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There are a few samples that you see on this page which were created in the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM application by using the Digital Electronics solution. Some of the solution's capabilities as well as the professional results which you can achieve are all demonstrated here on this page.

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Example 1: 2 to 4 Line Single Bit Decoder

This diagram was created in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM using a combination of libraries from the Digital Electronics Solution. An experienced user spent 10 minutes creating this sample.

This digital electronic circuit diagram example shows a 2-to-4 line single bit decoder with a truth table and minterm equations. A binary decoder is an electronic circuit with combinational logic. It includes multiple coded inputs and multiple outputs. A primary purpose is to convert binary information from the n input signals to 2n unique output signals. When a decoder has less than 2n outputs, at least one output will be the same for different input values. As a rule, the data inputs of the binary decoders are integers. As for the implementation, a binary decoder is designed in one of two ways: as a stand-alone integrated circuit (IC) or as part of a complex IC. A binary decoder has a wide variety of applications and is mainly applied in the form of the standardized IC. Common applications include data multiplexing, data demultiplexing, instruction decoding, memory address decoding, and more.

Example 2: 4 to 1 MUX

This diagram was created in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM using a combination of libraries from the Digital Electronics Solution. An experienced user spent 10 minutes creating this sample.

This digital electronic logic diagram example shows a 4 to 1 multiplexer (MUX) using 4 inputs AND, 3 inputs OR, 2 NOT gates. The inputs are shown as I0, I1, I2, I3; the output X depends on the selector lines S0 and S1. A multiplexer selects a single input signal among several analog or digital signals and sends it to a single output line. That is why it is also called data selector. This selection is made using selector lines, which are a separate set of digital inputs. A multiplexer with 2n inputs has n selector lines. In this regard, an electronic multiplexer is often considered as a multiple-input rotary switch or single-output switch. Digital multiplexers are constructed from high-speed logic gates. Analog multiplexers use transistors, MOSFET’s or relays. In this case, different inputs can share the same device or resource. Often, multiplexers are used to implement Boolean functions with multiple variables.

Example 3: 4 to 2 Priority Encoder

This diagram was created in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM using a combination of libraries from the Digital Electronics Solution. An experienced user spent 10 minutes creating this sample.

This digital electronics diagram example shows a single bit 4 to 2 priority encoder. It is a circuit or algorithm used to compress multiple binary inputs into outputs, at this the number of outputs is smaller than inputs. It allows handling the multifarious input configurations. The output has a binary representation, starts from zero, and presents the index of the most significant of the activated lines. Often priority decoders are used to manage interrupt requests. Of two or more inputs, the one with the highest priority will take precedence. The priority decoder will act on this highest priority input. The inputs I0, I1, I2, I3 are shown in a diagram. Some of them will have an irrelevant value — their input value will be replaced by the value of the highest-priority input. The output V reveals if the input is valid. Sometimes, the priority encoders are connected in arrays and form larger encoders.

Example 4: Boolean Algebra Operations

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This digital electronic diagram example shows multiple representations of Boolean algebra operations. You can observe four figures showing the principles of use of the truth tables, logic gates, de Morgan equivalents, and Venn diagrams. Boolean algebra or logical algebra is a part of mathematics focused on operating with binary variables taking one of two values True (1) or False (0). Boolean Algebra is based on logic and has its own set of rules for making Boolean expressions. The main operations include conjunction (AND), disjunction (OR), exclusive OR (XOR), and negation (NOT). Boolean AND and OR are similar to binary multiplication and addition respectively. The application of Boolean algebra is widespread in the process of developing different kinds of digital electronics. All logic operations are presented as expressions or equations using Boolean algebra. Boolean equations are used to analyze digital gates and electronic circuits. They give an overview of an electronic circuit design and behavior in a simple and clear form.

Example 5: Flip Flop Logic Circuit

This diagram was created in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM using a combination of libraries from the Digital Electronics Solution. An experienced user spent 10 minutes creating this sample.

This digital electronic diagram example shows a flip-flop logic circuit. Flip-flops are ones of the basic building blocks of digital electronics systems including computers, communications, and much more. A flip-flop is a circuit that stores state information as a single bit. Flip-flops are the elements of sequential logic in electronics and have two stable states (0 or 1). Special settings allow you to configure the system to change its state depending on the signal applied to one of the control inputs. As for the outputs, the circuit has one or two. There are used both level-triggered and edge-triggered flip-flops. They are asynchronous and synchronous, respectively. The former are also transparent — any changes in the input signal cause immediate changes in the output signal. The represented trigger has the SR ("set-reset") type that influences its behavior. It consists of a pair of cross-coupled logic gates. The outputs marked Zn are in a constant state.

