Analysis of Clocked Sequential Circuits

State Equations

• Specifies the next state as a function of the present state and inputs

• Algebraic representation of the behavior of a sequential circuit

State Table

• The time sequence of inputs, outputs, and flip-flop states can be enumerated in a ?(sometimes called transistion table.)

State Diagram

Graphically shows the time sequence of inputs, outputs and flip-flop states

Characteristic equation

Algebraic representation of the logical properties of a flipflop

Characteristic Table

defines the logical properties of a flip-flop by describing its operation in a tabular form

input equations

also known as Excitation Equation, it described algebraically the part of a circuit that generates the inputs to flipflops