2-wire analog outputs with precision DACs
3-wire analog outputs with precision DACs
∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Calculus is a branch of mathematics that…
A microcontroller is a specialized type of digital computer used to…
So far, the filter designs we’ve concentrated on have employed…
Input Voltages for Logic Gates Logic gate circuits are designed to…
Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
Determine the output voltage polarity of this op-amp (with reference…
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Determine what the magnitude and polarity of the voltmeter’s…
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Diodes can perform switching and digital logic operations. Forward and…
One of the more advanced ADC technologies is the so-called…
What is an Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT), and what…
Connecting digital circuitry to sensor devices is simple if the sensor…
Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Four 6 volt batteries Dual operational amplifier,…
A rheostat (variable resistor) and a switch are both examples of…
A circuit which removes the peak of a waveform is known as a clipper.…
Parametric data for all semiconductor op-amp models except the CA3130…
Label where each of the following electrical quantities would be found…
As strange as it may seem, any repeating, non-sinusoidal waveform is…
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Inductive Reactance Capacitive Reactance …
The circuit in the previous section is not a very practical one. In…
Also called the parallel A/D converter, this circuit is the simplest…
Computers can be powerful tools if used properly, especially in the…
Constant rule Rule of sums Rule of differences Product rule Quotient…
Generally speaking, network analysis is any structured technique used…
The SPICE (Simulation Program, Integrated Circuit Emphesis)…
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Like all diodes, Shockley diodes are unidirectional devices; that is,…
The final transistor amplifier configuration (Figure below) we need to…
A thyristor is a device that has a number of unusual characteristics.…
The single-transistor inverter circuit illustrated earlier is actually…
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Since three-phase is used so often for power distribution systems, it…
Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
For extremely high-frequency applications (above 1 GHz), the…
You may have wondered where we got that strange equation for the…
This calculator is useful for calculating the luminous flux for LEDs where the angle is known.
Like its bipolar cousin, the field-effect transistor may be used as an…
Suppose we wished to measure the resistance of some component located…
A calculator designed to compute the power-added efficiency (PAE) of an amplifier
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
The 555 integrated circuit is the most popular chip ever manufactured.…
Suppose I were about to measure an unknown voltage with a manual-range…
Define what noise means, in the electrical sense of the word. How does…
What, exactly, is necessary to establish electrical continuity between…
Superposition theorem is one of those strokes of genius that takes a…
Impedance Matching Because transformers can step voltage and current…
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Using an electrical meter safely and efficiently is perhaps the most…
An electromechanical generator is a device capable of producing…
A calculator designed to compute the VSWR, reflection coefficient, return loss and matching loss in a transmission line
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Note: this is a very unique and useful property of e. As in…
When the need arises to correct for poor power factor in an AC power…
