Middle Technical University Digital Electronic Lab.

Electrical Engineering Technical College First Stage

Electrical Power Technical Engineering Dept. Mohammed D. Altamemi

Experiment-11
BCD code to 7- Segment Decoder
11-1 Object:

To explain operation of BCD code / 7-segment decoder circuit.

11-2 Theory:

Decoder is a circuit convert a binary code in its inputs to a numerical output in

decimal.
BCD (Binary coded in Decimal) code, that is mean to coded decimal number by
a four digits in binary number system. As an example if you have to convert (7534)10
to BCD code, then it will be (0111 0101 0011 0100)BCD. The output of 7 segment
decoder is drive a seven LED's, to represent the ten characters of the Arabic number
[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] as shown in figure 11.1a. for 6 number from [10 to 15] the
output will be just symbols without meaning, as shown in figure 11.1b below.

Figure (11-1) BCD / 7- segment decoder

11-3 Procedures:

1. Integrated circuit will be used in this experiment is (7447N). it is an IC with

four inputs [A, B, C, D] and seven output used to drive the seven LED's.
2. LT, RBI, and BI/RBO is feed by logic one
3. To display the output of BCD/7-segment decoder you have to use a 7-segment
com A, feed it CA with logic one.
4. Connections are given as per circuit diagram in fig.11.2.

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Middle Technical University Digital Electronic Lab.
Electrical Engineering Technical College First Stage
Electrical Power Technical Engineering Dept. Mohammed D. Altamemi

5. Logical inputs are given as per circuit diagram by four logic sources [A, B, C,
D].
6. Observe the output and verify the truth table

Figure (10-3) connection of BCD/ 7-segment decoder

Table 10-2 output states of BCD/ 7-segment decoder

A B C D OA OB OC OD OE OF OG Output
character
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 1
0 0 1 0
0 0 1 1
0 1 0 0
0 1 0 1
0 1 1 0
0 1 1 1
1 0 0 0
1 0 0 1
1 0 1 0
1 0 1 1
1 1 0 0
1 1 0 1
1 1 1 0
1 1 1 1

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Electrical Engineering Technical College First Stage
Electrical Power Technical Engineering Dept. Mohammed D. Altamemi

11-4 Discussions:

1. The output will be --------, when the input is 1111.

A. All LED's off.
B. OA, OC, and OD will be on.
C. OG, OF, and OE will be on.
D. OD, OE, and OF will be on.
2. How many decoder IC 7447N is needed to represent 4 digit decimal number?
A. 1
B. 16
C. 4
D. 8
3. The number which make OA, OB, OG, OE, OD is on is ---------.
A. 9
B. 3
C. 5
D. 2
4. Design a 2-bit binary/7-segment decoder, write equation, draw logic circuit, and
truth table.

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