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THE AND GATE

Experiment No 3

I. OBJECTIVE
• To be able see the behavior of AND gate base on the comparison output.
• To be able to verify the function of AND gate .
II.MATERIALS
• Breadboard
• LED ( 8 pieces )
• Supply ( 4.5 V)
• Connecting wire
• Alligator clip
• 7408 TTL IC

7408 PIN CONFIGURATION

III.PROCEDURE
1. Interconnect the AND gate as shown below.
LED 1 LED 2 LED 3 LED4 LED 5 LED6 LED7 LED8

S1
S2

S3
S4
2. Switch on the power supply. Record the data inputs and outputs on table 1.
NOTE:
LED ON- stands for high logic “ 1 ”
LED OFF- stands for low logic “ 0 ”
INPUTS OUTPUTS
S1 S2 S3 S4 LED 1 LED 2 LED 3 LED 4 LED 5 LED 6 LED 7 LED 8
0 0 0 0

3. Fill up the table below to verify the AND gate truth table using inputs S1 and S2.
INPUTS OUTPUTS
S1 S2 LED 1 LED 2 LED 5 LED 7
0 0
0 1
1 0
1 1

4. Notice that the inputs to AND gate 2 are tied together. What can you say about the behavior of this
gate based on the comparison of LED 5 and LED 7.
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5. The second gates is composed of AND gate 3 and 4. Fill up the table below to determine the function.
INPUTS OUTPUTS
S3 S4 LED 3 LED 4 LED 6 LED 8
0 0
0 1
1 0
1 1

6. What signal ( S3 ) is required to produce a high logic level at the output ( LED 6 ).
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7. What input signals ( S3 and S4 ) are required to produce a high logic level signal across the output
( LED 8)?
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8. What rule can you formulate based on the behavior of the AND gate.
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