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Multi-cycle operations within Logisim [on hold]

I'm working on a circuit within Logisim. I have a FSM and a set of Registers the register in the diagram is a Parallel Access Shift Register and my question isn't in regards to the FSM itself, my ...
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Finite State Machine using 3 bit down counter in Logisim [on hold]

I had previously asked this question: Start/Stop MOD N Counter And this is sort of a continuation off of the original question as my main goal is to be able to stop the counter from counting when it ...
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Starting and stopping of a Mod N Counter for a FSM in Logisim

I'm working on a circuit for control logic. I'm using a 3 bit down counter. There is a control signal that when it goes high starts the counter by presetting it with a value of 5. The counter is ...
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Logism shows output as X, even though the gate is connected

Below is a basic not Gate using nandgate. Not Sure why output is X, when I change it to Output properties to three state no, I can't modify circuit. Some times, these issues go away when I restart ...
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Implementing a SN74LS245 Octal Bus Transceivers With 3-State Outputs in Logisim

I'm testing out different circuit simulator programs and I was able to build the integrated circuit SN74LS245 Octal Bus Transceiver in a program called Digital ...
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Help making a adder/subtractor on Logisim

I have attempted to make an 4 bit Adder and Subtractor circuit on Logisim, but i've came across a problem. So the Adder works but the subtractor doesn't. When i do subtraction the 1 thats carried in ...
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8-Bit Program Counter Implementation

I'm trying to construct an 8-Bit Program Counter, in Logisim. It currently has functions LOAD, which makes the 8-Bit input (A0-A7) appear at the output (S0-S7) on the clock pulse: Loading 1 as input: ...
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Logisim input and terminal issue

I had this final gate that I made. but when I run it in terminal. it says my output is E instead of 0/1. I wanna know why my output is E instead of 0/1. The circuit should have four inputs: A, B, C, ...
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Creating D-latch using Nand gates in Logisim?

I have designed a D-latch using NAND gates. The problem is when I convert it into a subcircuit the output is False no matter what my second input(clock input)is? It only works if I put the default ...
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How to produce a register bank comprising four such registers in Logisim, sharing common data lines D0 … D7 and outputs <Q0 … Q7>?

I made a D-Latch circuit that looks like this: and I converted it into a subcircuit and made an 8 bit register like this: But how do I make a register bank using four such registers? Any help is ...
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Logisim red wire bug

When I add a wire segment to a wire that's turned on, it turns red (even though I'm not connecting it to anything else). In fact, any wire passing over that particular dot in the schematic turns red. ...
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Unsigned multiplier

So I'm trying to build a 4-bit 2's Complement Multiplier on logisim. Here's what I have so far...The first pic is like an overview/drafting, the little chart on the right is accurate I think. The ...
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8-bit synchronous up/down counter [Logisim]

I am trying to create an 8-bit programmable up/down counter using D Flip flops. So far, this is what I have: The first 3 flip flops function correctly for both up and down, but the 4th doesn't. I ...
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How can I implement a digital clock in Logisim?

I'm trying to simulate a 12h-digital clock in Logisim. Here's the logic diagram: I could simulate BCD to 7 Segment but I don't know how to create a CTR DIV 10 and CTR DIV 6 in Logisim, so I tried to ...
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Using LED display

This is my current circuit. It's a 2 person colour guessing game. The first person will choose the colour code the other player has to try and guess using the registers on the left and then set the ...
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Multiplying numbers with number 12 on Logisim

I need a bit help/tips about solving my exercises. So I got the excerise as follow: Im gonna multiply all 4-bit numbers (0-15) with the decimal number 12. Now, 12 is 1100. Input is going to be 4 bit,...
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Logisim ROM Output not matching address input

I'm getting this really weird problem when trying to use the built in ROM chip in Logisim. First off, even though I specified a 16-bit data bit width, the ROM only stores 4 bits per address (isn't ...
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How to make shift register logisim

How would i make a 4 bit shift register with d flip flops so that only 1 led is active at once. So for example if a button was pushed the first led would light up and the other 3 would be off. If the ...
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Blue wire in logisim

I created this circuit and at first all the wires were green but when I copied it out of the main folder into another one, the wires turned blue. I've tried messing around with it and looking up what ...
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New to circuits: Creating a toggle button in Logisim using Latch

I have just started doing logic and circuits and I am trying to make a toggle button using a button and a latch. I can't seem to figure out how to make the light toggle instead of turning on when the ...
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Custom-built NAND SR latch not resetting

I'm trying to build SR latch in Logisim using NAND gates, but I seem to be unable to get the latch to truly reset. I can set S to 0 and R to 1, but once I set it back to 0, Q goes back to being 1. How ...
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how do I use a multiplexer to select a logic function to use?

I have a homework assignment where I'm supposed to use 4:1 multiplexers to select from one of four logic functions in Logisim. However, my only experience with multiplexers in Logisim up to this point ...
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How to simulate a FIFO in Logisim

I'm looking at prototyping a design I plan to build using logisim. The design will make use of a FIFO IC (74HC40105) as a buffer between a data producer process and a data consumer process. I can't ...
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How to write a program for 4-Bit CPU made in Logisim?

