Digital Counter

The digital counter is a device which stores the number of times a particular event or process has occurred, often in relationship to a clock. The most common type is a sequential digital logic circuit with an input line called the clock and multiple output lines. It is commonly used to count the number of times an event occurs.

A counter circuit is a device which stores the number of times a particular event or process has occurred, often in relationship to a clock. The most common type is a sequential digital logic circuit with an input line called the clock and multiple output lines. The number of output lines can be controlled by a counter circuit but this should not used to generate new instructions unless you know what you are doing!

Digital counters are used in the processing of digital data, such as a counter for a digital pulse output. A variety of techniques may be used: for example, an incremental counter accepts the number input and then increments by one until it reaches its maximum count. An overflow stage may be provided to allow the increment amount to start increasing again when this happens. A sequential counter accepts its number and increments each time through a sequence or loop on a single clock line.

Digital counters are a type of counter that can be used to store a value. These are used in computers and other electronic equipment as input devices, and as timing circuits.