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'''Synchronous''' is a term which means that some event, or device, operates on a [[clock]], or with fixed timing. | '''Synchronous''' is a term which means that some event, or device, operates on a [[clock]], or with fixed timing. | ||
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| + | Thus, elements in a synchronous [[logic]] system respond to an external control which imposes synchronizing timing; an external signal is used to control when everything changes. A clock signal is used to control when [[flip-flop]]s store their inputs, for example. | ||
A [[synchronous serial line]] uses a fixed clock (which is usually provided by one end, or by the transmission channel itself) which is carried on a separate signal line. | A [[synchronous serial line]] uses a fixed clock (which is usually provided by one end, or by the transmission channel itself) which is carried on a separate signal line. | ||
| − | Contemporary logic design is usually synchronous; a clock | + | Contemporary logic design is usually synchronous; but older logic systems were often asynchronous, without use of a clock. |
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Latest revision as of 18:49, 29 March 2024
Synchronous is a term which means that some event, or device, operates on a clock, or with fixed timing.
Thus, elements in a synchronous logic system respond to an external control which imposes synchronizing timing; an external signal is used to control when everything changes. A clock signal is used to control when flip-flops store their inputs, for example.
A synchronous serial line uses a fixed clock (which is usually provided by one end, or by the transmission channel itself) which is carried on a separate signal line.
Contemporary logic design is usually synchronous; but older logic systems were often asynchronous, without use of a clock.
