIC
Hacks of Electronics

 HOME ELECTRONICS CALCULATORS ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS  PCB ASSEMBLY TYPES OF DIODE  

ELECTRONICS TUTORIAL  555 TIMER ELECTRONICS PROJECT  OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS 

ABOUT HACKATRONIC CONTACT US PRIVACY POLICY

4″ up to 6″ SIC Wafer
Nano Quarz Wafer GmbH

Counter Circuits Electronics tutorial Flip Flops


TOPICS TO EXPLORE
https://www.hackatronic.com/what-is-flip-flop-circuit-truth-table-and-various-types-of-flip-flops/ 1/16
1/22/25, 1:26 PM What is Flip Flop Circuit? Types of Flip Flops with Truth Table

What is Flip Flop Circuit? Types of Flip Flops with

 Arduino (11)
Truth Table
 16/11/2021  Abhishek Singh  Comment(0)  Circuit Designing (12)

 Communication technologies (8)

What are flip flops in electronics? A flip-flop is an electronic circuit that can store single-bit binary
 5G technology (1)
data either logic 0 or logic 1. Basically, a flip flop is a Bistable multivibrator that changes its output
depending on the input. Flip Flops are of two types edge triggered, and level triggered. State of an
 Computer Science (13)
Edge triggered flip flop changes during the positive or negative edge of a clock cycle. Whereas in the
case of level-triggered flip flop output can change during high or low clock duration. Level triggered  Information Security (2)
flip flops are called latch, they are transparent because when they are enabled their output
becomes the same as the input.  Electronics tutorial (181)

 Arduino based projects (19)

What is the difference between a flip flop and a latch?
 ESP32 (9)
The main basic difference between a flip flop and a latch is the clock triggering mechanism.

 Boolean Algebra (3)

A Flip Flop is an edge-triggered device whereas a latch is a level-triggered device.

 Counter Circuits (14)

 Counter ICs (2)

 Electronic devices (30)

 FPGA (3)

 Electronics components (44)

 Active components (26)


 Transistors (15)

https://www.hackatronic.com/what-is-flip-flop-circuit-truth-table-and-various-types-of-flip-flops/ 2/16
1/22/25, 1:26 PM What is Flip Flop Circuit? Types of Flip Flops with Truth Table

 BJTs (2)
Discover related topics
 IGBT (3)
D Flip Flop Truth Table
 JFETs (1)

T Flip Flop Truth Table

 Passive components (7)

Master Slave D Flip Flop Truth Table  Electronics project (37)

 Bc 547 transistor projects (6)

Master Slave Jk Flip Flop Truth Table
 Filter Circuits (1)

Jk Flip Flop Diagram

 Flip Flops (8)

Latches come under combinational circuits whereas flip flops come under sequential circuits.
 Integrated circuits (ICs) (23)

Combinational circuit:  555 timer IC (9)

In a combinational circuit, the output depends only on the present input. Its speed is fast and easy to
 Logic Gates (10)
design as compared to the sequential circuit. It is used for Arithmetic and Boolean operation.
 NOR Gate (3)

Sequential circuit:
 Universal NOR Gate (1)
In the case of the sequential circuit, output depends on present input as well as past input. Its speed
is slow and it is difficult to design as compared to the combinational circuit. But the main advantage  Microcontrollers (2)
of a sequential circuit is that it has a memory so it can store information.
 MOSFETs (7)

 Oscillators (4) 

https://www.hackatronic.com/what-is-flip-flop-circuit-truth-table-and-various-types-of-flip-flops/ 3/16
1/22/25, 1:26 PM What is Flip Flop Circuit? Types of Flip Flops with Truth Table

 Power supplies (23)

Powered by
 DC Power Supply (15)
See more relevant ads Select all that apply
 DC-DC Converters (3)
Casual Games Puzzles & Brainteasers Movie & TV Streaming
What topics interest you?
 Inverters (6)
Computer & Video Games How-To, DIY & Expert Content
 SMPS (1)
Sports News Celebrities & Entertainment News

TV Networks & Stations Browser Games Newspapers  Protection Circuits (9)

