If we were to connect two inverter gates together so that the output…
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A serial-in, parallel-out shift register is similar to the serial-in,…
NAND and NOR gates possess a special property: they are universal.…
We can subtract one binary number from another by using the standard…
Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
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So far, we’ve studied both S-R and D latch circuits with enable…
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The normal data inputs to a flip flop (D, S and R, or J and K) are…
PARTS AND MATERIALS 4011 quad NAND gate (Radio Shack catalog #…
Suppose we altered our basic open-collector inverter circuit, adding a…
Ladder diagrams are specialized schematics commonly used to document…
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A rheostat (variable resistor) and a switch are both examples of…
If we examine a four-bit binary count sequence from 0000 to 1111, a…
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The Programmable Logic Controller, or PLC, was invented in the late…
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In the last section, we learned what would happen in simple…
With simple series circuits, all components are connected end-to-end…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Two NPN transistors—models 2N2222 or…
In electric circuits, the three basic quantities are voltage (E or V),…
The singular reason for learning and using the binary numeration…
Up until this point, our analysis of transistor logic circuits has…
What is Rectification? Now we come to the most popular application of…
A modern method of electrical power control involves inserting a…
“The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of…
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This calculator helps you compute the inductance of a rectangle loop.
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This calculator determines the total path loss provided by an RF n-way power splitter.
Reactive Power We know that reactive loads such as inductors and…
Most students of electricity begin their study with what is known as…
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Also called the parallel A/D converter, this circuit is the simplest…
In simple AC power systems, one of the two conductors is typically…
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
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The node voltage method of analysis solves for unknown voltages at…
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A calculator designed to calculate the maximum current that a stripline can handle
Critical temperatures given in Kelvins Material Element/Alloy…
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So far we have been finding Sum-Of-Product (SOP) solutions to logic…
For reference, this section introduces the terminology used in some…
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Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…
Series and parallel resistances Series and parallel inductances…
Parametrical data for all semiconductor op-amp models except the…
This tool is designed to compute for the trace width of a microstrip
Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
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Up to this point we have considered logic reduction problems where…
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