Counting the Cycles: My Digital Electronics II Final Project!
It was bittersweet to wrap up Digital Electronics II, but I was incredibly proud of my final project: a fully functional frequency counter ! This project perfectly culminated everything we'd learned, from basic gates to complex sequential circuits. As a woman pursuing dual degrees in Biomedical Equipment Technology (BMET) and Electronics Technology, projects like this genuinely excite me. It's not just theory; it's about seeing concepts come alive and knowing I built something that works. In a field often male-dominated, every successful build feels like a small win, proving that dedication pays off. The core of this project was to take an input signal and accurately display its frequency on an 8-segment display, involving a series of interconnected digital components. The Brains Behind the Build: The Schematic The first step, as always, was the schematic. You can see it clearly displayed in the video (around the 0:00 mark, and again from 0:03-0:04). This detailed diagra...