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1. Decoder detects the presence of binary codes, while the demultiplexer is similar to a decoder but only an output or data line is required to a receive the data and the selected bit function as ENABLE or output select input. , A decoder takes a scrambled or encrypted signal and decodes it. A demultiplexer is a device used to separate two or more signals that were previously combined by a compatible multiplexer and transmitted over a single channel

2. Decoder is used in as conjunction with some code converters such as bcd to 7-segment decoder, Demultiplexer They are used in essence to compress, send and then decompress data. One very common use of one kind of multiplexer is in digital displays. The data to the display is basically converted to a X-Y grid pattern so that when an X and a Y intersect in TIME then a particular segment of the display will light up. If you shift either the X or Y pulse (data) slightly in time then a different segment of the display will light up. If your data train has 10 possible positions of ON then the X and Y data has the possibility of controlling 100 segments of display because you have a 10 by 10 grid of data. Note that you have only used two lines to control 100 specific segments of a display. It is not uncommon to have 3 or more multiplex data lines feeding something. The more possible bits in your data train then the more data you can send in each clock cycle on each line.

3. The number of inputs that accepts 128 different combination is while the number of outputs of a decoder that accepts 128 different combination is .

4. By unwiring pin1 to a decoder circuit in figure 2. To function it like a demultiplexer IC.

5. Pin 14,15 function as an SELECTOR of a Decoder/Demultiplexer, while the pin 9,10,11,12 function as an output in an 8-bit input in an Decoder/Demultiplexer.

INTRODUCTION:

Demultiplexers
A demultiplexer, sometimes abbreviated dmux, is a circuit that has one input and more than one output. It is used when a circuit wishes to send a signal to one of many devices. This description sounds similar to the description given for a decoder, but a decoder is used to select among many devices while a demultiplexer is used to send a signal among many devices. A demultiplexer is used often enough that it has its own schematic symbol

The truth table for a 1-to-2 demultiplexer is

Using our 1-to-2 decoder as part of the circuit, we can express this circuit easily

This circuit can be expanded two different ways. You can increase the number of signals that get transmitted, or you can increase the number of inputs that get passed through. To increase the number of inputs that get passed through just requires a larger line decoder. Increasing the number of signals that get transmitted is even easier.

As an example, a device that passes one set of two signals among four signals is a "two-bit 1-to-2 demultiplexer". Its circuit is

or by expressing the circuit as

shows that it could be two one-bit 1-to-2 demultiplexers without changing its expected behavior. A 1-to-4 demultiplexer can easily be built from 1-to-2 demultiplexers as follows.

CONCLUSION:
A demultiplexer can be used as a decoder. With a decoder, the presence of a binary number on the input address lines results in one of the output lines being different from the other output lines, either High or Low. A demultiplexer performs a similar function, except that there are one or more gate inputs that can set the selected output line High or Low.

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