TUTORIAL 6: FINITE STATE MACHINES

INTRODUCTION

• FINITE STATE MACHINES
• STATE DIAGRAMS
• STATES
• TRANSITION ARCS
• MOORE MACHINES
• MEALY MACHINES
• SYNCHRONOUS MEALY MACHINES

LEARNING THE PROCESS: HOW TO CREATE AN FSM

• ABEL KEYWORD: "NODE"
• ABEL KEYWORD: "STATE_DIAGRAM"

FROM START TO FINISH: A WALKTHRU EXAMPLE

IMPLEMENTING A NEWSPAPER VENDING MACHINE IN ABEL