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.
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A bistable multivibrator has two stable states, as indicated by the…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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Explain the operation of this “H-bridge” motor control circuit: At…
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TTL Circuit Analysis Let’s examine the following TTL circuit and…
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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.
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Identify each of these logic gates by name, and complete their…
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Since the enable input on a gated S-R latch provides a way to latch…
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When someone mentions the word “computer,” a digital…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…
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A Logic Gate is assigned as an elementary building block of…
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For reference, this section introduces the terminology used in some…
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What do you think this logic buffer gate will do, with the output…
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Read-only memory (ROM) is similar in design to static or dynamic RAM…
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If we examine a four-bit binary count sequence from 0000 to 1111, a…
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Connecting digital circuitry to sensor devices is simple if the sensor…
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Boolean algebra finds its most practical use in the simplification of…
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With addition being easily accomplished, we can perform the operation…
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What Is an XOR Gate? One element conspicuously missing from the set of…
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Using an example, learn about the different bias techniques for junction field effect transistors (JFETs) like the constant voltage bias, self-bias configuration, and voltage divider biasing.
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Serial-in, serial-out shift registers delay data by one clock time for…
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What voltage will you choose to use for each of the station batteries?
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Radio waves are comprised of oscillating electric and magnetic fields,…
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As we’ve already learned, electricity requires a complete path…
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After the introduction of the DC electrical distribution system by…
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A tool designed to convert RF power from watts to decibels and vice versa
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Design a passive circuit that will create a "split” ( V/-V) power…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a monostable multivibrator using a 555 timer IC and learn about RC time constant charging and how a one-shot timer operates.
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We can subtract one binary number from another by using the standard…
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This tool is designed to compute for the trace width of a microstrip
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a pulse-width modulator power controller for a light and learn the basics of PWM signals.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an analog voltage comparator circuit and learn how open-loop operational amplifiers function.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will control a light with a switch and learn the basics of connecting toggle (on/off) switches into circuits.
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You might have noticed on the table for specific resistances that all…
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If I wanted to build a battery-powered electric drill, would it be…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of an asymmetric stripline
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Identify each of these logic gates by name, and complete their…
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Although transistor switching circuits operate without bias, it is…
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Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…
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In electric circuits, the three basic quantities are voltage (E or V),…
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What will happen to the brightness of the light bulb as the iron core…
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Identify each of these logic gates by name, and complete their…
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Periodic table of chemical elements.
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During the early development of telephone technology, a unit was…
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A common phrase heard in reference to electrical safety goes something…
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In the design of large and complex digital systems, it is often…
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If we were to connect two inverter gates together so that the output…
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For reference, this section introduces the terminology used in some…
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Learn about junction field effect transistors (JFETs), their equations, and how to model and simulate JFETs in LTspice.
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Parametric data for all semiconductor op-amp models except the CA3130…
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Arithmetic Sequences An arithmetic sequence is a series of numbers…
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The Functionality of Diode Polarity Being able to determine the…
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What would happen to this meter movement, if connected directly to a…
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∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Calculus is a branch of mathematics that…
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The concept of a mathematical power is familiar to most students of…
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Standing waves at the resonant frequency points of an open- or…
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As we saw earlier, a power system with no secure connection to earth…
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