Examples When to Use a Nand Gate

Basic Gates and Functions

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Introduction

Truth Tables

Logic Gates

• AND gate
• OR gate
• NOT gate
• NAND gate
• NOR gate
• EOR gate
• ENOR gate

Example

Problem

Multiple Input Gates

Tutorials with LabVIEW Simulations

Gates and Functions Quiz

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Introduction

Boolean functions may be practically implemented by using electronic gates. The following points are important to understand.

• Electronic gates require a power supply.
• Gate INPUTS are driven by voltages having two nominal values, e.g. 0V and 5V representing logic 0 and logic 1 respectively.
• The OUTPUT of a gate provides two nominal values of voltage only, e.g. 0V and 5V representing logic 0 and logic 1 respectively. In general, there is only one output to a logic gate except in some special cases.
• There is always a time delay between an input being applied and the output responding.

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Truth Tables

Truth tables are used to help show the function of a logic gate. If you are unsure about truth tables and need guidence on how go about drawning them for individual gates or logic circuits then use the truth table section link.

Truth Tables

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Logic gates

The 'Exclusive-NOR' gate circuit does the opposite to the EOR gate. It will give a low output if either, but not both, of its two inputs are high. The symbol is an EXOR gate with a small circle on the output. The small circle represents inversion.

The NAND and NOR gates are called universal functions since with either one the AND and OR functions and NOT can be generated.

Note:

A function in sum of products form can be implemented using NAND gates by replacing all AND and OR gates by NAND gates.

A function in product of sums form can be implemented using NOR gates by replacing all AND and OR gates by NOR gates.

Table 1: Logic gate symbols

Table 2 is a summary truth table of the input/output combinations for the NOT gate together with all possible input/output combinations for the other gate functions. Also note that a truth table with 'n' inputs has 2ⁿ rows. You can compare the outputs of different gates.

Table 2: Logic gates representation using the Truth table

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Example

A NAND gate can be used as a NOT gate using either of the following wiring configurations.

(You can check this out using a truth table.)

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Problem

Draw the circuit diagrams like the ones in the example above to show how a NOR gate can be made into a NOT gate.

Click here for answers.

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Multiple Input Gates

There are also multiple input gates if you want to know more about them then click on the link below.

Multiple Input Gates

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Tutorials with LabVIEW simulations

Here are some tutorials using LabVIEW simulations to show the gate functions and some of the different ways that gates can be configured.

Tutorials and Simulations

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Gates and Functions Quiz

There is a quiz available to test what you have learned so far. quiz

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To submit your questions and queries please click here:

Composed by Wale Sangosanya    1997
Updated by David Belton - April 98

Updated by Richard Bigwood 2005

Examples When to Use a Nand Gate

Source: http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Projects/CAL/digital-logic/gatesfunc/index.html

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