Final Exam Review

Study Material, Topics and Sections



  1. Chapter 4: Section 4.9: Decoders
    2X4 decoders, 3X8 decoders, 3X16 decoders
    NAND output decoder: figure 4.19; build combinational circuit
  2. Chapter 4: Section 4.12 Verilog Descrition of Combinational circuit
    Verilog (structural) description of gate circuit (like hwk5, lab1), but with a test bench. p.181.
  3. Chapter 5: Section 5.5 Analysis of sequential circuits
    Given a cicuit (see fig.5.15) get the state equations, state table, state diagram.
  4. Chapter 5: Section 5.6 Verilog Description of Sequential Circuit
    Behavioral verilog model. Example 5.7 of p.215,229
  5. Chapter 5: Section 5.8: Synthesis of sequential circuits
    Synthesis with JK, T and D FF. Problem statement, state diagram, state table, FF input equations, FF diagram.
  6. Chapter 6: Section 6.5: Counter with unused state
    Upto p.282.
  7. Chapter 7: Section 7.6: Programmable Logic Array
  8. Data Representation: Classnotes, online information. IEEE 754 standard for floating point reprsentation. Given a number in real number format (75.42) represent in IEEE 752 format.

Extra Problems

Exercises: 5.10, 5.20, 5.49, 6.24, 6.27, 7.28

Sample Questions

  1. Design a combinational circuit using a 3X8 decoder such as 74LS138 and NAND gates chip such as 74LS00: F1(X,Y,Z) = ∑(m3,m5,m7).
  2. Analyze the sequential circuit given below.
  3. Synthesize a sequential circuit defined by the finate state machien given below:
  4. Design the counter that counts the sequence (0,2,3,4,6). Use D-FF.
  5. Write the Verilog description of the combinational circuit given below and provide the testbench to simulate and test your descrption. Like Hwk1.
  6. Write the Verilog Description of the sequential circuit given below and provide the test bench.
  7. Implement the functions F1 and F2 gievn below using a PLA (NOT,AND,OR,XOR stages).
    F1(A,B,C) = AB+C'B'+CA'
    F2(A,B,C) = (AB+B'A'+C'A')'
  8. Labs 1-4 material.
  9. IEEE 754 floating point representation.