 Raspberry Pi (5)
None of these
 Raspberry Pi IOT Projects (3)
Why this survey? Done

 Types of Diode (7)

Let’s see how a Latch made from NAND gates works:
 Shockley Diode (1)
We will start with a very basic SR latch. As you can see it is composed of two NAND gates having two
inputs. The first NAND gate has an S bar as input and the second one has an R bar as input. The  Working of Diode (3)

output of both the NAND gates is connected to the input of the other NAND gates. The output of the
 Zener Diode (1)
first NAND gate is Q whereas the output of the other gate is the Q bar. If one output is at logic low
then the other one will be at logic high.
 Gadgets (7)
This is an active-low circuit when we apply low logic to set pin output at Q goes to logic 1 and Q bar
becomes logic 0. When we apply logic low to reset pin output at Q becomes logic low and Q bar  Internet of Things (11)

goes to logic 1. This is how SR latch works, its output is dependent on present input, and it cannot
 IOT (12)
store data.

 Manufacturing (9)


https://www.hackatronic.com/what-is-flip-flop-circuit-truth-table-and-various-types-of-flip-flops/ 4/16
1/22/25, 1:26 PM What is Flip Flop Circuit? Types of Flip Flops with Truth Table

 OP-AMP tutorial (27)

 Opamp based project (11)

 Amplifier Projects (4)

 Operational amplifier basics (10)

 PCB Designing (15)

 DFM Tool (3)

 high frequency PCB design (4)

 PCB Manufacturing (18)

 PCB Assembly (4)

 Sensors (5)

 Solar Energy (3)

Types of Flip Flop in Digital Circuit:
 Tech one (5)
Now we will see four major types of flip flop SR flip flop, JK flip flop, D flip flop, and T flip flop.
 Google (1)

SR Flip Flop:  Three Phase AC (1)

 Thyristor Family (3)


DATASHEET

https://www.hackatronic.com/what-is-flip-flop-circuit-truth-table-and-various-types-of-flip-flops/ 5/16
1/22/25, 1:26 PM What is Flip Flop Circuit? Types of Flip Flops with Truth Table

Datasheet Search

GO

RECENT COMMENTS

 Abhishek Singh on Brushless DC –

BLDC Motor Driver Circuit using 555

Timer IC

 sven awiszus on Brushless DC –

In SR flip flop we connect NAND gates at the inputs of SR latch and also a clock signal is given to BLDC Motor Driver Circuit using 555
inputs of NAND gates to make it asynchronous sequential circuits. Now Set and Reset pins have
Timer IC
become active High signals and remaining things are the same.

 david mgcibelo on PIR Motion

See the truth table for SR Flip Flop:
Sensor Circuit with 555 Timer IC

https://www.hackatronic.com/what-is-flip-flop-circuit-truth-table-and-various-types-of-flip-flops/ 6/16
1/22/25, 1:26 PM What is Flip Flop Circuit? Types of Flip Flops with Truth Table

 Abhishek Singh on Voltage

controlled oscillator circuit using

LM566 VCO IC

 Abhishek Singh on SG3525 PWM

Inverter Circuit Diagram and it’s

Working

JK Flip-Flop:
from the truth table, you can see that when the set pin is high output Q is high, and when the reset
pin is high Q’ is high. But here is a problem that when both the inputs are at logic 1 output goes to an
undefined state.

https://www.hackatronic.com/what-is-flip-flop-circuit-truth-table-and-various-types-of-flip-flops/ 7/16
1/22/25, 1:26 PM What is Flip Flop Circuit? Types of Flip Flops with Truth Table

JK flip flop is an improved version of SR flip flop. The problem of the undefined state in the SR flip flop
is solved in the JK flip flop. To solve this problem in SR flip flop we require another flip flop. In the JK
flip flop if J=K=1 occurs then output gets toggled with respect to the previous output.

In the JK flip flop, we use a three-input NAND gate, and output from one side is given as input to the
NAND gate on the opposite side. This is an active-high input circuit.

