An eight-bit binary ripple UP counter with a modulus of 256 is holding...
Given information:
- An eight-bit binary ripple UP counter with a modulus of 256 is holding the count 01111111.
- We need to determine the count after 135 clock pulses.
Understanding a binary ripple UP counter:
- A binary ripple UP counter is a sequential circuit that increments its count value by 1 at each clock pulse.
- The count value is represented in binary form, which means it consists of multiple bits.
- In an eight-bit binary ripple UP counter, the count value ranges from 00000000 to 11111111, which is 0 to 255 in decimal.
Approach:
- We need to determine the count after 135 clock pulses, starting from the current count of 01111111.
- Since the modulus of the counter is 256, we can ignore any count values beyond 255 and consider them as overflow.
- We will simulate the counter operation for 135 clock pulses and observe the count after each pulse.
Simulation:
1. Starting count: 01111111 (127 in decimal)
2. Clock pulse 1: Increment count by 1
- New count: 10000000 (128 in decimal)
3. Clock pulse 2: Increment count by 1
- New count: 10000001 (129 in decimal)
4. Clock pulse 3: Increment count by 1
- New count: 10000010 (130 in decimal)
...
5. Clock pulse 128: Increment count by 1
- New count: 11111111 (255 in decimal)
6. Clock pulse 129: Increment count by 1
- New count: 00000000 (256 in decimal) - Overflow, reset to 00000000
7. Clock pulse 130: Increment count by 1
- New count: 00000001 (1 in decimal)
8. Clock pulse 131: Increment count by 1
- New count: 00000010 (2 in decimal)
...
9. Clock pulse 135: Increment count by 1
- New count: 00000110 (6 in decimal)
Answer:
- After 135 clock pulses, starting from the count 01111111, the new count will be 00000110 in binary or 6 in decimal.
- Therefore, the correct answer is option 'C' (0000 0110).
An eight-bit binary ripple UP counter with a modulus of 256 is holding...
01111111 → 127
After 135 clock cycles, we will get
127 + 135 = 262
∴ The total number of clock pulses will be 262
As the modulus is 256,
After 256 clock pulses, the sequence will repeat.
262 = 256 + 6
∴ 00 00 00 00
257 → 00 00 00 01
258 → 00 00 00 10
259 → 00 00 00 11
260 → 00 00 01 00
261 → 00 00 01 01
262 → 00 00 01 10