Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Logic Gates symbols

Gate Type Traditional Symbol IEC Symbol Function of Gate
NOT NOT gate traditional symbol NOT gate IEC symbol A NOT gate can only have one input. The 'o' on the output means 'not'. The output of a NOT gate is the inverse (opposite) of its input, so the output is true when the input is false. A NOT gate is also called an inverter.
AND AND gate traditional symbol AND gate IEC symbol An AND gate can have two or more inputs. The output of an AND gate is true when all its inputs are true.
NAND NAND gate traditional symbol NAND gate IEC symbol A NAND gate can have two or more inputs. The 'o' on the output means 'not' showing that it is a Not AND gate. The output of a NAND gate is true unless all its inputs are true.
OR OR gate traditional symbol OR gate IEC symbol An OR gate can have two or more inputs. The output of an OR gate is true when at least one of its inputs is true.
NOR NOR gate traditional symbol NOR gate IEC symbol A NOR gate can have two or more inputs. The 'o' on the output means 'not' showing that it is a Not OR gate. The output of a NOR gate is true when none of its inputs are true.
EX-OR EX-OR gate traditional symbol EX-OR gate IEC symbol An EX-OR gate can only have two inputs. The output of an EX-OR gate is true when its inputs are different (one true, one false).
EX-NOR EX-NOR gate traditional symbol EX-NOR gate IEC symbol An EX-NOR gate can only have two inputs. The 'o' on the output means 'not' showing that it is a Not EX-OR gate. The output of an EX-NOR gate is true when its inputs are the same (both true or both false).

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