Okay, so imagine you have two switches, like the light switches in your room. Let's call them switch A and switch B. When switch A is on, it makes a light bulb turn on. When switch B is on, it makes the light bulb turn off.
Now, imagine you want to make sure that only one switch is on at a time. If switch A is on, you want to make sure switch B is off, and if switch B is on, you want to make sure switch A is off. This is where an "RP flip" comes in.
An RP flip is a type of circuit that does just that - it makes sure that only one switch is on at a time. The "RP" stands for "Reset-Preset". Here's how it works:
- When switch A is flipped on, it sends a signal to the circuit to turn off switch B. This is the "preset" signal.
- When switch B is flipped on, it sends a signal to the circuit to turn off switch A. This is the "reset" signal.
- If both switches are off, nothing happens - no signal is sent to the circuit.
- The circuit is designed so that once one switch is turned on, it "locks" into place, meaning you can't just flip the other switch to turn it off. You have to flip the first switch off to reset the circuit.
So basically, an RP flip is a circuit that makes sure only one switch can be on at a time, and once it's on, you can't just turn it off by flipping the other switch - you have to turn it off with the "reset" switch.