Logicaidv Reference Manual : CAD Software for Logic Design/Software for Logic Simulation

by Roth, Charles H., Jr.

• ISBN13: 9780534384746
• ISBN10: 0534384749
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback w/CD
• Copyright: 2001-10-19
• Publisher: ITP (Manual)

Table of Contents

LogicAid User's Guide	1	(28)
Introduction	1	(1)
Built-In Help	1	(1)
Entering Logic Equations	2	(1)
Simplifying Logic Equations	3	(1)
Entering Truth Tables	4	(1)
Entering PLA Tables	5	(1)
Entering Minterm and Maxterm Expansions	6	(1)
Entering Karnaugh Maps	7	(2)
Tutorial Mode for Karnaugh Maps	9	(2)
Entering State Tables	11	(1)
State Table Reduction	12	(1)
State Assignment	12	(1)
Derivation of Flip-Flop Input Equations	13	(1)
Checking State Tables	14	(1)
Entering State Graphs	15	(2)
Using Alphanumeric Inputs	17	(1)
Multiple Labels on an Arc	17	(1)
Checking Partial State Graphs	17	(3)
Programming a PAL	20	(1)
Entering SM Charts	21	(2)
Design Examples	23	(5)
Design of a Sequence Detector	23	(2)
Dice Game Controller	25	(3)
Using LogicAid for Asynchronous Design Problems	28	(1)
LogicAid Reference Manual	29	(48)
LogicAid Menus & Windows	29	(1)
The File Menu	30	(3)
New (Alt+F N or Ctrl+N)	30	(1)
Open (Alt+F O or Ctrl+O)	31	(1)
Open Text (Alt+F T)	31	(1)
Close (Alt+F C)	31	(1)
Save (Alt+F S or Ctrl+S)	32	(1)
Save As (Alt+F A)	32	(1)
Print (Alt+F P or Ctrl+P)	32	(1)
Print Preview (Alt+F V)	32	(1)
Print All (Alt+F L)	32	(1)
Print Setup (Alt+F R)	32	(1)
Exit (Alt+F X)	32	(1)
The Edit Menu	33	(1)
Undo (Ctrl+Z)	33	(1)
Cut (Ctrl+X)	33	(1)
Copy (Ctrl+C)	33	(1)
Paste (Ctrl+V)	33	(1)
The Input Menu	34	(27)
Terms (Alt+I R or Ctrl+R)	34	(5)
Equations (Alt+I E or Ctrl+E)	39	(1)
Truth Table (Alt+I T or Ctrl+T)	40	(3)
PLA Table (Alt+I L or Ctrl+Shift+L)	43	(1)
State Table (Alt+I S or Ctrl+B)	44	(4)
State Graph (Alt+I G or Ctrl+G)	48	(5)
SM Chart (Alt+I M or Ctrl+M)	53	(2)
Karnaugh Map (Alt+I K or Ctrl+K)	55	(5)
Convert to State Table (Alt+I C)	60	(1)
Convert to PLA Table (Alt+I V)	60	(1)
Check Syntax (Alt+I Y or Ctrl+Y)	60	(1)
Change Parameters (Alt+I P or Ctrl+Shift+P)	60	(1)
Change Reset State (Alt+I A)	61	(1)
The Routine Menu	61	(10)
Simplification (Alt+R L or Ctrl+L)	61	(2)
State Reduction (Alt+R R or Ctrl+R)	63	(1)
State Assignment (Alt+R A or Ctrl+A)	64	(2)
Flip-Flop Equations (Alt+R F or Ctrl+F)	66	(1)
State Table Checker (Alt+R K or Ctrl+Shift+K)	67	(1)
Partial Graph Checker (Alt+R G or Ctrl+Shift+G)	68	(1)
Select New Solution File (Alt+R N or Ctrl+Shift+N)	68	(1)
Make Jedec File (Alt+R J or Ctrl+J)	69	(1)
Download Jedec File (Alt+R D or Ctrl+D)	70	(1)
Windows Menu	71	(1)
The KMap Menu	72	(3)
Derive Min Equation from Map (Alt+K Q or Ctrl+Q)	72	(1)
Plot Map from Equation (Alt+K M or Ctrl+Shift+M)	72	(1)
Check Solution (Alt+K S or Ctrl+Shift+S)	73	(1)
Enter Tutorial Mode (Alt+K T or Ctrl+Shift+T)	73	(2)
The Help Menu	75	(2)
LogicAid Help	76	(1)
About LogicAid (Alt+H A)	76	(1)
Getting Started with SimUaid	77	(10)
Entering a logic circuit	77	(5)
Placing a part	77	(1)
Connecting the wires	77	(1)
Labeling parts and pins	78	(1)
Deleting devices and wire segments	79	(1)
Moving a device	79	(1)
Moving a wire	79	(1)
Deleting a group of wires (called a net)	79	(1)
Input and output values	79	(1)
Example for entering logic network	80	(1)
Using Virtual Connections	81	(1)
Simulating the logic circuit	82	(5)
Manual Simulation	82	(1)
Simulating Flip Flops with SimUaid	82	(2)
Automatic Simulation	84	(1)
Figure 6. Example for automatic simulation	84	(3)
LogicAid Index	87