Q.1

In the digital clock project, when it is 11:59:59, AND gate 1 detects that the tens of hours is 1 and the enable input is active. On the next clock pulse the AM/PM flip-flop will ________.

  • set
  • reset
  • toggle
  • clear
Q.2

The stepper motor HDL will ignore its counter inputs and pass control inputs directly to the output when set in mode ________.

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
Q.3

Each ________, starting at the simplest level, should be built in HDL.

  • subsystem
  • block
  • circuit
  • function
Q.4

In the digital clock design, the hours section is different from the seconds and minutes section in that it never goes to ________.

  • the 0 state
  • 13
  • the ring counter
  • the BCD counter
Q.5

In the keypad encoder, the ________ must hold in its current state until a key is released.

  • ring counter
  • MOD-6 counter
  • BCD counter
  • freeze bit
Q.6

In the digital clock project, the ENT input and RCO output can be used for synchronous counter cascading.

  • True
  • False
Q.7

In the VHDL code of the stepper motor, the cout outputs are bit_vector type because they are binary bit patterns.

  • True
  • False
Q.8

The direct drive mode of a stepper motor allows for less control by the operator.

  • True
  • False
Q.9

In the keypad HDL encoder, the freeze bit detects when a key is released.

  • True
  • False
Q.10

In the digital clock project, frequency prescaling is used to take a 1 pps input and transform it into a 60 pps timing signal.

  • True
  • False
Q.11

In the keypad encoder, just after the 4 ms mark, the simulation initiates the release of the key by changing the column value to ________, which causes the d output to go into its Hi-Z state.

  • 0 hex
  • 4 hex
  • 8 hex
  • F hex
Q.12

In the keypad HDL encoder, the data signal is used to combine the row and column encoder data to make a 4-bit value representing the key that was pressed.

  • True
  • False
Q.13

In the frequency counter, the control clock is derived from the ________ by frequency dividers controlled in the control and timing block.

  • BCD counters
  • system clock signal
  • display register
  • decoder/display
Q.14

The full-step sequence of a stepper motor always has two coils energized in any state of the sequence and typically causes ________ of shaft rotation per step.

  • 10°
  • 15°
  • 20°
Q.15

Depending on the ________ the IC is in, the output of the stepper motor HDL will respond to each pulse by changing state.

  • mode
  • make
  • input
  • output
Q.16

In the keypad encoder, the ________ activate(s) the freeze bit only when one column is low.

  • NAND columns
  • CASE structure
  • freeze function
  • BCD counter
Q.17

In the digital clock project, a 60 pps input is transformed into a 1 pps timing signal. The block is called ________.

  • a BCD counter
  • a MOD-60 counter
  • frequency divider
  • frequency prescaling
Q.18

The interface of the stepper motor needs to operate in one of ________ mode(s).

  • one
  • two
  • three
  • four
Q.19

In the digital clock project, the 60 Hz signal is sent through a Schmitt-trigger circuit to produce square pulses at the rate of ________.

  • 1 pps
  • 60 pps
  • 100 pps
  • 600 pps
Q.20

In the digital clock project, the 60 Hz signal is sent through a Schmitt-trigger circuit to produce sine wave pulses at the rate of 60 pps.

  • True
  • False
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