Example 6: Four Bit Majority Circuit

This diagram was created in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM using a combination of libraries from the Digital Electronics Solution. An experienced user spent 10 minutes creating this sample.

This digital electronic diagram example shows a 4-bit majority circuit. A majority function is a Boolean function and takes the value of the majority of the inputs. In this way, it takes true value when half or more arguments are true and false otherwise. A majority gate is a logical gate used in Boolean circuits. Similarly, it returns true only if half or more than half of the inputs are true. Thereby, the 4-input majority gate has 0 output only when two or more of its inputs have 0 value, and similarly in the case of value 1. The use of the majority function provides majority logic decoding and allows the implementation of errors correction. 4-bit majority circuits have a wide application but there are systems with different quantities like systems with 3-bit majority circuits. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM with Digital Electronics solution makes it easy and fast to design most circuits for different numbers of bits using pre-programmed digital and electrical symbols. Each schematic will be precise and easy to understand.

Example 7: IMPLY Gate from NANDs

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This digital electronic circuit diagram example shows an IMPLY gate made of NAND gates. IMPLY gate is a digital logic gate, that implements a logical conditional between inputs. It produces a result equal to the value of the second input when the first input is true and true otherwise. In turn, NOT-AND (NAND) gate is also a logic gate, it produces a false output only if all its inputs are true and vice versa. If any input is false or true, the output takes the true or false value respectively. As a result, its output supplements the output of the AND gate. Typically, NAND gates include two or more inputs and are available as integrated circuits. NAND gates are constructed using transistors and junction diodes. In addition, they provide functional completeness because any boolean function can be implemented using a combination of NAND gates. This is an important advantage used by most digital electronic systems with NAND gates.

Example 8: Logic Circuit Example

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This digital electronic diagram shows an example of a logic circuit containing XOR, NAND, and NOR gates. They are used to construct both simple and complicated logic circuits. The different types of gates are connected to produce complicated switching circuits. A logic gate is an idealized model of a physical electronic device or computing device. It has one or more binary inputs, produces a single binary output, and uses logical operations or Boolean functions. As a rule, logic gates are constructed using diodes or transistors and act as electronic switches. It is an example of the combinational logic circuit and the output depends on the inputs. Moreover, any changes in input signals cause changes in the output. The vacuum tubes, pneumatic logic, optics, fluidic logic, electromagnetic relays, multiplexers, registers, microprocessors, and more elements are also used to build the logic gates. Today most gates are constructed of the metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs). Here, the logic gates are shown using the predesigned logic gate symbols from the solution libraries.

Example 9: MUX from 3 State Buffers

This diagram was created in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM using a combination of libraries from the Digital Electronics Solution. An experienced user spent 10 minutes creating this sample.

This diagram example shows a multiplexer (MUX) or a data selector realized from 3-state buffers and AND gates. It is an electronic device, which runs selection from analog or digital input signals. MUX includes several signal inputs, one or more control inputs, and one output. The signal transmission from one of several inputs to one output is the major function of a multiplexer. The selected input is forwarded to a single output line as a set of digital inputs (select lines). The 2n inputs multiplexer has n select lines. In this diagram, Sel1 and Sel2 are the control inputs. At this, Sel1 is more significant and Sel2 is less significant. The inputs are indicated by the decimal values at which the input is let through. The labels 00, 01, 10, and 11 indicate the turn-on code. A multiplexer makes possible the use of one device or resource for several input signals. Also, the multiplexers are used to implement Boolean functions of multiple variables.

Example 10: NAND Gate from NORs

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NAND gate is constructed using transistors and junction diodes and is an integrated circuit in transistor-transistor logic. NAND gate has two or more inputs and produces the output complementing to the AND gate. The output is false only when all inputs are true. If any input is false, an output is true. NOR gate is a digital logic gate, it implements logical NOR and is the negation of the OR operator. The output result of the NAND gate is true if both the inputs to the gate are false. If one or both inputs are true, the output is false. In general, NAND and NOR gates are functionally completed. That's why any Boolean function can be implemented by using a combination of NAND gates. ConceptDraw's Digital Electronics solution is perfect for easy designing any kind of digital electronic circuit diagrams, analog to digital converter schematics, and more charts.

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