SIMPLIS Parts

D-Type Flip-Flop

The D-Type Flip-Flop models a generic clocked data-type Flip-Flop. The Q and QN outputs can change state only on the specified clock edge. The clock edge trigger can be set with the Trigger Condition parameter to be either rising edge ( 0_TO_1 ) or falling edge ( 1_TO_0 ). The D-Type Flip-Flop has no set or reset inputs. For the D-type Flip-Flop with set and reset inputs, see D-Type Flip-Flop with Set/Reset.

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Editing the D-Type Flip-Flop
Truth Table
Examples
Waveforms
Subcircuit Parameters

Model Name:	D-Type Flip-Flop
Simulator:		This device is compatible with the SIMPLIS simulator.
Parts Selector Menu Location:	Digital Functions \| Flip-Flops
Symbol Library:	None - the symbol is automatically generated when placed or edited.
Model File:	SIMPLIS_DIGI1.lb
Subcircuit Name:	SIMPLIS_DIGI1_DFF_N: Without Ground Reference SIMPLIS_DIGI1_DFF_Y: With Ground Reference
Symbols:
Multiple Selections:	Only one device at a time can be edited.

Editing the D-Type Flip-Flop

To configure the D-Type Flip-Flop, follow these steps:

Double click the symbol on the schematic to open the editing dialog to the Parameters tab.
Make the appropriate changes to the fields described in the table below the image.

Label	Parameter Description
Clock to Output Delay	Delay from the triggering clock event until the outputs change
Minimum Clock Width	Minimum valid clock width. Clock widths less than this parameter will not trigger the Flip-Flop.
Trigger Condition	Determines the triggering condition of the clock pin: 0_TO_1 for rising edge triggered 1_TO_0 for falling edge triggered
Initial Condition	Initial condition of the Q output at time=0
Setup Time	Minimum time before the triggering clock event that the input signals must remain steady so that a valid change in each input state is recognized.
Hold Time	Minimum time after the triggering clock event that the input signals must remain steady so that a valid change in each input state is recognized.
Ground Ref	Determines whether or not a device has a ground reference pin. Any digital component that has an input or output pin connected to an analog circuit node must have its Ground Ref pin connected to an analog node. This is usually the ground on the schematic. Click on the Help button for more information.

To define the parameters for the interface between this digital component and each analog component connected directly to an input or output pin, follow these steps from the Edit D-Type Flip-Flop dialog box:

Click on the Interface tab.
Make the appropriate changes to the fields described in the table below the image.

Label

Parameter Description

Input Resistance

Input resistance of each input pin

Threshold

Hysteresis

The Threshold (T) and Hysteresis (H) of the Schmitt trigger input buffer on each Flip-Flop input. To determine the low-to-high threshold (TH) and the high-to-low threshold (TL), substitute Threshold (T) and Hysteresis (H) in each of the following formulas :

Input Logic Transition	Actual Threshold
0 ➞ 1	TH = Threshold + 0.5 * Hysteresis
1 ➞ 0	TL = Threshold - 0.5 * Hysteresis

Output Resistance

Output resistance of Q and QN pins

Output High Voltage

Output high voltage for Q and QN pins

Output Low Voltage

Output low voltage for Q and QN pins

Truth Table

The following truth table assumes a Trigger Condition=0_TO_1 which represents a rising edge clocked Flip-Flop.

Inputs		Outputs		Action
D	CLK	Q	QN	Action
0		0	1	Transfer 0 from D to Q
1		1	0	Transfer 1 from D to Q

Examples

The test circuit used to generate the waveform examples in the next section can be downloaded here: simplis_010_dtypeflipflop_example.sxsch.

Waveforms

Subcircuit Parameters

The subcircuit parameters, parameter names, data types, ranges, units, and descriptions are in the following table. The parameter names can be used to generate netlist entries for the device. For example, a D-Type Flip-Flop netlist entry without ground reference would be:
X$U1 2 4 1 3 SIMPLIS_DIGI1_DFF_N vars: IC=0 MIN_CLK=10p TRIG_COND='0_TO_1' CLK_TO_OUT_DELAY=20p SETUP_TIME=10p HOLD_TIME=1p GNDREF='N'

Parameter Name

Label

Data Type

Range

Units

Parameter Description

CLK_TO_OUT_DELAY

Clock to Output Delay

1f to 1024

Delay from the triggering clock event until the outputs change

HOLD_TIME

Hold Time

1f to 1024

Minimum time after the triggering clock event that the input signals must remain steady so that a valid change in each input state is recognized.

HYSTWD

Hysteresis

Input Logic Transition	Actual Threshold
0 ➞ 1	TH = Threshold + 0.5 * Hysteresis
1 ➞ 0	TL = Threshold - 0.5 * Hysteresis

Initial Condition

LIST

0,
1

Initial condition of the Q output at time=0

RIN

Input Resistance

min: 100

Ω

Input resistance of each input pin

MIN_CLK

Minimum Clock Width

1f to 1024

Minimum valid clock width. Clock widths less than this parameter will not trigger the Flip-Flop.

VOH

Output High Voltage

Output high voltage for Q and QN pins

VOL

Output Low Voltage

Output low voltage for Q and QN pins

ROUT

Output Resistance

min: 1m

Ω

Output resistance of Q and QN pins

SETUP_TIME

Setup Time

1f to 1024

Minimum time before the triggering clock event that the input signals must remain steady so that a valid change in each input state is recognized.

Threshold

Input Logic Transition	Actual Threshold
0 ➞ 1	TH = Threshold + 0.5 * Hysteresis
1 ➞ 0	TL = Threshold - 0.5 * Hysteresis

TRIG_COND

Trigger Condition

LIST

0_TO_1,
1_TO_0

Determines the triggering condition of the clock pin:

0_TO_1 for rising edge triggered
1_TO_0 for falling edge triggered