Project 2.2.

5 Universal Gates and K-Mapping:

Fireplace Control Circuit
Introduction
The Acme Fireplace Company has hired you to redesign the fireplace control circuit for their
latest residential gas fireplace. The fireplace burner is equipped with four thermal sensors
that output a logic (1) whenever a flame is present. These sensors are connected to the
fireplace control circuit which outputs a (1) to the emergency cut-off valve to keep the gas
flowing (i.e., a zero will turn the gas off).
The original design of the fireplace control circuit was quite simple. For the gas valve to
remain on, all four sensors needed to output a logic (1). During field testing it was discovered
that variations in gas pressure and humidity cause the thermal sensors to occasionally output
a logic (0) even when a flame was present. This caused frequent unnecessary shut downs
and constant customer dissatisfaction.

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For the redesign, it has been determined that the emergency cut-off value should remain
open as long as three of the four sensors indicate that a flame is present.
Additionally, the designers have asked you to add a second output indicator to the control
circuit. This indicator will output a logic (1) when the four sensors do not all agree (i.e., not all
on or not all off). This indicator will be used by the service technician to diagnose whether a
faulty sensor exists.

Equipment

Circuit Design Software (CDS)

Breadboard (DLB or DMS)
#22 Gauge solid wire
Integrated Circuits (74LS00 & 74LS02)

Procedure
Design
Design a combinational logic circuit that meets the above detailed design specifications.
Additionally:

The Karnaugh mapping technique must be used to obtain the simplified logic
expression for both outputs.
The circuit that controls the emergency cut-off valve must be implemented using
only 74LS00 two-input NAND gates.
The circuit for the possible faulty sensor indicator must be implemented using
only 74LS02 two-input NOR gates.

Simulation
Using the Circuit Design Software (CDS), enter and test your Fireplace Control Circuit
design. Use switches for the inputs A, B, C, and D and a probe or LED circuit for the two
outputs. Verify that the circuit is working as designed. If it is not, review your design work and
circuit implementation to identify your mistake. Make any necessary corrections and retest.
Be sure to document all changes in your engineering notebook/portfolio.

Prototyping
Using a Digital Logic Board (DLB) or Digital MiniSystem (DMS), build and test your Fireplace
Control Circuit design. Verify that the circuit is working as designed. If it is not, YOU SHOULD
NOT CHANGE YOUR DESIGN. You know that your design functions because you simulated
it. If your circuit isnt working correctly, you must have built something incorrectly. Review your
circuit implementation to identify your mistakes, make the necessary corrections, and retest.
Be sure to document all changes in your engineering notebook/portfolio.
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Conclusion
Using your engineering notebook/portfolio as a guide, write a conclusion (minimum 250
words) that describes the process that you used to design, simulate, and build your Fireplace
Control Circuit. This conclusion must include all of your design work (i.e., truth table, K-Maps,
etc.), preliminary and final schematics, parts list, and a digital photograph of your final circuit.
The documentation should be complete enough that a student with a similar knowledge of
digital electronics could reproduce your design without any additional assistance.

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Ecv

Err

1 AB
1 AB

Truth
Table

ABD+ABC+BCD+
ACD

Ec
v

1 AB
0 AB

CD

CD

CD

CD

0
0
0
AB+BC+AD+
0
0
1
CD
0
1
1

0
0
1

Err

CD

CD

CD

CD

AB

AB

AB

AB

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Emergency Cut Off Valve (NAND

Only)

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Combined Circuit
VCC
5V
VCC
5V

GND

S12

Key = D

Key = C

Key = B

S4

S11
Key = C

S3
3

Key = B
2

Key = A

S10

S2

S9

Key = A
2

GND
S1

Key = D U1A
1
2

U9B
74LS00N
5

10

12

U9D
74LS00N
13

74LS00N

U10A
1
74LS00N
2

11

12

74LS00N
U1D

13

U2A

U9C
74LS00N

10

74LS00N
U1B

U1C

U9A
74LS00N
1

4
5

11

74LS00N

U3C

U11A
74LS00N
1

U10B
4
74LS00N

U3A

74LS00N
U2B

U11C
74LS00N

10

10

74LS00N

X1
8

74LS00N
2

74LS00N
U2C

10

U10D
12
74LS00N
13

U3B

4
5

11

13

74LS00N
8

74LS00N
U2D

12

2.5 V

U12A
1
74LS00N

U10C
9
74LS00N

10

X3
2.5 V

U4A

12

U11B
4
74LS00N
5

11

U11D
12
74LS00N

13
6

13

74LS00N

11

U3D

11

74LS00N

74LS00N

U13A

74LS02N
4

2.5 V

U16B

74LS02N

74LS02N
13

74LS02N

U16A

74LS02N

10

U13D

12

U14C

74LS02N
11

74LS02N

74LS02N
10

X4

10

74LS02N

U15C

U13C

U15A

U14B

74LS02N

Faulty Sensor Indicator (NOR

Only)

U13B

U14A

74LS02N

11

U15B

13

12

74LS02N

13

12

11

U14D

U15D

74LS02N

74LS02N

VCC
5V

Key = C

S7

S8

Key = B

S6

3
2

Key = A

3
2

GND
S5

Key = D

U5A

U5B

U6A

74LS02N

74LS02N
4

U5C

74LS02N

U8A
1

74LS02N

2.5 V

U8B
4

74LS02N

10

U5D

12

74LS02N

U6C

74LS02N
11

74LS02N

X2

10

74LS02N
10

U7C

U6B

74LS02N

U7A

74LS02N
13
11

12

U7B
4

U6D
13

74LS02N

11

U7D

12

13

74LS02N

74LS02N

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