Basic Electrical and Electronics Engineering: Unit IV: Digital Electronics

Decoder

Operation, Block diagram, Logic Circuit, Example, Truth Table | Digital Electronics

A decoder is a combinational circuit. It has n input and to a maximum m = 2n outputs. Decoder is identical to a demultiplexer without any data input.

DECODER

A decoder is a combinational circuit. It has n input and to a maximum m = 2n outputs. Decoder is identical to a demultiplexer without any data input. It performs operations which are exactly opposite to those of an encoder.

Block diagram

Examples

2 to 4 Line Decoder.

The block diagram of 2 to 4 line decoder is shown in the fig. A and B are the two inputs where D through D are the four outputs. Truth table explains the operations of a decoder. It shows that each output is 1 for only a specific combination of inputs.

Block diagram

Truth Table

Logic Circuit


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