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Universal logic gates

techintraining · 2014-01-21 20:31:12

Im a student doing an assignment. Ive been told to list the advantages of building a circuit useing the nand ONLY. Any help??

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techintraining

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Im a student doing an assignment.

Ive been told to list the advantages of building a circuit useing the nand ONLY.

Any help??

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#2 21-01-2014 9:34pm
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techintraining wrote: »

Im a student doing an assignment.

Ive been told to list the advantages of building a circuit useing the nand ONLY.

Any help??

You can use a combination of NANDS to make other gates. It's the Swiss Army knives of logic gates

http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_4/chpt_3/9.html

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#3 21-01-2014 10:09pm
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yes but are the advantages of using it to make another gate? why not just use that gate?

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#4 21-01-2014 10:44pm
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Speed and simplicity

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#5 22-01-2014 10:30am
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Do feel free to ask general questions but we're not here to do your homework! so I'm locking this thread.

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