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Digital-to-Analog Conversion

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If a pulse-width modulated (PWM) signal is sent to a passive…

Current Mirror BJTs

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Bipolar Junction Transistor or BJT Current Mirror An often-used…

Divided Feedback

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If we add a voltage divider to the negative feedback wiring so that…

Design Project: DC Voltage Regulator

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It may seem difficult to even start on a project such as this, with no…

Design Project: Audio Media-Based Signal Generator

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Identify some different ways you can create the sine-wave audio tracks…

Analog Lab - Op Amp Integrator

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an analog integrator using an operational amplifier and learn about integration functions, op amp input bias currents, and how to limit the voltage swing of a potentiometer.

IGFET Amplifiers

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

Wheatstone Bridge Calculator

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This calculator helps determine the resistance of a variable resistor within a Wheatstone bridge circuit or the differential voltage created across the bridge terminals.

Op-Amp Practical Considerations

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Real operational amplifiers have some imperfections compared to an…

BJT Amplifier Troubleshooting

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As an instructor of electronics, I am called upon frequently to help…

Performance-Based Assessments for Semiconductor Circuit Competencies

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The Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) as a Switch

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Bipolar junction transistors (Also known as BJTs) can be used as an…

Non-Inverting Op-Amp Resistor Calculator

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This calculator determines the bias and feedback of resistors for a non-inverting Op-Amp

Nonlinear OpAmp Circuits

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

The Unijunction Transistor (UJT)

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Unijunction transistor: Although a unijunction transistor is not a…

Regulated Power Sources

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

The Common-collector Amplifier

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Our next transistor configuration to study is a bit simpler for gain…

Analog Lab - Voltage Comparator

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an analog voltage comparator circuit and learn how open-loop operational amplifiers function.

BJT Quirks

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An ideal transistor would show 0% distortion in amplifying a signal.…

Op-amp Circuits

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

What is Norton’s Theorem and the Norton Equivalent Circuit?

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This article explains the step-by-step process for determining the…

Si Lab - Half-wave Rectifier

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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a half-wave rectifier circuit using a silicon diode and learn about the differences between permanent magnet motor operation on AC vs. DC power.

Other Diode Technologies

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Varicap or varactor diodes A variable capacitance diode is known as a…

Other Waveshapes

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As strange as it may seem, any repeating, non-sinusoidal waveform is…

Si Lab - Bipolar Transistor as a Switch

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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) to switch an LED and learn about the current their amplification.

Phase-Locked Loops

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This is a schematic for a simple VCO: The oscillator is of the RC…

Motor Control Circuits

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The interlock contacts installed in the previous section’s motor…

Introduction to Digital-Analog Conversion

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Connecting digital circuitry to sensor devices is simple if the sensor…

BJT Amplifier Troubleshooting

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As an instructor of electronics, I am called upon frequently to help…

The Triode

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De Forest’s Audion tube came to be known as the triode tube…

Analog Lab - Voltage Comparator

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an analog voltage comparator circuit and learn how open-loop operational amplifiers function.

Encoders and Decoders

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What does it mean, in general terms, to encode something? Conversely,…

Basic Electricity Worksheet

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What is the purpose of the switch shown in this schematic diagram?

Phase Rotation

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Three-Phase Alternator Let’s take the three-phase alternator…

Transistor Ratings and Packages (JFET)

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Δ-Y and Y-Δ Conversions

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In many circuit applications, we encounter components connected…

Physiological Effects of Electricity

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Most of us have experienced some form of electric “shock,”…

Si Lab - Commutating Diode

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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a simple circuit that will teach you how to use a commutating diode to reduce inductive kickback.

Latch Circuits

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What do you think this logic buffer gate will do, with the output…

Thyristors

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Thyristors are a broad classification of bipolar-conducting…

Series-parallel R, L, and C

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Now that we’ve seen how series and parallel AC circuit analysis…

IC Fabrication and Packaging

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What does it mean if an integrated circuit comes in DIP form? What…

Branch Current Method Analysis

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The most straightforward DC network analysis technique is the branch…

Wavelength (TEM) Calculator

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This calculator determines the wavelength of a signal given the frequency and dielectric constant.

Simple Series Resonance

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A similar effect happens in series inductive/capacitive circuits. When…

Sequences

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Arithmetic Sequences An arithmetic sequence is a series of numbers…

Elementary Circuits

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In the simplest terms you can think of, define what an electrical…

555 Lab - Blue LED Flasher With Voltage Doubler

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a blue LED flasher using a 555 timer and learn the basic theory of a voltage doubler using a transistor switch and a capacitor.

Derivative of a Constant

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    (“c” being a constant)   RELATED…

AC Network Analysis

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

What is a Meter?

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A meter is any device built to accurately detect and display an…

Field-effect-controlled Thyristors

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Two relatively recent technologies designed to reduce the…

Vol IV. Credits

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All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…

Stepper Motor Calculator

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A tool designed to calculate the maximum speed, minimum time per step and maximum power of a stepper motor

DC Lab - Voltage Divider

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a resistive voltage divider and observe how Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's voltage law (KVL) function in real circuits using a voltmeter and an ammeter.

Basic identities

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Additive Identity a + 0 = a Multiplicative Identity 1a = a…

Introduction to Combinational Logic Functions

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The term “combinational” comes to us from mathematics. In…

Relay Construction

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Electricity and Magnetism An electric current through a conductor will…

A Binary Adder

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Suppose we wanted to build a device that could add two binary bits…

Circuit Effects

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The principle of non-sinusoidal, repeating waveforms being equivalent…