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4. The R-S Latch Set Example


  • To set the latch, we need to momentarily set S=0, and then flip it back to S=1.

  • If we clear S, then a=1, and A=1.

  • Since R=1, b=0. This makes B=0, which makes a=1.

  • If we restore S=1, a will not change, because B=0.

  • Therefore, the latch continues to store value 1 as long as S=1.

    (In a similar way, we can clear the latch by momentarily setting R=0 and back to R=1.)

  •   R-S latch

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