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Flip-Flops


    "Flip-flop" is the common name given to two-state devices which offer basic memory for sequential logic operations. Flip-flops are heavily used for digital data storage and transfer and are commonly used in banks called "registers" for the storage of binary numerical data.


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Edge Triggering


    Edge triggering is when the flip-flop state is changed as the rising or falling edge of a clock signal passes through a threshold voltage. This true dynamic clock input is insensitive to the slope or time spent in the high or low state.

Edge Triggering


    Figure: A slow or delayed gate can be used to convert a level change into a short pulse. Both types of dynamic triggering are represented on a schematic diagram by a special symbol near the clock input. In addition to the clock and data inputs most IC flip-flop packages will also include set and reset (or mark and erase) inputs. The additional inputs allow the flip-flop to be preset to an initial state without using the clocked logic inputs.

Dynamic Triggering

    Figure: The schematic symbols for
a) a positive edge-triggered JKFF,
b) a negative (falling) edge-triggered JKFF and
c) a negative edge-triggered JKFF with set and reset inputs.


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