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If we examine a four-bit binary count sequence from 0000 to 1111, a…
As a first example of useful combinational logic, let’s build a…
Ladder diagrams are specialized schematics commonly used to document…
This calculator computes for the output pulse width of a 555 timer monostable circuit
The purpose of the parallel-in/ parallel-out shift register is to take…
Feedback is a fascinating engineering principle. It can turn a rather…
Identify the type of logic gate shown in this schematic diagram, and…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
Another type of mathematical identity, called a “property”…
PARTS AND MATERIALS 4001 quad NOR gate (Radio Shack catalog #…
A third variation on the counter-DAC-based converter theme is, in my…
Digital logic gate circuits are manufactured as integrated circuits:…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
Instrumentation is a field of study and work centering on measurement…
Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Two AAA Batteries Battery Clip (Radio Shack…
A principal consideration for industrial control networks, where the…
What is a Synchronous Counter? A synchronous counter, in contrast to…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Power transformer, 120VAC step-down to 12VAC,…
This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of a microstrip.
AC electromechanical meter movements come in two basic arrangements:…
Electricity and Magnetism An electric current through a conductor will…
Let’s begin with a semiconductor gate circuit in need of…
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While Oersted’s surprising discovery of electromagnetism paved…
Specific resistance at 20o C: Material Element/Alloy ohm-cmil/ft…
Shaded Pole Induction Motor An easy way to provide starting torque to…
This balanced attenuator calculator helps you determine the resistor (R1) values for a balanced attenuator.
One of the more fascinating applications of electricity is in the…
Devoting a whole chapter in a modern electronics text to the design…
What is Attenuators? Attenuators are passive devices. It is…
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
A very important measurement in many liquid chemical processes…
As an example of using several circuits together, we are going to make…
All About Contactors When a relay is used to switch a large amount of…
Feedback is a fascinating engineering principle. It can turn a rather…
Constant rule Rule of sums Rule of differences Product rule Quotient…
Since complex numbers are legitimate mathematical entities, just like…
We can take the same components from the series circuit and rearrange…
Explain how an ohmmeter is able to measure the resistance of a…
As an electric current is passed through a coil of wire, it creates a…
Insulated gate field-effect transistors are unipolar devices just like…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Low-voltage AC power supply (6-volt output) 6-volt…
Ohm’s Law also makes intuitive sense if you apply it to the…
As we’ve seen, negative feedback is an incredibly useful…
Identify the type of logic gate shown in this schematic diagram, and…
It should be common-sense knowledge that liquids flow through…
While the C-B (common-base) amplifier is known for wider bandwidth…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Two single-turn, linear-taper potentiometers, 5…
What do each of the oscilloscope axes represent, in real-life terms…
When calculating the power dissipation of resistive components, use…
Solving for x in a given polynomial equation “ax2 + bx + c…
Also called the parallel A/D converter, this circuit is the simplest…
Normally, the rotor windings of a wound rotor induction motor are…
Input impedance varies considerably with the circuit configuration…
