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My digital design friends tell me there's a distinction between latches and flip-flops. [[User:Larsbrinkhoff|Larsbrinkhoff]] ([[User talk:Larsbrinkhoff|talk]]) | My digital design friends tell me there's a distinction between latches and flip-flops. [[User:Larsbrinkhoff|Larsbrinkhoff]] ([[User talk:Larsbrinkhoff|talk]]) | ||
:Your friends are right. Wikipedia uses the confusing 'a flip-flop or latch is..', which is easy to interpret to mean that 'latch' is just another word for 'flip-flop', which is not what is meant. There is a distinction, although there's overlap (b/c there are different types of latches). And when I design something I think of latches and flip-flops as entirely different things (e.g. flip-flops to divide or fix clock signals, latches to buffer/hold data). (Here's a web page which talks about flip-flops vs latches): http://www.electronicsteacher.com/computer-architectures/digital-circuits/flip-flops.php [[User:Tor|Tor]] ([[User talk:Tor|talk]]) 09:35, 12 March 2018 (CET) | :Your friends are right. Wikipedia uses the confusing 'a flip-flop or latch is..', which is easy to interpret to mean that 'latch' is just another word for 'flip-flop', which is not what is meant. There is a distinction, although there's overlap (b/c there are different types of latches). And when I design something I think of latches and flip-flops as entirely different things (e.g. flip-flops to divide or fix clock signals, latches to buffer/hold data). (Here's a web page which talks about flip-flops vs latches): http://www.electronicsteacher.com/computer-architectures/digital-circuits/flip-flops.php [[User:Tor|Tor]] ([[User talk:Tor|talk]]) 09:35, 12 March 2018 (CET) | ||
| + | :: Thanks. Then maybe the redirect from Latch to Flip-flop isn't entirely appropriate. Although, it might be better than nothing. [[User:Larsbrinkhoff|Larsbrinkhoff]] ([[User talk:Larsbrinkhoff|talk]]) | ||
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My digital design friends tell me there's a distinction between latches and flip-flops. Larsbrinkhoff (talk)
- Your friends are right. Wikipedia uses the confusing 'a flip-flop or latch is..', which is easy to interpret to mean that 'latch' is just another word for 'flip-flop', which is not what is meant. There is a distinction, although there's overlap (b/c there are different types of latches). And when I design something I think of latches and flip-flops as entirely different things (e.g. flip-flops to divide or fix clock signals, latches to buffer/hold data). (Here's a web page which talks about flip-flops vs latches): http://www.electronicsteacher.com/computer-architectures/digital-circuits/flip-flops.php Tor (talk) 09:35, 12 March 2018 (CET)
- Thanks. Then maybe the redirect from Latch to Flip-flop isn't entirely appropriate. Although, it might be better than nothing. Larsbrinkhoff (talk)
