binary counter


binary counter

[′bīn·ə·rē ′kau̇nt·ər] (electronics) binary scaler

binary counter

(electronics, hardware)A digital circuit which has a clockinput and a number of count outputs which give the number ofclock cycles. The output may change either on rising orfalling clock edges. The circuit may also have a reset inputwhich sets all outputs to zero when asserted. The counter maybe either a synchronous counter or a ripple counter.