#Sequential circuits series#

This simple flip-flop is basically a one-bit memory bistable device that has two inputs, one which will “SET” the device (meaning the output = “1”), and is labelled S and one which will “RESET” the device (meaning the output = “0”), labelled R. The SR flip-flop, also known as a SR Latch, can be considered as one of the most basic sequential logic circuit possible. However, we can see how feedback works by examining the most basic sequential logic components, called the SR flip-flop. Unfortunately, this configuration never changes state because the output will always be the same, either a “1” or a “0”, it is permanently set.

#Sequential circuits series#

The two inverters or NOT gates are connected in series with the output at Q fed back to the input. 3. Pulse Driven – which is a combination of the two that responds to triggering pulses.2. Clock Driven – synchronous circuits that are synchronised to a specific clock signal.1. Event Driven – asynchronous circuits that change state immediately when enabled.Either way sequential logic circuits can be divided into the following three main categories: Sequential logic circuits can be constructed to produce either simple edge-triggered flip-flops or more complex sequential circuits such as storage registers, shift registers, memory devices or counters. Classification of Sequential LogicĪs standard logic gates are the building blocks of combinational circuits, bistable latches and flip-flops are the basic building blocks of sequential logic circuits. Simple sequential logic circuits can be constructed from standard Bistable circuits such as: Flip-flops, Latches and Counters and which themselves can be made by simply connecting together universal NAND Gates and/or NOR Gates in a particular combinational way to produce the required sequential circuit. The word “Sequential” means that things happen in a “sequence”, one after another and in Sequential Logic circuits, the actual clock signal determines when things will happen next.

Sequential logic circuits are generally termed as two state or Bistable devices which can have their output or outputs set in one of two basic states, a logic level “1” or a logic level “0” and will remain “latched” (hence the name latch) indefinitely in this current state or condition until some other input trigger pulse or signal is applied which will cause the bistable to change its state once again. Sequential Logic circuits remember these conditions and stay fixed in their current state until the next clock signal changes one of the states, giving sequential logic circuits “Memory”. In other words, the output state of a “sequential logic circuit” is a function of the following three states, the “present input”, the “past input” and/or the “past output”. This means that sequential logic circuits are able to take into account their previous input state as well as those actually present, a sort of “before” and “after” effect is involved with sequential circuits.

Unlike Combinational Logic circuits that change state depending upon the actual signals being applied to their inputs at that time, Sequential Logic circuits have some form of inherent “Memory” built in.