See the truth table of JK flip flop:

https://www.hackatronic.com/what-is-flip-flop-circuit-truth-table-and-various-types-of-flip-flops/ 8/16
1/22/25, 1:26 PM What is Flip Flop Circuit? Types of Flip Flops with Truth Table

T(Toggle) Flip Flop:

From the truth table, you can see that when the output at both J and K inputs is different output Q
follows the value of J during the next clock edge. If both J and K are at logic Low no changes occur at
the output. When both J and K are at logic High the output gets toggled from one state to another
state.

https://www.hackatronic.com/what-is-flip-flop-circuit-truth-table-and-various-types-of-flip-flops/ 9/16
1/22/25, 1:26 PM What is Flip Flop Circuit? Types of Flip Flops with Truth Table

A T flip flop is actually a JK flip flop, the only change is that both the input are given the same logic
and a clock signal is given. The output of the T flip flop remains unchanged when both the inputs are
the same. When both the inputs are different output gets toggled or complemented hence name T
flip flop.

See the Truth Table of T Flip Flop:

https://www.hackatronic.com/what-is-flip-flop-circuit-truth-table-and-various-types-of-flip-flops/ 10/16
1/22/25, 1:26 PM What is Flip Flop Circuit? Types of Flip Flops with Truth Table

D(Data) Flip Flop:

https://www.hackatronic.com/what-is-flip-flop-circuit-truth-table-and-various-types-of-flip-flops/ 11/16
1/22/25, 1:26 PM What is Flip Flop Circuit? Types of Flip Flops with Truth Table

D flip flops are very popular in Digital Electronics, they are widely used in counter circuits, shift
registers, and synchronization circuits. In this flip flop, there is a not gate present between inputs of
JK flip flop, and the clock signal is given. In this flip flop output changes only during the edge of the
clock signal.

See Truth table of D flip flop:

Applications of Flip Flop in Electronics:

From the truth table, you can see that the output changes only when input and clock both are high
and it changes at the edge of the clock cycle.

Flip Flops are the basic building blocks of many Digital electronics circuits. Here are some
applications of flip flops.


https://www.hackatronic.com/what-is-flip-flop-circuit-truth-table-and-various-types-of-flip-flops/ 12/16
1/22/25, 1:26 PM What is Flip Flop Circuit? Types of Flip Flops with Truth Table

Counters.
Shift Registers.
Storage Registers.
Frequency Dividers.
Data transfer.
Data storage.
Bounce elimination switch.
Memory
Latch.
Registers

https://www.hackatronic.com/what-is-flip-flop-circuit-truth-table-and-various-types-of-flip-flops/ 13/16
1/22/25, 1:26 PM What is Flip Flop Circuit? Types of Flip Flops with Truth Table

Abhishek Singh

https://www.hackatronic.com

https://www.hackatronic.com/what-is-flip-flop-circuit-truth-table-and-various-types-of-flip-flops/ 14/16
1/22/25, 1:26 PM What is Flip Flop Circuit? Types of Flip Flops with Truth Table

 Raspberry Pi 4 Pin… IC 7493 4 Bit Binar… 

Leave a Reply
Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Comment *

Name *

Email *

Website

Save my name,
email, and
website in this

browser for the

https://www.hackatronic.com/what-is-flip-flop-circuit-truth-table-and-various-types-of-flip-flops/ 15/16
1/22/25, 1:26 PM What is Flip Flop Circuit? Types of Flip Flops with Truth Table

next time I
comment.

Post Comment

 Arduino Search … Search  PCB ASSEMBLY

 ESP32  Electronics tutorial

 Raspberry Pi  Electronics project

 Electronics components  Integrated circuits (ICs)

 OP-AMP tutorial  Resistor color code calculator

Join WhatsApp Channel

 Counter Circuits  About Hackatronic

 Flip Flops  Contact Us

 Power supplies  Privacy policy

 Types of Diode  Disclaimer

2024 hackatronic.com

This site uses Google AdSense ad intent links. AdSense automatically generates these links and they may help creators earn money.


https://www.hackatronic.com/what-is-flip-flop-circuit-truth-table-and-various-types-of-flip-flops/ 16/16