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Digital Electronics Exam Guidelines

This document is a test paper for a Digital Electronics course containing 8 questions. It provides instructions to candidates to attempt any 5 questions, with each question carrying 12 marks. The questions cover topics like binary, hexadecimal and octal conversions; hamming codes; logic expressions in sum of products form; binary addition; priority encoders; synchronous counters; SR and JK flip-flops; sample and hold circuits; analog to digital converters; and resistive voltage dividers.

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Digital Electronics Exam Guidelines

This document is a test paper for a Digital Electronics course containing 8 questions. It provides instructions to candidates to attempt any 5 questions, with each question carrying 12 marks. The questions cover topics like binary, hexadecimal and octal conversions; hamming codes; logic expressions in sum of products form; binary addition; priority encoders; synchronous counters; SR and JK flip-flops; sample and hold circuits; analog to digital converters; and resistive voltage dividers.

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Roll No. Total No.

of Pages : 02
Total No. of Questions : 08
[Link] (EEE/EE) (Sem.–4)
DIGITAL ELECTRONICS
Subject Code : BTEE-401-18
[Link] : 77606
Date of Examination : 10-08-21
Time : 2 Hrs. Max. Marks : 60

INST RUCT IONS T O CANDIDAT ES :


1. Attempt any FIVE question(s), ea ch que stion c arrie s 12 marks.

1. i) Convert 101001.111 binary number to decimal number, hexadecimal and octal.

ii) A safe has five locks v, w, x, y and z. All of which must be unlocked for the safe to
open. The keys to the locks are distributed among five executives in the following
manner

Mr. A has the keys for locks w and y.

Mr. B has the keys for locks v and y.

Mr. C has the keys for locks v and x.

Mr. D has the keys for locks v and z.

Mr. E has the keys for locks x and z.

Determine :

a) Minimum number of executives required to open the safe.

b) All the combinations of executives that can open the safe.

c) Who is the essential executive?

2. i) Construct a hamming code for BCD 0101. Use Even parity. Find the number of
positions of parity bits to be added to construct hamming code for an 8-bit data word.

ii) Explain Fan out, Fan in, Current and voltage parameters w.r.t. logic families. Discuss
CMOS logic family. Also compare it with TTL logic family on the basis of propagation
delay, noise immunity, Fan out, Fan in and power dissipation.

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3. Reduce the following expression to the simplest possible SOP form :
i) F(A,B,C,D)=∑m(1,5,6,12,13,14) + d(2,4)
ii) F(A,B,C,D)=∑m(0,1,3,4,5,6,7,13, 15)
4. i) Two BCD numbers A1, A2, A3, A4 and B1, B2, B3, B4 are required to be added,
resulting in a BCD number. What modifications/alterations are required to be made in
the circuit of 4-bit binary adder? Discuss.
ii) In an industry four operations Temperature, Pressure, Level and Humidity are to be
encoded. Design a priority encoder in which Temperature must have the highest
priority then Pressure followed by Level and Humidity is having the lowest priority.
5. Design a 4 bit synchronous counters using JK and T flip flops having the following states
0000, 0001, 0010, 0011, 0100, 0101, 0110, 1111, 0000…………..
6. Explain the working of SR flip-flop. What are its Limitations? How these limitation(s) are
overcome in JK flip-flop? Discuss.
7. What is the significance of sample and hold circuit? Discuss the working of parallel and
dual slope A/D converters.
8. i) For a 5-bit resistive divider, determine the following :
a) The weight assigned to the LSB.
b) The weight assigned to the second and third LSB.
c) The change in output voltage due to a change in the LSB, the second LSB, and the
third LSB.
d) The output voltage for a digital input of 10101. Assume 0 = 0 V and 1 = + 10 V.
ii) What is the need of a memory? What are its different types? Compare RAM and ROM.

Note: Any student found attempting answer sheet from any other person(s), using
incriminating material or involved in any wrong activity reported by evaluator shall be
treated under UMC provisions.
Student found sharing the question paper(s)/answer sheet on digital media or with any
other person or any organization/institution shall also be treated under UMC.
Any student found making any change/addition/modification in contents of scanned copy of
answer sheet and original answer sheet, shall be covered under UMC provisions.

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Mr. A is the essential executive because only he possesses the keys to lock w and y simultaneously. All groups that can open the safe must include Mr. A as the combination of remaining executives without Mr. A cannot open both w and y .

Constructing Hamming code with even parity is important for error detection because it ensures that the total number of 1's in the code is even, making it easier to detect single-bit errors. When an error occurs, the parity becomes odd, allowing the error to be detected and possibly corrected .

To simplify F(A,B,C,D)=∑m(1,5,6,12,13,14) + d(2,4), use Karnaugh maps or Boolean algebra to reduce it to its simplest Sum of Products form, by eliminating don’t care conditions and grouping the min terms appropriately to minimize the number of terms in the expression .

In a 5-bit resistive DAC, the LSB weight typically represents the smallest voltage increment, determining the resolution of the converter. Changes in LSB directly adjust the output voltage by the resolution amount; thus, LSB changes have a significant impact on precise voltage outputs .

The binary number 101001.111 can be converted to decimal by calculating (1x2^5) + (0x2^4) + (1x2^3) + (0x2^2) + (0x2^1) + (1x2^0) + (1x2^-1) + (1x2^-2) + (1x2^-3) = 41.875 in decimal. For hexadecimal, group binary digits in sets of four from decimal point: 1010 (A) 0111 (7), thus A7 in hexadecimal. For octal, group binary digits in sets of three from decimal point: 101 (5) 001 (1) .111 (7), resulting in 51.7 in octal .

The JK flip-flop overcomes the limitation of the SR flip-flop where both inputs set and reset are high, causing a forbidden state. The JK flip-flop resolves this by toggling output when both J and K are high during a clock pulse, preventing indeterminate states .

The priority encoder assigns a higher priority to Temperature by ensuring the binary representation for Temperature is consistently prioritized in logic comparisons. Use control logic that checks each signal input with Temperature first, then prioritizes Pressure, Level, and finally Humidity to ensure encoded binary output represents this hierarchy .

Sample and hold circuits are crucial in A/D conversion as they capture and maintain an analog signal at a constant level for a sufficient time to allow the analog-to-digital converter to process it, reducing errors and improving the conversion's accuracy and precision .

In a 4-bit binary adder to add BCD numbers, if the binary sum is greater than 9, adjust the result by adding 6 (0110) to correct values beyond the range of BCD (0000 to 1001) using logic circuits that detect and correct overflow conditions .

RAM is volatile memory used for temporary data access, allowing read and write operations, ideal for running processes. ROM is non-volatile, storing essential programs that don't require modification like firmware, only allowing read operations; therefore, ROM is critical for system boot processes .

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