EXPERIMENT No.

4: Design of Combinational Circuit

I. INTRODUCTION
In this experiment, it focuses on applying • Then the output would be 1.
our knowledge with the use of combinational
circuit and the Karnaugh Map. It also scopes the For Condition B:
mastery of generating truth tables, simplified
• Adding the wattages of the
Boolean functions and designing a logic diagram.
appliances of each combination.
According to Electronics Tutorial Team,
• When it consumes at least 275 W,
combinational circuits are switching circuits
the output would be 1.
made up of different logic gates such as NAND,
NOR, and NOT gates that are “combined” or For the simplified expression, the method
coupled together. The outputs of the logic gates that is used is by K-Map. A 4-variable K-Map is
are determined by the signals from their inputs used as shown at Figure 1. With this, a simplified
to produce the required output data (Mano & expression and logical diagram can be form.
Ciletti, 2012, p. 125-130). One example of this is
the beeping feature of a car in which the driver Lastly, for the simulation part, I discovered a
or passenger is required to buckle up their sits and used a software called “Logic Friday 1” that
else the car would beep instantly. The use of K- is a freeware tool used by some students and
Map makes the experiment easier as it engineers who work with legacy digital logic
minimizes the Boolean function for the given circuit based on standard IC packages. A red wire
problem (Mano & Ciletti, 2012, p. 73). indicates if the logic diagram is at HIGH state,
while the blue wire indicates if is at LOW state.
II. METHODOLOGY
III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
The experiment focuses on the design of a
two-story house with three rooms each. Each
room has 4 appliances, A = electric fan
consuming 120 W, B = desktop computer
consuming 200 W, C = Laser Printer consuming
50 W, and D = table lamp consuming 40 W.

For the completion of the 1st part, the truth

table is constructed manually by observing the Table 1: Truth Table for the appliances ALARM
different combinations.
From Table 1, it can be observed that for the
For Condition A: 16 different combinations there are only 6
output alarms that is triggered. For Condition A,
• when Input D is on, minterms number 7, 11, 13, and 15 is at HIGH
state while at Condition B, minterms number 7,
• and two other inputs are on.
12, 13, 14, and 15 is at HIGH state leaving it with
a simplified minterms of:

𝐴𝐿𝐴𝑅𝑀 (𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶, 𝐷)
= ∑ 𝑚 (7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
Equation 1: Minterms for the Problem

Figure 2.1: Input 0-0-0-0

Figure 2: 4-Variable K-Map

From the Equitation 1, a K-Map can be form

shown at Figure 1. It is a 4-Variable input with
the groupings of (12,13,14,15), (7,15), and
(11,15) forming a simplified equation:

𝐴𝐿𝐴𝑅𝑀 = 𝐴𝐵 + 𝐵𝐶𝐷 + 𝐴𝐶𝐷

Equation 2: Simplified Equation using K-Map

Figure 2.2: Input 0-0-0-1

Figure 2: Equivalent Diagram of the Simplified Expression

At Figure 2, it can be observed that there are

4 logic gates involved, a pair of AND gates and a
pair of OR gates.
Figure 2.3: Input 0-0-1-0
The following Figures (2.1 - 2.16) are the
simulation of each combination starting from
Minterms 0 – 15 respectively. Take note that the
blue wires (blue highlighted box) means that the
combination is at LOW state otherwise it is at red
wires (red highlighted box) making it at HIGH
state.
Figure 2.4: Input 0-0-1-1 Figure 2.7: Input 0-1-1-0

Figure 2.5: Input 0-1-0-0 Figure 2.8: Input 0-1-1-1

Figure 2.6: Input 0-1-0-1 Figure 2.9: Input 1-0-0-0

Figure 2.10: Input 1-0-0-1 Figure 2.13: Input 1-1-0-0

Figure 2.11: Input 1-0-1-0

Figure 2.14: Input 1-1-0-1

Figure 2.12: Input 1-0-1-1

Figure 2.15: Input 1-1-1-0
 3. What is the equivalent logic diagram for
#2?

Figure 2.16: Input 1-1-1-1

Review Questions

Given F (A, B, C, D) = ∑𝑚 (1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, Given F (A, B, C, D) = ∑𝑚 (7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,
13, 14) 14, 15)

1. Complete the truth table as shown 4. Complete the truth table as shown
below: below:

2. Use K-map to solve for the equivalent

simplified expression. 5. Use K-map to solve for the equivalent
simplified expression.
 6. What is the equivalent logic diagram for
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The Boffins Portal Team. (2021, October 1). 7

Examples of Combinational Logic

Circuits in Real Life. The Boffins

Portal. https://boffinsportal.com/7-

examples-of-combinational-logic-
IV. CONCLUSION circuits-in-real-life/

For this experiment, the objectives are met.

It sharpens our mastery with the use of logic
gates and K-Map method that helps in
conducting the combinational circuit experiment
easily. From the problem, it indicates 4 inputs
and an output as alarm. There are six minterms
that are needed at HIGH state output based on
the truth table and simplified equation. Then
created a logical diagram that satisfies the two
conditions. Giving the experiment a success as
the objective of the problem was met also.

V. REFERENCES

Electronics Tutorials Team. (2018, September

9). Combinational Logic Circuits using

Logic Gates. Basic Electronics

Tutorials. https://www.electronics-

tutorials.ws/combination/comb_1.html

Mano, M. M., & Ciletti, M. (2012). Digital

Design: With an Introduction to the

Verilog HDL (5th Edition, pp. 73, 125–

130). Pearson.