Index

  1. OR Circuit
  2. AND Circuit
  3. NOT Circuit
  4. NOR Circuit
  5. NAND Circuit
  6. XOR Circuit
  7. XNOR Circuit

1. OR Circuit

An OR circuit is a circuit in which the output is 1 when either input is 1. An OR circuit is also called a logical OR.

Truth table

The truth table for an OR circuit looks like this. When either input is 1, the output is 1.

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Circuit symbol

The circuit symbol for an OR circuit has a pointy end and a rounded left end, like an arrow.

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Logic circuits made in Minecraft

The OR circuit created in Minecraft looks like this. The lever corresponds to the input and the lamp corresponds to the output.

Circuits made in Minecraft

2. AND Circuit

An AND circuit is a circuit in which the output is 1 only when the two inputs are both 1. An AND circuit is also called a logical product.

Truth table

The truth table for an AND circuit looks like this.

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Circuit symbol

The circuit symbol for an AND circuit is the letter D extended horizontally.

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Logic circuits made in Minecraft

The AND circuit created in Minecraft looks like this.

Circuits made in Minecraft

3. NOT Circuit

A NOT circuit is a circuit in which the reverse of the input is output: a 1 is input to produce a 0, and a 0 is input to produce a 1.

Truth table

The truth table for the NOT circuit looks like this.

Image of truth table

Circuit symbol

The circuit symbol for a NOT circuit is triangular in shape, with a small circle at the tip. Also, unlike AND and OR circuits, it has only one input.

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Logic circuits made in Minecraft

The NOT circuit created in Minecraft looks like this.

Circuits made in Minecraft

4. NAND Circuit

The NAND circuit is a circuit that adds a NOT circuit to the AND circuit, and outputs the inverted value of the AND circuit output.

Truth table

The truth table for a NAND circuit looks like this.

Image of truth table

Circuit symbol

The circuit symbol for a NAND circuit is also an AND circuit with the circuit symbol for a NOT circuit.

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Logic circuits made in Minecraft

The circuit symbol for a NAND circuit is also an AND circuit with the circuit symbol for a NOT circuit.

Circuits made in Minecraft

5. NOR Circuit

The NOR circuit is a circuit that adds a NOT circuit to the OR circuit, and outputs the inverted value of the OR circuit output.

Truth table

The truth table for a NOR circuit looks like this.

Image of truth table

Circuit symbol

The circuit symbol for a NOR circuit is the symbol for an OR circuit with the circuit symbol for a NOT circuit.

Images of circuit symbols

Logic circuits made in Minecraft

The NOR circuit created in Minecraft looks like this.

Circuits made in Minecraft

6. XOR Circuit

In an XOR circuit, if two inputs have the same value, the output will be 0, and if two inputs have different values, the output will be 1. An XOR circuit is also called an exclusive logical OR.

Truth table

The truth table for the XOR circuit looks like this.

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Circuit symbol

The XOR circuit symbol is an OR circuit symbol with an arc on the input side.

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Logic circuits made in Minecraft

The XOR circuit created in Minecraft looks like this.

Circuits made in Minecraft

7. XNOR Circuit

The XNOR circuit is a circuit that adds a NOT circuit to the XOR circuit, and outputs the inverted value of the output of the XOR circuit.

Truth table

The truth table for the XNOR circuit looks like this.

Image of truth table

Circuit symbol

The symbol for an XOR circuit with the circuit symbol for a NOT circuit.

Images of circuit symbols

Logic circuits made in Minecraft

The XNOR circuit created in Minecraft looks like this.

Circuits made in Minecraft