Help with my Karnaugh map circuit: it does not work

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The discussion revolves around troubleshooting a Karnaugh map circuit that fails to match the expected outputs from a truth table. The user expresses confusion over the complexity of the derived boolean equation and seeks clarification on the relationship between inputs (A, B, C, D) and outputs. Participants emphasize the importance of clear communication and detailed labeling in circuit design to facilitate effective problem-solving. The consensus is that boolean expressions can become complex, but clarity in the circuit's schematic and truth table is essential for accurate simulation.

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Hi! Good night ;)

I have made the simplification of my circuit from the truth table using maps of.
Everything looks good, however the simulation does not work in many cases according to the truth table.

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I notice that my boolean equation taken from the maps looks very big, is there the error?
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If it is ok, the error is my circuit?
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Thanks for read!
 

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One of the problems with social media sites like PF is that you are getting feedback from volunteers. They may choose to help or not depending on their own level of interest and the difficulty required. So, you will get more and/or better responses if you make your questions easy to understand.

I do know about K-maps and I am confident I could solve this problem. But, the way you've asked is frankly more confusing than the engineering required. I don't know what A, B, C, and D are or how they relate to the other table or the schematic (eg. what does D1 indicate). I suppose I could probably figure it out with reverse engineering, but I'm just not motivated enough right now given how confusing you've made it. When understanding the question is harder than solving the problem, I'll tend to move on.

So, maybe you could add some more detail about what you are doing and why? Maybe you could define some of the labels you've introduced?

Finally, boolean expressions that are derived from truth tables can be very big before they are reduced with logic. For example: ## xyz + xy\bar{z} + x\bar{y}z + x\bar{y}\bar{z} = x ##
 
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Agreed.

For example, the circuit looks like ABCD are the inputs, but your truth table has different inputs and some inputs at the outputs?

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berkeman said:
Agreed.

For example, the circuit looks like ABCD are the inputs, but your truth table has different inputs and some inputs at the outputs?

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Yes, that's because the names corresponding to thins like "valve" "high level" "temperature" etc. but yes, it is ABCD
 
Noob of the Maths said:
Yes, that's because the names corresponding to thins like "valve" "high level" "temperature" etc. but yes, it is ABCD
Then what are the outputs?
 

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