The output of the next state logic will be connected to the input to the registers so that when the clock pulses (or ticks), the register is loaded with the new values. Each time the clock ticks, the ...The output of the next state logic will be connected to the input to the registers so that when the clock pulses (or ticks), the register is loaded with the new values. Each time the clock ticks, the ROM chip sends the next value to the registers, which transitions to the next state in the counter. These output are used as inputs to the next state logic implemented in the MUX (step 6, the green wire), and to show the current state represented in the output LEDs.
