Why the particular sequence (00 01 11 10) is followed for 4 input K- map ?

MrChips

Joined Oct 2, 2009
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Because you want to keep all A = 0 states beside each other and all A = 1 states beside each other. Similarly for B, C and D variables.

The 00 01 11 00 sequence is known as Gray Code.
 

joeyd999

Joined Jun 6, 2011
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And to further what MrChips says, the 'magic' of the Gray Code is that only one bit changes for each step in the sequence (or for each one row/column move in the k-map). This is fundamental to why it works.
 

crutschow

Joined Mar 14, 2008
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And the reason for the Gray Code is to avoid glitches in any logic that may be generating or decoding the count sequence.
 
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