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Divide by Two Using Logic Gate

MediumLogic CircuitDebug

A clock divider reduces the frequency of an input signal by toggling its output on every rising edge of the source clock.

Expected behavior:

| Time | Reset | ClkIn | ClkOut | |------|---------|---------|----------| | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Simulation shows ClkOut = 0 at Time 2 when ClkIn = 0. The output fails to hold its state during the negative phase of the input clock. Inspect the circuit and correct the fault.

Constraints

  • The output ClkOut must be driven directly by a register to ensure a glitch-free clock domain.
  • Do not use combinational logic to gate or derive the output clock signal.

Topics

debuggingsequential-logicclock-domain-crossing

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