diff --git a/Electronics_and_Hardware/Digital_circuits/Flip_flops.md b/Electronics_and_Hardware/Digital_circuits/Flip_flops.md index 83cf30e..16f439b 100644 --- a/Electronics_and_Hardware/Digital_circuits/Flip_flops.md +++ b/Electronics_and_Hardware/Digital_circuits/Flip_flops.md @@ -7,7 +7,25 @@ tags: [logic-gates, binary, memory, clock] # Flip-Flops -A flip-flop is a type of [latch](/Electronics_and_Hardware/Digital_circuits/Latches.md) that is connected to a clock signal and which executes in time with the clock's pulse[^1]. +A flip-flop is a type of [latch](/Electronics_and_Hardware/Digital_circuits/Latches.md) that is connected to a [clock signal](/Electronics_and_Hardware/Digital_circuits/Clock_signals.md) and which executes in time with the clock's pulse. (Sometimes "latch" and "flip-flop" are used interchangeably but technically a latch is flip-flop without a clock connection.) +## JK Flip-Flop -[^1]: Here is a footnote \ No newline at end of file +The JK Flip-Flop (the letters are meaningless) is basically an SR latch in functionality. It has a "set" input (_J_) and a "reset" input (_K_) and _Q_ and inverted-_Q_ outputs. + +Where it differs from the SR is that it the SR will change state just if the voltage is high (this, afterall, is all that a bit is) whereas for the JK to set it **must receive a clock pulse** and it will only set on the pulse. + +In addition the JK Flip-Flop has a **toggle** function. When this is executed, whatever _Q_ currently is will be flipped to its opposite value: $1 \rightarrow 0$, $0 \rightarrow 1$. The toggle executes when both _J_ and _K_ are set to high. + +The possible state changes for the JK Flip-Flop are detailed below: + +| J | K | Clock | Q state | Operation | +|--- |--- |------- |--------------------------- |----------- | +| 0 | 0 | Pulse | Maintain previous value | Hold | +| 0 | 1 | Pulse | 0 | Reset | +| 1 | 0 | Pulse | 1 | Set | +| 1 | 1 | Pulse | Inverse of previous value | Toggle | + +A JK Flip-Flop can execute on either the positive or negative pulse. Below are the diagrams fora rising and falling pulse respectively: + +// TODO diagram of JK Flipflop