How is it possible to assign a fixed value of voltage or current (such…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an edge-triggered S-R flip-flop, learn the difference between a latch and a flip-flop, and experience how a switch bounce can cause logic errors.
The fourth example has A partially overlapping B. Though, we will…
So far, we’ve studied both S-R and D latch circuits with enable…
The normal data inputs to a flip flop (D, S and R, or J and K) are…
Although many textbooks provide good introductions to digital memory…
Connecting digital circuitry to sensor devices is simple if the sensor…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a digital combination lock with LED output indicators and learn about XOR gate functionality and how to implement NOR logic functionality using diodes.
Another variation on a theme of bistable multivibrators is the J-K…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
Identify each of these logic gates by name, and complete their…
One method of addressing the digital ramp ADC’s shortcomings is…
A practical application of switch and relay logic is in control…
Explain the operation of this “H-bridge” motor control circuit: At…
Another type of mathematical identity, called a “property”…
Who Developed the Karnaugh Map? Maurice Karnaugh, a…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
Shift registers, like counters, are a form of sequential…
When we store information in some kind of circuit or device, we not…
We’ve already seen one example of a monostable multivibrator in…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a resistive voltage divider and observe how Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's voltage law (KVL) function in real circuits using a voltmeter and an ammeter.
The half-adder is extremely useful until you want to add more than one…
The concept and measurement units of resistance are most often used…
All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…
Because binary numeration requires so many bits to represent…
Constant Rule Rule of Sums Rule of…
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This calculates the capacitance of a capacitor based on its charge, Q, and its voltage, V, according to the formula, C=Q/V.
Instantaneous Values in AC Circuits Pure resistive AC circuit:…
Real operational amplifiers have some imperfections compared to an…
If some percentage of an amplifier’s output signal is connected…
Ohm’s Law also makes intuitive sense if you apply it to the…
Example Derivatives of e Proportionality Constant When we say that a…
Research the FCC (Federal Communication Commission) guidelines on…
Current Components in a series circuit share the same current: Itotal…
What will this voltmeter register when connected to a battery as shown…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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.
Since the enable input on a gated S-R latch provides a way to latch…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will connect batteries in series and learn the relationship between the individual battery voltages and the total series voltage.
In essence, the IGFET controls the base current of a BJT, which…
This calculator helps you compute the inductance of a broadside coupled trace.
Electromechanical watt-hour meters use an aluminum disk that is spun…
The SPICE circuit simulation program provides for modeling diodes in…
If an electric current is passed through this wire, which direction…
So far, we’ve been analyzing single-battery, single-resistor…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will perform a 4-wire Kelvin resistance measurement and learn how to accurately measure resistance.
This tool is designed to calculate the value of resistance R1 in a reflection attenuator.
Parallel-in/ serial-out shift registers do everything that the…
Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
It is sometimes said regarding electrical safety that, Ït’s not the…
AC ANALYSIS: General form: .ac [curve] [points] [start] [final]…
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.
As was previously mentioned, we need more than just a continuous path…
A microcontroller is a specialized type of digital computer used to…
This calculator uses Faraday's and Lenz's laws to calculate the magnitude and polarity of the induced electromotive force (EMF) caused by a change in magnetic flux through a closed-loop coil.
Let’s count from zero to twenty using four different kinds of…
Suppose we had a simple one-battery, one-lamp circuit controlled by a…
It used to be with large AC power systems that “power…
This calculator determines the bias and feedback of resistors for a non-inverting Op-Amp