Flip Flops-

 

Before you go through this article, make sure that you have gone through the previous article on Flip Flops.

 

We have discussed-

• A Flip Flop is a memory element that is capable of storing one bit of information.
• It is also called as Bistable Multivibrator since it has two stable states either 0 or 1.

 

There are following 4 basic types of flip flops-

 

 

1. SR Flip Flop
2. JK Flip Flop
3. D Flip Flop
4. T Flip Flop

 

In this article, we will discuss about JK Flip Flop.

 

JK Flip Flop-

 

JK flip flop is a refined & improved version of SR Flip Flop that has been introduced to solve the problem of indeterminate state that occurs in SR flip flop when both the inputs are 1.

 

In JK flip flop,

• Input J behaves like input S of SR flip flop which was meant to set the flip flop.
• Input K behaves like input R of SR flip flop which was meant to reset the flip flop.

 

Construction of JK Flip Flop-

 

There are following two methods for constructing a JK flip flop-

 

 

1. By using SR flip flop constructed from NOR latch
2. By using SR flip flop constructed from NAND latch

 

1. Construction of JK Flip Flop By Using SR Flip Flop Constructed From NOR Latch-

 

This method of constructing JK Flip Flop uses-

• SR Flip Flop constructed from NOR latch
• Two other connections

 

Logic Circuit-

 

The logic circuit for JK Flip Flop constructed using SR Flip Flop constructed from NOR latch is as shown below-

 

 

2. Construction of JK Flip Flop By Using SR Flip Flop Constructed From NAND Latch-

 

This method of constructing JK Flip Flop uses-

• SR Flip Flop constructed from NAND latch
• Two other connections

 

Logic Circuit-

 

The logic circuit for JK Flip Flop constructed using SR Flip Flop constructed from NAND latch is as shown below-

 

 

Logic Symbol-

 

The logic symbol for JK Flip Flop is as shown below-

 

 

Truth Table-

 

The truth table for JK Flip Flop is as shown below-

 

INPUTS			OUTPUTS
J	K	Qn (Present State)	Qn+1 (Next State)
0	0	0	0
0	0	1	1
0	1	0	0
0	1	1	0
1	0	0	1
1	0	1	1
1	1	0	1
1	1	1	0

Truth Table

 

The above truth table may be reduced as-

 

INPUTS			OUTPUTS	REMARKS
J	K	Qn (Present State)	Qn+1 (Next State)	States and Conditions
0	0	X	Qn	Hold State condition J = K = 0
0	1	X	0	Reset state condition J = 0 , K = 1
1	0	X	1	Set state condition J = 1 , K = 0
1	1	X	Q’n	Toggle state condition J = K = 1

Truth Table

 

Characteristic Equation-

 

Draw a k map using the above truth table-

 

 

From here-

Q_n+1 = Q’_n (JK + JK’) + Q_n (J’K’ + JK’)

 

Qn+1 = Q’nJ + QnK’

 

Excitation Table-

 

The excitation table of any flip flop is drawn using its truth table.

 

What is excitation table? For a given combination of present state Qn and next state Qn+1, excitation table tell the inputs required.

 

Qn	Qn+1	S	R
0	0	0	X
0	1	1	X
1	0	X	1
1	1	X	0

Excitation Table

 

SR Flip Flop Vs JK Flip Flop-

 

Both JK flip flop and SR flip flop are functionally same.

The only difference between them is-

• In JK flip flop, indeterminate state does not occur.
• In JK flip flop, instead of indeterminate state, the present state toggles.
• In other words, the present state gets inverted when both the inputs are 1.

 

To gain better understanding about JK Flip Flop,

Watch this Video Lecture

 

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