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Decoder

Decoders are combinational logic circuits that detect a particular binary code on its inputs and activate a single output. The document describes basic binary decoders, 2-bit decoders, 3-bit decoders, and 4-bit decoders. Binary decoders have n inputs and 2^n outputs. The decoder circuits use AND gates to activate a single output for each unique binary input code. Tables show the binary codes, decimal values, and logic functions that activate each output for 2-bit, 3-bit, and 4-bit decoders.

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Decoder

Decoders are combinational logic circuits that detect a particular binary code on its inputs and activate a single output. The document describes basic binary decoders, 2-bit decoders, 3-bit decoders, and 4-bit decoders. Binary decoders have n inputs and 2^n outputs. The decoder circuits use AND gates to activate a single output for each unique binary input code. Tables show the binary codes, decimal values, and logic functions that activate each output for 2-bit, 3-bit, and 4-bit decoders.

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Decoders are the combinational circuits that detect the presence of some code on its input and indicate

the
presence of that code by a specified output. Generally, a decoder has n input lines and 2 n output lines.

Basic binary decoder


Suppose we need to detect the occurrence of binary number 1100 on the input of the circuit. AND can be used
as a decoding element because of AND gate produces HIGH output only when all of its inputs are HIGH. Now
we have to make sure that all inputs to the AND gate are HIGH when the number 1100 occurs. This can be
achieved by  inverting  last 2 bits. The corresponding circuit design and logic equations are shown in the figure.

2-bit decoder
A 2-bit decoder (2 to 4-bit decoder) has 2 input lines and 4 output lines. That is, 4 decoding gates are required
to decode all possible combinations of two bits. For any given code on its input, one of the four output becomes
HIGH.

Binary codes corresponding outputs and decoding functions are described in the table.
Binary Output

Decimal Digit Decoding function

A0 A1 0 1 2 3

0 0 0 1 0 0 0

1 0 1 0 1 0 0

2 1 0 0 0 1 0

3 1 1 0 0 0 1

logical diagram of 2 to 4 bit decoder is shown in the figure.


3-bit decoder
A 3-bit decoder has 3 input lines and 8 output lines. That is, 8 decoding gates are required to decode all
possible combinations of three bits. For any given code on its input, one of the eight output becomes HIGH.

Binary codes corresponding outputs and decoding functions are described in the table.
Binary Output

Decimal Digit Decoding function

A0 A1 A2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Circuit of a 3 bit decoder is given below,


4-bit decoder
A 4-bit decoder has 4 input lines and 16 output lines. That is 16 decoding gates are required to decode all
possible combinations of four bits. For any given code on its input, one of the sixteen output becomes HIGH.

Binary codes corresponding outputs and decoding functions are described in the table.
Binary Output

Decimal Digit Decoding function

A0 A1 A2 A3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

7 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Binary Output

Decimal Digit Decoding function

A0 A1 A2 A3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

9 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

10 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

11 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

13 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

14 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

15 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

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