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15 years agoDE2 push buttons question
I have a simple counter in VHDL for DE2-115 (should work with any DE2). KEY0 starts counting, KEY1 stops, KEY2 resets. The output is displayed on 7-seg LEDs HEX0 - HEX3 in hexa digits (to be simple m...
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15 years agoI have also confirmed that although there is a debounce it is not good because it doesn't actually make use of a double throw switch. In other words the mechanical characteristic of this cheap switch allows contact-no contact to occur when it is being held depressed. This activity is similar to one methodically pressing and releasing the PB, giving multiple debounced responses. In other words, this kind of debounce can't solve the mechanical switch shortcoming.