So I finally got my 4-Bit CPU working on Logisim, and am trying to get it to do commands and display them, but am unable to do so. My CPU looks like the following: I am trying to implement the ...
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Is this an encoder? Correct naming of circuitry

Newby to the digital circuitry world please be nice. For a rock paper scissors game, I've created the following to determine a winner, however I don't know what this circuit would be called in the ...
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Divide by N clock/frequency

I need to create a clock divider which has 2 inputs: n(12 bit) , clock. For every even N it needs to divide the clock frequency by that number. (2,4,6,8 etc). However I have run into some problems. ...
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Don't Understand the Notation on this State Diagram

This like a simple question, but I can't find a clear answer anywhere. Basically, I am used to seeing and implementing state diagrams that look like this: Where the output and input are in this ...
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Logisim sidebar disappeared

How do I get the sidebar back? I minimized it in an attempt to get more screen space but I cannot seem to get it back.
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Logisim Problem

I designed two or latch, one with or gate, and another one with transistors, but the one I designed with transistors wont work as expected. Can anyone please tell me if it has a logical problem or if ...
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Help implementing a synchronous circuit in Logisim

I am trying to implement the following circuit in Logisim, yet all I get is y=0. Any idea what might be the problem? As the original circuit seems to be correctly implemented I would guess that the ...
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Help using MUX in Logisim

I am experiencing difficulties using Logisim whilst trying to implement a simple 2-to-1 MUX. I keep getting "Incompatible Widths" error messages no matter how I connect it. Any idea what's causing ...
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How to design a control bit to turn unsigned binary into two's complement?

I am designing a 4-bit comparator using only basic logic gates (and, or, nand, xor, etc.) In its current form, the comparator takes two 4-bit unsigned binary numbers (A and B) and compares each bit ...
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Comparator on Logisim

Currently working on an elevator circuit. I am using 4-bits to represent the floor that the elevator is on, and I need a way of comparing this value to the floor that the user wants to get to. I am ...
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Logisim Adder Circuit

I was trying to add 0xA5 and 0x44 by using adder circuit and connect Hex Digit Display to show. however, the Hex Digit Display doesn't show me anything and the result also not right. i would ...
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How to simplify a multiplicator that currently consists of many adders?

I have created a circuit with 64 AND gates, 77 1-bit adders and one OR gate. I am trying to create a 8 by 8 multiplier. How can I simplify this circuit, especially using the 8-bit adders?
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4 by 4 bit Multiplier. Logisim help

I am trying to recreate the following design: When I create it in Logisim, this is the error I get: I understand the incompability is due to the number of data bits. When I adjust the data bits, ...
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How Do I Expand the Divider?

I'm trying to make a 128-bit divider in Logisim using Logisim's built-in arithmetic library. How do connect the dividers so that I can work with division of greater than 32-bits? What I have ...
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AND gate, red wires logisim

I have these and gates. When I disconnect one of the red wires from its corresponding gate, the other goes green. But if they're both connected it goes red. From what I've read in the documentation, ...
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Can a button toggle a 1-bit pin?

I know that buttons, when pressed will send a value of one, but when released will go back to zero. So what I'm asking is can a button TOGGLE a one(or more) one bit pin(s)? I'm using Logisim, but I ...
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Very simple CPU design in LogiSim

I'm currently a junior in highschool, and I've been interested in computer/electrical engineering, specifically microprocessor design. I've read Code by Charles Petzold, , and have begun reading the ...
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Stopping RAM from Writing in Logisim

One of my labs for my computer science hardware organization class has us designing a simple memory circuit. It uses RAM memory with 16 4-bit values. The description is as follows: "Build a circuit ...
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How do I transition from one state to another with d-flip-flops? (digital lock)

I am currently trying to make a digital lock for an assignment, the code in this example is hardcoded 1-2-3. This is what I have so far: x0,x1,x2 are the BCD input for the lock. I am trying to make ...
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4 to 1 multi-bit multiplexer implementation [Q]

We are tasked with creating a 4 to 1 multiplexer with 4-bit inputs. I believe I fully understand how to create a 4 to 1 1-bit multiplexer, but I completely do not understand what the 'input' side and '...
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How do you convert a number to its 4-bit binary equivalent using logic gates?

Circuit storing number as binary ]2 My aim is to store numbers from 0-15(4 bits) as binary. The numbers are inputted using a keypad with buttons labelled N0-N9. The circuit works for single digit ...
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Function of demultiplexers in Register File

What is the function of demultiplexers (DMX) in this Logisim diagram of a Register File design: Also could you explain the meaning of: dreg,sreg,treg dsel,ssel,tsel dwrite,swrite,twrite
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How do you store a number entered through keypad buttons in D flip-flops? [closed]

In the circuit, only ONE value from N0-N9 will be high. So, only one of the OR gates will have a HIGH value. I need to use only the HIGH output from the OR gates output. I tried using a multiplexer ...
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Initial Error State In Logisim, Alternate Solution?

I am currently working on this problem for a computer systems class and have nearly (touch wood) found a solution. The solution I have right now correctly does what the brief asked for BUT starts with ...
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Paralell SRAM with separate I/O ports

In Logisim I created a circuit containing RAM module with separate input and output lines I want to build this circuit from real items. However I could not find any SRAM chips that have separate I/O ...
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How does logisim differ from redstone and real life circuitry?

I recently developed an interest building circuitry systems. It started in Minecraft and then grew when I picked up a micro controller from Radio shack to build an RC car with. Obviously I'm most ...
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Is my understanding of D-Flip Flop wrong?

So I am working on: http://www.nand2tetris.org/ and I am having a hard time understanding the D-Flip Flop, or maybe I should say, how Logism represents it. I have this circuit and this is the current ...

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