Re: Assignment 3 - Q4

From: Jose Nelson Amaral (amaral@cs.ualberta.ca)
Date: Tue Nov 20 2001 - 08:49:37 MST


On Tue, 20 Nov 2001, Joel Storey wrote:

> Dr. Amaral,
>
> I require a few clarifications for Question 4, part (b).
>
> Are we supposed to determine the best assignment for the machine and then
> write only one set of equations or should we write all three sets of
> equations?

All you have to do in question 4 is to list three non-equivalent
assignments, and then pick the best among these three and generate
the equations for that one.

>
> Also, am I correct in assuming that this is a Moore machine because there
> is "Present Output" and not output based on input? And if I am correct in
> my assumption, then why are there so many columns of output?

The way the question is presented, you could assume that it is
a Moore machine with eight outputs (lots of equations to write!!)
or a Mealy machine and interprete the columns under the
"Present Output" column as the values of two outputs under
different input conditions (what I intended --- and is easier).

                Cheers,

                                Nelson

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