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MM74HC123A
Theory of Operation
1POSITIVE EDGE TRIGGER
2NEGATIVE EDGE TRIGGER
3POSITIVE EDGE TRIGGER
4POSITIVE EDGE RE-TRIGGER (PULSE LENGTHENING)
5RESET PULSE SHORTENING
6CLEAR TRIGGER
FIGURE 1.
TRIGGER OPERATION
As shown in
Figure 1
and the logic diagr am, before an
input trigger occurs, the one shot is in the quiescent state
with the Q output LOW, and the timing capacitor C
EXT
com-
pletely charged to V
CC
. When the trigger input A goes from
V
CC
to GND (while inputs B and clear are held to VCC) a
valid trigger is recognized, which turns on comparator C1
and Nchannel transistor N11. At the same time the output
latch is set. With transistor N1 on, the ca pacitor C
EXT
rap-
idly discharges toward GND until V
REF1
is reached. At this
point the output o f c ompar ator C 1 c hanges state an d tra nsistor N1 turns off. Comparator C1 then turns off while at
the same time comparat or C2 turns on . With tr ansistor N1
off, the capacitor C
EXT
begins to charge through the timing
resistor, R
EXT
, toward VCC. When the voltage across C
EXT
equals V
REF2
, comparator C2 change s state causing the
output latch to reset (Q goe s LOW) wh ile at the sa me time
disabling comparator C2. T his ends the timing cycle with
the monostable in the quiescent state, waiting for the next
trigger.
A valid trigger is also recognized when trigger input B goes
from GND to V
CC
(while input A is at GND and input clear
is at V
CC
2). The MM74HC123A can also be triggered when
clear goes from GND to V
CC
(while A is at GND and B is at
V
CC
6).
It should be noted that in the quiescent s tate C
EXT
is fully
charged to V
CC
causing the current thro ugh resistor R
EXT
to be zero. Both comparators are “off” with the total device
current due only to reverse junction leakages . An added
feature of the MM74HC12 3A is that the ou tput latch is set
via the input trigger without regar d to the cap acito r voltage.
Thus, propagation delay from trigger to Q is independent of
the value of C
EXT
, R
EXT
, or the duty cycle of the input
waveform.
RETRIGGER OPERATION
The MM74HC123A is re trig gered if a valid tr igge r occurs 3
followed by another trigger 4 before the Q output has
returned to the qu iescent (zero) state. Any retrigger, after
the timing node voltage at the R/C
EXT
pin has begun to rise
from V
REF1
, but has not yet reached V
REF2
, will cause an
increase in output pulse width T. When a valid retrigger is
initiated 4, the voltage at the R/C
EXT
pin will again drop to
V
REF1
before progressing along the RC charging curve
toward V
CC
. The Q output will remain HIGH u ntil time T,
after the last valid retrigger.
Because the trigger-control circuit flip-flop resets shortly
after C
X
has discharged to the reference voltage of the
lower reference c ircuit, the m inimum retri gger time, t
rr
is a
function of internal prop agation delays and the discharge
time of C
X
:
Another removal/ret rigger time occurs when a short clear
pulse is used. Upon receipt of a clear, the one shot must
charge the capacitor up to the upper tr ip point before the
one shot is ready to r eceive the next trigger. This time is
dependent on the capacitor used and is approximately: