Synchronous Counters
Synchronous Counters
Synchronous Counters
COUNTERS
Synchronous Counter
Clock pulses are applied to the input of all flip-
flops.
Common clock trigger all flip-flops
simultaneously
T=0 or J=K=0 (flip-flop does not change
state)
T=1 or J=K=1 (flip-flop complements)
a. Binary Counter
The flip-flop in the
b. Up-Down
Binary Counter
A synchronous countdown
c. BCD Counter
A BCD counts in binary-coded decimal from 0000 to 1001 and back
d. Binary Counter
with Parallel Load
Counters employed in
digital systems often require
a parallel load capability for
transferring an initial binary
number into the counter
prior to the count operation.
When equal to 1, the input
load control disables the
count operation and causes
a transfer of data from the
four data inputs into the four
flip-flops.
If both inputs are zero,
clock pulses do not change
the state of the register.
X
1
0
0
X
X
1
0
Function
Clear to 0
Load inputs
Count next binary
state
No change