The Arduino OR Logic Gate

You can build a digital computer OR Logic Gate circuit using the Arduino microcontroller and a few electronic components. The green LED turns on when either the pushbutton switch OR the photocell is TRUE. You can easily build the logic circuit using the Fritzing wiring diagram shown in Figure 7-6. You can build this basic digital computer circuit on… Continue reading The Arduino OR Logic Gate

Circuit Theory

The OR Logic Gate is another computer circuit providing a TRUE output based on at least one input data value having a closed state. A basic OR Logic Gate electric circuit schematic diagram is shown in Figure 7-2. The circuit schematic diagram on the left shows one pushbutton switch closed and the other one open. The output for this… Continue reading Circuit Theory

Parts List

Figure 7-1. The assembled Arduino OR Logic Gate TECH NOTE When two or more electrical/electronic components are connected across one voltage source via separate paths, this is called a parallel circuit. In a parallel circuit, there are different ways that electricity can flow.

Introduction

Two Pushbutton Switches in Parallel The OR Logic Gate is the final basic computer circuit used to make simple decisions with electrical input signals. The OR Logic Gate is different from the AND circuit because the two pushbutton switches are connected in parallel (instead of in series as with the AND circuit). The OR Logic Gate’s output decision is… Continue reading Introduction