Excitation Table

The table that is used to determine the inputs of flip-flop

when present and next state is provided is called as
excitation table.

Characteristic
Table
S-R
Flip-Flop
Qt

Qt+1

Compressed
Characteristic Table

Excitation Table

Qt+1

Qt

Qt+1

Qt

Characteristic Equation

Qt+1= S+RQt

Table
J Characteristic
K Flip-Flop
Qt

Qt+1

Compressed
Characteristic Table

Excitation Table

Qt+1

Qt

Qt+1

Qt

Qt

Characteristic Equation

Qt+1= JQt+KQt

D Flip-Flop
Characteristic Table

Excitation Table

Qt

Qt+1

Qt

Qt+1

Characteristic Equation

Qt+1= D

T Flip-Flop
Characteristic Table

Excitation Table

Qt

Qt+1

Qt

Qt+1

Characteristic Equation

Qt+1= TQt+TQt

Difference b/w analysis and design Procedure

Design

Realize a flow table or state table

from the verbal description of the

circuit
Reduce no of states if necessary.
Assign binary values to the states.
Obtain transition table.
Select Flip-Flop and Find excitation
table.
Find flip-flop input equations.
Draw the circuit Diagram.

Analysis

From the circuit diagram determine

Flip flop input equations.

Determine next state equation
using characteristic equation of
Flip-Flop.
Obtain Transition table for various
input combinations.
Obtain state table by assigning
names to state.
Obtain state graph.

Q.1 Design a module 8 Gray

counter. Use J-k Flip-Flop in your
realization

Module- 8 Gray Counter

Transition table

Excitation Table

Fig: Circuit Diagram

Q. 2 For the state Diagram shown in figure, Obtain the

state table and design the circuit using minimum
number of JK Flip Flop

Q. 3 Design a sequential circuit with two JK flip flops A and B

and two inputs E and x . If E=0, The circuit remains in the
same state regardless of the value of x. When E=1 and x=1, the
circuit goes through the state transitions from 00 to 01 to 10
to 11 back to 00 and repeats. When E=1 and x=0, the circuit
goes through the state transitions from 00 to 11 to 10 and to
01 back to 00, and repeats.