2 to 4 Binary Decoder

Binary Decoder Binary Decoder is another combinational logic circuit constructed from individual logic gates and is the exact opposite to that of an Encoder. This simple example above of a 2-to-4 line binary decoder consists of an array of four AND gates. The 2 binary inputs labelled A and B are decoded into one of 4 outputs, hence the description of 2-to-4 binary decoder. Each output represents one of the miniterms of the 2 input variables, (each output = a miniterm). The binary inputs A and B determine which output line from Q0 to Q3 is “HIGH” at logic level “1” while the remaining outputs are held “LOW” at logic “0” so only one output can be active (HIGH) at any one time. Therefore, whichever output line is “HIGH” identifies the binary code present at the input, in other words it “de-codes” the binary input.