In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an op amp voltage follower and learn about negative feedback in operational amplifier circuits.
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In the common-emitter section of this chapter, we saw a SPICE analysis…
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Our next transistor configuration to study is a bit simpler for gain…
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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.
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If we connect the output of an op-amp to its inverting input and apply…
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This calculator will compute the required resistor ratio (R2/R1) and reference voltage (VREF) to create the desired high (VTH) and low (VTL) threshold voltages in a non-inverting comparator circuit with hysteresis (commonly called a Schmitt trigger).
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The following circuits are pre-tested netlists for SPICE 2g6, complete…
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The time constant of a series RC circuit is the product of the resistance and capacitance. Given two of the three values—resistance, capacitance, or RC time constant—this tool will calculate the missing third variable.
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In instrumentation circuitry, DC signals are often used as analog…
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What Is a R/2nR DAC Circuit? The R/2nR DAC circuit, otherwise known as…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a programmable non-inverting amplifier and learn how to use the negative feedback of an operational amplifier to control the gain.
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If we add a voltage divider to the negative feedback wiring so that…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a Class B push-pull audio amplifier to drive a speaker and learn about crossover distortion and how to minimize it using negative feedback.
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What are Simultaneous Equations and Systems of Equations? The terms…
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What is Conductance? In the study of DC circuits, the student of…
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Constant rule Rule of sums Rule of differences Product rule Quotient…
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The circuits in the figure below are known as clampers or DC…
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For ease of drawing complex circuit diagrams, electronic amplifiers…
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We have the symbols for depletion mode and enhancement mode MOSFETs -…
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Identify some different ways you can create the sine-wave audio tracks…
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Solve this equation for the value of x: x + 5 = 8 How many exact…
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Note that the direction of the arrow at the gate indicates the…
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A high-pass filter’s task is just the opposite of a low-pass…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will sense AC magnetic fields using a simple wire coil and learn about AC signal coupling, orientation effects, and the impact of shielding using different materials.
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a 12 V alternating current (AC) power supply using a step-down transformer and learn about transformer operation and the purpose of tapped windings.
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Single phase power system schematic diagram shows little about the…
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A microcontroller is a specialized type of digital computer used to…
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This page will walk you step-by-step through the process of…
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As we saw with DC measurement circuits, the circuit configuration…
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Let’s analyze a simple series circuit and determine the voltage…
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How much voltage is there between the following pairs of points in…
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Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
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A practical application of switch and relay logic is in control…
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Project Overview This project employs all of the skills…
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Parametric data for all semiconductor op-amp models except the CA3130…
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This tool calculates a capacitor's reactance for a given capacitance value and signal frequency.
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When a PCB designer speaks of dimensions in thous or mils, what does…
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Specific resistance at 20o C: Material Element/Alloy ohm-cmil/ft…
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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
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The circuits in the figure below are known as clampers or DC…
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A principal consideration for industrial control networks, where the…
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Pure resistive AC circuit: voltage and current are in phase. …
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If we take the equivalent circuit of an SCR and add another external…
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If an electric current is passed through this wire, which direction…
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The Rules of Binary Addition Adding binary numbers is a very simple…
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Impedance Matching Because transformers can step voltage and current…
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It is sometimes desirable to have circuits capable of selectively…
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This is a schematic for a simple VCO: The oscillator is of the RC…
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The time constant of a series RC circuit is the product of the resistance and capacitance. Given two of the three values—resistance, capacitance, or RC time constant—this tool will calculate the missing third variable.
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Knowing how to generate Gray code should allow us to build larger…
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