Lab Report Draft
Lab Report Draft
Lab Report Draft
The objectives of this experiment were to review basic digital logic and breadboarding/circuit
connection techniques, as well as to introduce the lab format for the rest of the semester. These goals
were accomplished by reviewing logic gates, designing a 2-to-1 multiplexer, and constructing and testing
the design on a breadboard.
In the first section of the lab, the 7400 quad NAND gate was tested for functionality. The truth
table of a single NAND gate (there are four contained within the 7400) is shown in Table 1.
Each NAND gate within the 7400 was verified with the expected truth table with A and B connected to
digital outputs and Z connected to an LED. A circuit diagram showing this configuration is shown in
Figure 1. The other three gates were tested similarly.
In Part two of the lab, the multiplexer design was implemented. The truth table was verified, and it is
shown below in Table 2.
No changes needed to be made to the design; however the physical wiring could have been cleaned up.
The initial design attempted to optimize the wiring in an ideal situation, but the actual breadboard used
was not ideal.
In spite of wiring issues, this lab was a good introduction to the ELVIS breadboard. The only
problem encountered was that the chip was initially positioned with the leads on the same row of the
breadboard. This problem produced unexpected results and confusion, but it was a helpful reminder of
how to breadboard. Also, the multiplexer design performed as expected, which reinforced
understanding of NAND gates. This lab helped refresh digital logic and physical wiring/breadboarding
basics.