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When to use pull up or pull down resistors?
A pull-up resistor connects unused input pins (AND and NAND gates) to the dc supply voltage, (Vcc) to keep the given input HIGH. A pull-down resistor connects unused input pins (OR and NOR gates) to ground, (0V) to keep the given input LOW.
One pull down resistor is connected to the first input of the AND gate. The pushbutton is connected to the positive voltage, and then, a pull-down resistor is connected to GND. If the push button is not pressed, AND gate input will be low.
Why do we use pull up resistors?
In electronic logic circuits, a pull-up resistor or pull-down resistor is a resistor used to ensure a known state for a signal. A pull-up resistor effectively establishes an additional loop over the critical components, ensuring that the voltage is well-defined even when the switch is open.
How are the pull up and pull down resistors connected?
By using these two pull-up resistors, one for each input, when switch “A” or “B” is open (OFF), the input is effectively connected to the +5V supply rail via the pull-up resistor.
How is a pull up resistor connected to a Vcc supply?
This condition means that their output is either grounded when LOW, or floating when HIGH, so an external pull-up resistor, (Rp) needs to be connected from the open-collector terminal of the pull-down transistor to the Vcc supply.
What is the maximum pull up resistor for a logic gate?
By knowing the information above, we can calculate the maximum pull-up resistor value required for a single TTL 74LS series logic gate as: Then using Ohms Law, the maximum pull-up resistance required to drop 3 volts for a single TTL 74LS series logic gate would be 150kΩ.
Can a TTL gate be connected to a pull up resistor?
Two or more open-collector outputs of TTL gates can be directly connected together and tied through a single external pull-up resistor. The result is that the outputs are effectively AND’ed together as the combination behaves as if the gates were connected to an AND gate. This type of configuration is called wired AND logic.