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FOUR YEAR B.TECH. DEGREE EXAMINATION _ APRIL, 2015.

FOURTH SEMESTER EXAMINATION

ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
PULSE AND DIGITAL ELECTRONICS (PDE)

(scHEME

2013)

Time: 3 Hours

Max. Marks : 70

Note : Question No.

is compulsory and it must be answered first in sequence

at one place only.

Answer any FOUR from the remaining

1.

2.

Question No. 1 carries 10 marks remaining questions carry 15 marks each.

Answer the following questions. Each question carries 1 mark' (10 x 1 = 10)

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(0
(g)
(h)
(r)
fi)
(a)
&)

What is meant by linear waveshaping?

What are the elements used in a clapping circuit?

Define the term storage time.

What are the applications of monostable multivibrators?

Add the following numbers (I72qa and (1014)s.
Convert (1001)z to gray code.

Draw the circuit to implement the equation X = AB + CD

Implement exclusive NOR gate using oniy NAND gates
Mention the methods to eliminate race around eondition in flip flops
Draw the circuit diagram of half-subtractor'
Draw the circuit diagram for clipping at two independent levels. Explain
(.7)
its operation with the help of its transfer characteristics.

Obtain the response of a RC high pass circuit for exponeirtial input

signal.

(8)

3. (a)

Describe how a transistor functions as a switch in the CE confi.guration

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in ON state and in OFF state.

(b)

The fixed biased binary uses npn silicon transistor with ht = 20 .

Assume that Vr, =12V, Ven = 3V, Rc =Lk{), Rr = 10frO, Rz =20kd''
Find the stable state current and voltages of Vcrrsorl = 0 and

vb.(sAT)=O

(8)

Turn Over

4.

(a)

Perform the following operations

(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)

5.

(8)

Convert (-77)rc into 2's complement number

Convert (87 D4)rcinto binary number
Convert (57.35)8 into Hexa decimal number
XS3 equivalent of (698)10

(b)

.The sequence 1101101 is received at the end of a noisy channel. If the

message has been coded in Hamming code, find the error and correct it.

(a)

Simplify the following Boolean function using Karnaugh maps and

implement using only NAND gates
f(A,B,C,D) =Z*Q,2,5,6,9)

d (10,11,

L2,L3,14,L5)

(8)

(b)

Determine the canonical sum of products and product of sums for

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eA + ABC +e

(a)

Design a 3 to 8line decoder using NOR gates only and d.raw its circuit.

+B

(8)

(b)

(i)
(i,
7. (a)
(b)

(7)

What is a demultiplexer? Distinguish between

A muitiplier and demultiplier
Decoder and dernultplexer.

Draw the logic diagram of JK master slave flip flop using NAND gates
(8)
and explain its operation.
Draw the logic diagram of shift left/shift right 3 bit register and explain
(7)
its operation.

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