2-wire analog outputs with precision DACs
3-wire analog outputs with precision DACs
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Whenever electrons flow through a conductor, a magnetic field will…
PARTS AND MATERIALS One NPN transistor—models 2N2222 or 2N3403…
In the last section, we learned what would happen in simple…
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The bipolar junction transistor (BJT) was named because its operation…
The Bel is Used to Represent Gain In its simplest form, an…
Since Thevenin’s and Norton’s Theorems are two equally…
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PARTS AND MATERIALS One N-channel junction field-effect transistor,…
The interlock contacts installed in the previous section’s motor…
An ideal transistor would show 0% distortion in amplifying a signal.…
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In order to work with complex numbers without drawing vectors, we…
The single-transistor inverter circuit illustrated earlier is actually…
What is Attenuators? Attenuators are passive devices. It is…
Typically, complex circuits are not arranged in nice, neat, clean…
What does it mean if an integrated circuit comes in DIP form? What…
Once again, when building battery/resistor circuits, the student or…
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When someone mentions the word “computer,” a digital device is…
Let’s count from zero to twenty using four different kinds of…
This calculator computes the resonant frequency of a tank circuit
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Thyristors are a class of semiconductor components exhibiting…
The Inductance Formula Wheeler’s formulas for inductance of air core…
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Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
SPICE is a computer program designed to simulate analog electronic…
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Who Developed the Karnaugh Map? Maurice Karnaugh, a…
What hazards might be posed by a circuit with excessive current going…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Operational amplifier, model 1458 or 353…
NAND and NOR gates possess a special property: they are universal.…
A bistable multivibrator has two stable states, as indicated by the…
This tool calculates the dimensions of the microstrip patch antenna given the desired operating frequency.
PARTS AND MATERIALS Operational amplifier, model 1458 or 353…
As we saw in a few SPICE analyses earlier in this chapter, the output…
Label where each of the following electrical quantities would be found…
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In simple AC power systems, one of the two conductors is typically…
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Let’s count from zero to twenty using four different kinds of…
Buses and networks are designed to allow communication to occur…
As was previously mentioned, we need more than just a continuous path…
When first approaching a failed or otherwise misbehaving system, the…
Resistors vs. Inductors Inductors do not behave the same way as…
The circuit shown here is a four-bit analog-to-digital converter…
If a block of P-type semiconductor is placed in contact with a block…
Early computer science pioneers such as Alan Turing and John Von…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Two 6-volt batteries Two NPN…