State diagrams

• How do we characterize logic circuits?

  • Combinational logic: Truth tables
  • Sequential systems: State diagrams

• State diagram for an R-S latch:

  • Begin by drawing the states
  • States ? possible values for fed back signals (Q, Q')

Q Q'0 1

Q Q'1 0

Q Q'0 0

Q Q'1 1

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