Up until this point, our analysis of transistor logic circuits has…
Digital computers communicate with external devices through ports:…
What do you think this logic buffer gate will do, with the output…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a Schmitt trigger using a 555 timer and learn about hysteresis and the inner workings of the extremely versatile 555 timer IC.
The normal data inputs to a flip flop (D, S and R, or J and K) are…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
Add the following binary numbers:
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Shift registers, like counters, are a form of sequential logic.…
A third variation on the counter-DAC-based converter theme is, in my…
Logic circuits, whether comprised of electromechanical relays or…
Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an S-R latch with an enabled input using four NAND gates and learn more about digital circuit functionality.
Who Developed the Karnaugh Map? Maurice Karnaugh, a…
Knowing how to generate Gray code should allow us to build larger…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
A multiplexer, abbreviated mux, is a device that has multiple inputs…
Aside from the issues of the physical network (signal types and…
A decoder is a circuit that changes a code into a set of signals. It…
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) uses digital signals to control power…
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
Despite lock-out/tag-out procedures and multiple repetitions of…
The Programmable Logic Controller, or PLC, was invented in the late…
Synchronous motors load the power line with a leading power factor.…
Label where each of the following electrical quantities would be found…
Every meter impacts the circuit it is measuring to some extent, just…
Inductors do not have a stable “resistance” as conductors…
In the design of large and complex digital systems, it is often…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
This calculator helps you determine the values of the resistors R1 and R2 to be used for a bridged-tee attenuator.
What voltage will you choose to use for each of the station batteries?
Who Developed the Karnaugh Map? Maurice Karnaugh, a…
Let’s count from zero to twenty using four different kinds of…
Current Source It is possible through the use of electronic amplifiers…
The normal data inputs to a flip flop (D, S and R, or J and K) are…
AC electromechanical meter movements come in two basic arrangements:…
When a PCB designer speaks of dimensions in thous or mils, what does…
This tool is designed to calculate cross-talk coefficient and coupled voltage for a stripline
Tables of specific resistance and temperature coefficient of…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze relay…
This calculates the capacitance of a capacitor based on its charge, Q, and its voltage, V, according to the formula, C=Q/V.
In these hands-on semiconductor electronics experiments, learn to build and test circuits using discrete silicon (Si) devices, including diodes and transistors. Also, learn important circuit designs, including rectifiers, current mirrors, amplifiers, and oscillators.
A tool designed to compute the values to be used in a T-match Impedance Circuit
There are four basic factors of inductor construction determining the…
This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of a symmetric stripline.
You might have been wondering how charges can continuously flow in a…
A diode is an electronics component made from a combination of a…
By now you should be well aware of the correlation between electrical…
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
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.
Seebeck Effect An interesting phenomenon applied in the field of…
In Millman’s Theorem, the circuit is re-drawn as a parallel…
Convert between Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin
Suppose we had a simple one-battery, one-lamp circuit controlled by a…
TTL Circuit Analysis Let’s examine the following TTL circuit and…
A microcontroller is a specialized type of digital computer used to…
Definition of a Radical Given the expression where “x” is…
Our next transistor configuration to study is a bit simpler for gain…
