Patterns in Numbers

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	PATTERNS IN NUMBERS
A State Machine Design for Binary Pattern Recognition by James Antonakos Start ı The Problem ı Enumeration ı State Diagram Approach ı A Little Synchronous Logic ı State Transition Table ı Let Karnaugh Maps Find the Patterns ı A Hotshot One-Shot ı The Real Thing ı Other Implementations ı I Challenge Youı ı Sources and PDF I CHALLENGE YOUı For practice and lots of fun, try applying what you read in this article to the design of machines that do any of the following: recognizes when a serial input number is evenly divisible by five indicates when four ones have occurred in a row on the input computes the even parity of the input stream Your mission? Divide and conquer! PREVIOUS • NEXT Circuit Cellar provides up-to-date information for engineers. Visit www.circuitcellar.com for more information and additional articles. For subscription information, call (860) 875-2199, subscribe@circuitcellar.com or subscribe online. ıCircuit Cellar, the Magazine for Computer Applications. Posted with permission.