MULTIPLEXERS

A multiplexer is a combinational circuit that selects binary information from

one of many input lines and directs it to a single output line. This can act as
digital switch because input is switched to output based on the selection line. It
can also be called as a data selector because it selects which data is to be sent to
the output.

The selection of a particular input line is controlled by a set of selection

lines. Normally, there are 2n input lines and n selection lines i.e if there are 8(23)
inputs lines, there will be 3 select lines. The bit combinations of set of selection
lines determine which input is to be selected.

m x n MUX block diagram:

D0
D1
D2 Y

Dm

S0 S1 Sn

Let us construct a 2x1 multiplexer

D0
Y
D1

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 Now let us design a truth table for 2 to 1 MUX. Generally while writing truth
table we consider inputs and outputs but here in case of multiplexer we take
selection line i.e selector ‘S’ into consideration because output here depends on
the selection line but not inputs.

S Y

0 D0

1 D1

From the table we can represent output as Y = D0S’ + D1S

S D0 D1

1
3
2

1
3
Y
2

1
3
2

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