Karnaugh maps solver
User Guide

Introduction

Karnaugh maps solver is a web app that takes the truth table of a function as input, transposes it onto the respective Karnaugh map and finds the minimum forms SOP and POS according to the visual resolution method by Maurice Karnaugh, American physicist and mathematician.

The program is presented as a web app, therefore executable on most of the internet browsers.

For more information, check the Installation Notes file.

Interface and utilization

The software interface consists of a single main screen, in which all actions can be performed.

It is divided into:

• Truth table, where it is possible, for each row, assign a value between 0, 1 and X, which will be reported on the map.
• Map of Karnaugh, where for each cell, it is possible to modify the internal values between 0, 1 and X, synchronously with the truth table. It will display the groups formed by the calculation of the solution.
• Selection menu, where you can choose which type of map to display (2, 3 or 4 variables), choose between SOP and POS form, fill the entire map with 0, 1 or X, process the solution according to the chosen criteria.
• At the bottom of the page the solution will appear, identified by the colored groups that are the same of group colors in the map.

Program functioning

It is possible to select to assign the values between 0, 1 and X to every single combination of input both in the truth table and on the map. The table and the map will be synchronized, so that the user is free to choose his own method of input.

You can click the button Elabora when the criteria are set in the setup menu on the right side of the page.

The solution will be obtained divided into colored groups, that identifies the solution for each corresponding group drawn on the map.