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Passive Filter Circuits

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In very simple, qualitative terms, rate the impedance of capacitors…

Switched Capacitor Circuitry

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Write an equation describing the precise mathematical relationship…

The R/2R DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter)

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The R/2R DAC circuit is an alternative to the binary-weighted-input…

Digital Ramp ADC

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Also known as the stairstep-ramp, or simply counter A/D converter,…

Performance-Based Assessments for Analog Integrated Circuit Competencies

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Rectifier Circuits

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Voltage/Current Converter OpAmp Circuits

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Slope (integrating) ADC

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So far, we’ve only been able to escape the sheer volume of…

Insulated-gate Field-effect Transistors (MOSFET)

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The Insulated-Gate Field-Effect Transistor (IGFET), also known as…

Specific Troubleshooting Techniques

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After applying some of the general troubleshooting tips to narrow the…

Op-Amp Data

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Parametric data for all semiconductor op-amp models except the CA3130…

Series and Parallel AC Circuits

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Negative Feedback OpAmp Circuits

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Introduction to Digital-Analog Conversion

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

Analog and Digital Signals

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Instrumentation is a field of study and work centering on measurement…

The R/2nR DAC: Binary-Weighted-Input Digital-to-Analog Converter

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What Is a R/2nR DAC Circuit? The R/2nR DAC circuit, otherwise known as…

Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors

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What is an Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT), and what…

Analog-to-Digital Conversion

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The circuit shown here is a four-bit analog-to-digital converter…

Latch Circuits

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

Microcontroller Principles

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Read the following quotation, and then research the term…

Δ-Y and Y-Δ Conversions

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In many circuit applications, we encounter components connected…

Hysteresis

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Thyristors are a class of semiconductor components exhibiting…

Voltage/Current Converter OpAmp Circuits

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Review of R, X, and Z (Resistance, Reactance and Impedance)

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Before we begin to explore the effects of resistors, inductors, and…

DC Lab - Potentiometer as a Rheostat

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will use a potentiometer as a variable resistor to control the speed of a motor and learn how to connect a potentiometer as a rheostat.

Class B BJT Amplifiers

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The R/2nR DAC: Binary-Weighted-Input Digital-to-Analog Converter

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What Is a R/2nR DAC Circuit? The R/2nR DAC circuit, otherwise known as…

Successive Approximation ADC

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One method of addressing the digital ramp ADC’s shortcomings is…

Nonlinear Conduction

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“Advances are made by answering questions. Discoveries are made…

Precise Diode Circuits

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Electrical Energy Calculator

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This calculator will determine the instantaneous energy, sustained energy, and power consumed by an electrical system given two of the three electrical parameters (voltage, current, or resistance) and the time.

Frequency and Phase Measurement

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An important electrical quantity with no equivalent in DC circuits is…

555 Lab - Oscillator With Hysteresis

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an oscillator with hysteresis from a Schmitt trigger and learn how to use it to create an RC oscillator and a method to configure a 555 timer as an astable multivibrator.

Introduction to Mixed-Frequency AC Signals

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In our study of AC circuits thus far, we’ve explored circuits…

Binary Math Circuits

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Add the following binary numbers:

Bipolar Transistor Biasing Circuits

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Inverting Op-Amp Resistor Calculator

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This calculator determines the bias and feedback of resistors for an inverting op-amp.

The Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) as a Switch

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

Clipper and Clamper Circuits

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Special-purpose Batteries

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Mercury Standard Cell Back in the early days of electrical measurement…

Conventional Transistor Overview and Special Transistors

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A microcontroller is a specialized type of digital computer used to…

Design Project: AC-DC Power Supply

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Safety is very important when designing and/or building a device…

Peak Voltage Calculator

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The peak voltage calculator calculates peak voltage values from the peak-to-peak voltage, RMS voltage, or average voltage.

Diode Switching Circuits

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Diodes can perform switching and digital logic operations. Forward and…

Early Tube History

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Thomas Edison, that prolific American inventor, is often credited with…

Transistor Ratings and Packages (IGFET)

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General Troubleshooting Tips

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When first approaching a failed or otherwise misbehaving system, the…

Impedance Transformation

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Standing waves at the resonant frequency points of an open- or…

Making a Venn Diagram Look Like a Karnaugh Map

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Starting with circle A in a rectangular A’ universe in figure…

Circuit Effects

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

Capacitor Types

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A capacitor is a passive two-terminal electronic component that…

Millman’s Theorem Revisited

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You may have wondered where we got that strange equation for the…

DC Lab - Introduction

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In this series of hands-on electronics experiments, you will build direct current (DC) circuits and learn fundamental electrical engineering circuit concepts.

AC Capacitor Circuits

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Capacitors Vs. Resistors Capacitors do not behave the same as…

Bridge Circuits

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No text on electrical metering could be called complete without a…

Modern Nonmechanical Memory

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Now we can proceed to studying specific types of digital storage…

Introduction to Diodes And Rectifiers

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All About Diodes A diode is an electrical device allowing current to…

555 Lab - LED Flasher with Inductive Flyback

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a multiple LED flasher and learn how to use inductive flyback to generate a voltage pulse that is greater than the supply voltage.

Inductive Reactance

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Junction field-effect transistors (JFET)

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