Physics A-Level
Clock-edge triggering
What Clock-edge triggering means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Clock-edge triggering
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Flip-flop states update on clock edges, so Q changes only on the active clock edge rather than immediately with its input.
Topics that use Clock-edge triggering
- Sequential logic (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Asynchronous output changes
- Boolean expression
- Clock
- Johnson counter
- Reset input
- Sequential logic circuits
- Timing diagram
- Truth tables
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