Synchronous counter design for irregular sequence

In this post, we will design a Synchronous counter for an irregular sequence using J-K flip-flops with step-by-step analysis.

Design a Synchronous counter for an irregular sequence

Problem statement: Design a Synchronous counter to generate the following sequence 0->2->5->4->7->0 using J-K flip-flops.

Design Solution using J-K flip-flops

Step1: State diagram for the given sequence 0->2->5->4->7->0 is

Design a Synchronous counter for an irregular sequence - Step1: State diagram for the given sequence 0->2->5->4->7->0 is

Step2: Choose the flip-flop and write the transition table for the same flip-flop

Three J-K flip-flops are required because it is a 3-bit counter (output QCQBQA).

J-K Transition Table is given below:

Step 3: Draw the state table and the excitation table for the state diagram using J-K flip-flops.

Step 4: Solve the K- map to get the reduced expression for each flip flop input. For the min-terms 0, 2, 5, 4, and 7 get the output from the above table but for the unused state ( 1,3,6)consider the output as don’t care(X).

Design a Synchronous counter for an irregular sequence - Solve the K- map

Step 5: implement the logic circuit with J-K flip-flop and logic gates.

Design a Synchronous counter for an irregular sequence - implement the logic circuit with J-K flip-flop and logic gates.

Author of this post

This post is co-authored by Professor Saraswati Saha, who is an assistant professor at RCCIIT, a renowned degree engineering college in India. Professor Saha teaches subjects related to digital electronics & microprocessors.

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