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Laboratory 5
Logic Circuit II

Objectives:
 Determine the outputs of a NAND, NOR and Exclusive OR gates.
 Complete the NAND, NOR and Exclusive OR gates truth table from experimental values
 Write a Boolean expression for a NAND, NOR and Exclusive OR gates.
 Write the Boolean expression for the digital Comparator.

Equipment required
 PU-2000 mainframe: Computer Electronics learning system
 Master Board
 EB-132: Printed circuit board.

Content:

1. NAND gates
2. NAND equivalent circuit
3. NOR gates
4. NOR equivalent circuit
5. Exclusive OR gates
6. A digital comparator
7. Troubleshooting

1. NAND gates
After you complete these laboratory activities you should be able to:
 Use NAND gate circuit to determine the relationship between the inputs and outputs
 Complete the NAND gate truth table from experimental results.
 Write a Boolean expression for a NAND gate circuit.

1.1 Equipment required

 PU-2000 mainframe: Computer Electronics learning system
 Master Board
 EB-132: Printed circuit board.

1.2 Starting Up (As your instructor for help)

1. Locate your PC station. It should be labelled as your group number.
2. Start your PC with Win95 Os.
3. Start the software DEGEM.
4. Place the EB132 PCB on the PU-2000.
5. Locate the circuit in Figure 1.
6. Connect two jumpers to A and B, in the places indicated by arrows to connect switches A and B to the
corresponding inputs. These two position switches provide logic states “0” and “1” to the NAND-gate inputs.
7. Turn on the EB-2000 power supply.

Figure 1: NAND Gate

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1.3 Procedure
1. Determine the outputs for gate 1 in Fig.1 for various input combinations. Lamp F is ON to indicate a logic “1”
state. Switches A and B are used to change the input states. Complete the truth table in Fig.2.

A B F
0 0
0 1
1 0
1 1

Figure 2: Truth table

2. Write the Boolean expression for this AND gate: F1=________________

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2. NAND EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT

2.1 OBJECTIVES

After you complete these laboratory activities you should be able to:
 Determine the outputs of a NAND equivalent circuit.
 Complete the truth table of NAND circuit from experimental values.
 Write a Boolean expression for a NAND circuit.

2.2 Starting Up
1 Locate the circuit in Fig.1 on the printed circuit board EB-132.
2 Connect two jumpers to A and B, in the places indicated by arrows ( ) to connect switches A and B to the
corresponding inputs. These two position switches provide logic states “0” and “1” to the NAND equivalent
circuit inputs.

Figure 1: NAND equivalent circuit

2.3 Procedure
1. Complete the truth table

A B F1 F2 F3
0 0
0 1
1 0
1 1
Figure 2: truth table

2. Write the Boolean expression for this OR gate:

F1=_______________F2=________________F3=__________________

Question
What is the difference between F (truth table in Fig.2 of Lab.1) and F3 (Fig.2 of this experiment)?

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3. NOR GATES
3.1 Objectives
After you complete these laboratory activities you should be able to:
1. Determine the outputs of a NOR gate.
2. Complete the truth table of NOR gate from experimental values.
3. Write a Boolean expression for NOR gate.

3.2 Starting Up
1. Locate the circuit in Fig. 3.1 on the EB-132 printed circuit board.
2. Connect 2 jumpers to A and B.

Figure 3.1: NOR gate

3.3 Procedure
1. Determine the outputs of Gate 2 for various input combinations. Lamps F is ON to indicate logic “1” state.
Switches A and B are used to change the input states.
2. Complete the following truth table in Fig 3.2:
3. Write the Boolean expression for these logic gates: F =________________________________________

B F
A
0 0
0 1
1 0
1 1

Fig 3.2: NOR truth table

Figure 3.1: NOR gate

4. NOR Equivalent Circuit

4.0 Objectives
After you complete this experiment you should be able to:

1. Use a NOR equivalent circuit.

2. Complete its truth table.
3. Write the corresponding Boolean expression.

4.1 Starting Up

1. Locate the circuit in (Fig 4.1) on the EB-132 printed circuit board.
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2. Connect 2 jumpers to A, B.
F1

F3

F2

Figure 4.1 NOR Equivalent Circuit

4.2 Procedure
1. Determine the outputs of gates 6, 7 and 8 in Fig 4.1 for various input combinations. Lamps F1, F2 and F3 are ON
to indicate logic “1” state. Switches A and B are used to change the input state.
2. Complete the following truth table:
A B F1 F2 F3
0 0
0 1
1 0
1 1

Figure 4.2: truth table

3. Write the following Boolean expression s:

F1= _______________________________________

F2= _______________________________________

F3= ________________________________________

Question
What is the difference between F (truth table in Fig.2 of lab 3) and F3 (Fig. 4.2 of this experiment)?

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5. Exclusive-OR Gates
After you complete this experiment you should be able to:
1. Use an exclusive-OR gate (XOR).
2. Complete its truth table.
3. Write the corresponding Boolean Expression.

5.1 Starting Up
1. Locate exclusive-OR gate circuit (Fig 5.1)
2. Connect 3 jumpers to A, B, and C.

F1

F2

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Figure 5.1 X-OR Gate Circuit

5.2 Procedure
1. Determine the outputs of gates 8 and 9.
2. Complete the following truth table:
A B C F1 F2
0 0 0
0 0 1
0 1 0
0 1 1
1 0 0
1 0 1
1 1 0
1 1 1
Figure 5.2 : XOR truth table

3. Write the following Boolean expression s:

F1= _______________________________________

F2= _______________________________________

Question
What is the difference between the logic circuit in Fig. 5.1 and a 3-input XOR gate?

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6. A Digital Comparator
After you complete this experiment you should be able to:
1. Determine the outputs of a digital comparator circuit.
2. Complete the truth table of digital comparator circuit from experimental values.
3. Write the Boolean expression for the digital comparator circuit.

6.1 Starting Up
1. Locate the one input circuit (Fig 6.1)
2. Connect jumpers to A and B.

F1 F2
F4

F5

F3

Figure 6.1 A digital comparator

6.2 Procedure
1. Determine the outputs of gates 11 and 15 in Fig 6.1. For various input combinations.
2. Complete the following truth table in Fig. 6.2:
3. Write the Boolean expression for this circuit:
F1=_________________ F2=___________________ F3=___________________

F4=_________________ F5=___________________

A B F1 F2 F3 F4 F5
0 0
0 1
1 0
1 1

Figure 6.2: truth table

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