Experiment 2

NOR and NAND GATES

OBJECTIVE

The student will be able to do the following:

a. Determine the logic operations of NAND and NOR gates.

b. Connect basic logic gates to produce NAND and NOR gates.
c. Fill-up truth tables of circuit equation and determine its
input/output logic combinations.

Logic Operations

NAND GATE. The gate is a contraction of AND-NOT. The output is

high when both inputs are low and any one of the input is low .The output is
low level when both inputs are high.

NOR GATE. The NOR gate is a contraction of OR-NOT. The output

is high when both inputs are low. The output is low when one or both inputs
are high.

All other gates/functions can be implemented by NOR or NAND gates. So

they are called universal gates. In fact, in chips, entire logic maybe built using
only NAND (or NOR) gates.

Example: NOT or Inverter -- NAND with inputs shorted.

AND -- NAND followed by a NOT (using NAND).
OR -- giving inverted inputs to NAND gate.

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EQUIPMENT

Prototyping board (breadboard)

DC Power Supply 5V or 9V Battery
Light Emitting Diode (LED) (2)
Solid-core wire (gauge 22, 1 meter long)
Digital ICs:
7404 Hex Inverter
7408 Quad AND
7432 Quad OR

PROCEDURE

NOR Gate

1. Based from the pin assignments of Figure 1, plot the circuit in the prototyping
board. Make sure the Vcc and ground pins of OR gate and NOT are also connected
prior to test.

2. Fill-up the truth table below after performing the different input combinations of
pin 1 and 2 of OR gate. Determine the output of NOT at pin 6.

INPUT OUTPUT
Pin1 Pin2 Pin6
0 0
0 1
1 0
1 1

Table 1. Truth Table of OR-NOT Gates

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3. What is the difference between the output of an OR gate compared to the output of
a NOR gate with the same set of inputs? ___________________________________
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4. Draw the schematic symbol of a NOR GATE (simplified) with x and y as inputs; z
as the output.

5. What general rule you could state for a NOR GATE with its logic operation?
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6. Suppose we have a 3-input NOR GATE. Fill-up the truth table below and
determine the output from the given input combinations.

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NAND Gate

7. Plot the circuit in the breadboard using the diagram below.

8. Fill-up the truth table below after performing the different input combinations of
pin 13 and 12 of AND gate. Determine the output of NOT at pin 10.

INPUT OUTPUT
Pin13 Pin12 Pin10
0 0
0 1
1 0
1 1

Table 3. Truth Table of AND-NOT Gates

9. What is the difference between the output of a AND gate compared to the output
of a NAND gate with the same set of inputs? ________________________________
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10. Draw the schematic symbol of a NAND GATE (simplified) with x and y as
inputs; z as the output.

11. What general rule you could state for a NAND GATE with its logic operations?
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12. Suppose we have a 4-input NAND Gate. Fill-up the truth table below and
determine the output from the given input combinations.

Concept by:

JERRY C. ESPERANZA
Copyright 2009

http://ThrivingAndLiving.blogspot.com

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