MC54/74HC161A MC54/74HC163A
High–Speed CMOS Logic Data
DL129 — Rev 6
3–5 MOTOROLA
FUNCTION DESCRIPTION
The HC161A/163A are programmable 4–bit synchronous
counters that feature parallel Load, synchronous or asynchronous Reset, a Carry Output for cascading and count–
enable controls.
The HC161A and HC163A a re binary c ounters w ith
asynchronous Reset and synchronous Reset, respectively.
INPUTS
Clock (Pin 2)
The internal flip–flops toggle and the output count advances with the rising edge of the Clock input. In addition,
control functions, such as resetting and loading occur with
the rising edge of the Clock input.
Preset Data Inputs P0, P1, P2, P3 (Pins 3, 4, 5, 6)
These are the d ata inputs f or programmable c ounting.
Data on these pins may be synchronously loaded into the internal flip–flops and appear at the counter outputs. P0 (Pin 3)
is the least–significant bit and P3 (Pin 6) is the most–significant bit.
OUTPUTS
Q0, Q1, Q2, Q3 (Pins 14, 13, 12, 11)
These are the counter outputs. Q0 (Pin 14) is the least–
significant bit and Q3 (Pin 11) is the most–significant bit.
Ripple Carry Out (Pin 15)
When the counter is in its maximum state 1 111, this output
goes high, providing an external look–ahead carry pulse that
may be used to enable successive cascaded counters. Ripple Carry Out remains high only during the maximum count
state. The logic equation for this output is:
Ripple Carry Out = Enable T • Q0 • Q1 • Q2 • Q3
CONTROL FUNCTIONS
Resetting
A low level on the Reset pin (Pin 1) resets the internal flip–
flops and sets the outputs (Q0 through Q3) to a low level.
The HC161A resets asynchronously , and the HC163A resets
with the rising edge of the Clock input (synchronous reset).
Loading
With the rising edge of the Clock, a low level on Load (Pin
9) loads the data from the Preset Data input pins (P0, P1, P2,
P3) into the internal flip–flops and onto the output pins, Q0
through Q3. The count function is disabled as long as Load is
low.
Count Enable/Disable
These devices have two count–enable control pins: Enable P (Pin 7) and Enable T (Pin 10). The devices count
when these two pins and the Load pin are high. The logic
equation is:
Count Enable = Enable P • Enable T • Load
The count is either enabled or disabled by the control inputs according to Table 1. In general, Enable P is a count–
enable control: Enable T i s both a c ount–enable a nd a
Ripple–Carry Output control.
Table 1. Count Enable/Disable
Control Inputs Result at Outputs
Load Enable P Enable T Q0 – Q3 Ripple Carry Out
H H H Count