We’ve already seen one example of a monostable multivibrator in…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a blue LED flasher using a 555 timer and learn the basic theory of a voltage doubler using a transistor switch and a capacitor.
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One caveat with signed binary numbers is that of overflow, where the…
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Add the following binary numbers:
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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 an S-R latch using two NOR gates and learn how this type of digital memory operates, including invalid states, race conditions, and the effects of output loading.
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A practical application of switch and relay logic is in control…
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It is sometimes useful in logic circuits to have a multivibrator which…
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Who Developed the Karnaugh Map? Maurice Karnaugh, a…
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The circuit shown here is a four-bit analog-to-digital converter…
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Complementary Output Gates It is sometimes desirable to have a logic…
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What are Time-Delay Relays? Some relays are constructed with a kind of…
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What do you think this logic buffer gate will do, with the output…
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Serial-in, serial-out shift registers delay data by one clock time for…
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Now we can proceed to studying specific types of digital storage…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an oscillator using a 555 timer and learn the theory of operation of the 555 timer when configured as an astable multivibrator.
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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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Since the enable input on a gated S-R latch provides a way to latch…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build and test an automated circuit that sequentially flashes 10 LED, and learn about counters, frequency dividers, and switch debouncing.
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Knowing how to generate Gray code should allow us to build larger…
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Suppose we had a simple one-battery, one-lamp circuit controlled by a…
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A transmission line of infinite length is an interesting abstraction,…
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Constant Rule Rule of Sums Rule of…
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A rheostat (variable resistor) and a switch are both examples of…
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The SPICE (Simulation Program, Integrated Circuit Emphesis)…
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Of course, there is a danger of electrical shock when directly…
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In DC and low-frequency AC circuits, the characteristic impedance of…
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De Forest’s Audion tube came to be known as the triode tube…
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The jobs of electronics engineers and technicians frequently entail…
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A chandelier has five light bulbs in it, and one of them is not…
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A tool designed to calculate the characteristic impedance of a twisted-pair cable
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a simple voltmeter and ammeter while learning some fundamentals about circuit measurements.
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Identify which trigonometric functions (sine, cosine, or tangent) are…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a large AC permanent capacitor split-phase induction motor and learn the principles of AC induction motor function.
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If you’ve ever witnessed a lightning storm, you’ve seen…
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Since the enable input on a gated S-R latch provides a way to latch…
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This calculator calculates the resistivity of a component based on its resistance value, length, and cross-sectional area.
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This calculator computes for the capacitor charge time and energy, given the supply voltage and the added series resistance.
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Whenever there is a mismatch of impedance between transmission line…
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When a transistor is in the fully-off state (like an open switch), it…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an analog differentiator circuit that outputs a signal proportional to the rate-of-change and learn about one of the advantages of analog circuits.
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As strange as it may seem, any repeating, non-sinusoidal waveform is…
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Add the following binary numbers:
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Shown here is the schematic symbol for a resistor: What is the purpose…
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When the need arises to correct for poor power factor in an AC power…
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What, exactly, is an arbitrary waveform generator, and for what…
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What hazards might be posed by a circuit with excessive current going…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build capacitor charging and discharging circuits and learn how to calculate the RC time constant of resistor-capacitor circuits.
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Point-to-Point Connecting two digital devices with a network, would…
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This calculator will convert voltage or power gains into decibels. Enter one of the three values and the calculator will output the other two.
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There are three major kinds of power supplies: unregulated (also…
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Up to this point we have considered logic reduction problems where…
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For ease of drawing complex circuit diagrams, electronic amplifiers…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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In an ideal case, an inductor acts as a purely reactive device. That…
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This calculator computes for the capacitor charge time and energy, given the supply voltage and the added series resistance.
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This calculator determines the wavelength of a signal given the frequency and dielectric constant.
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Wiring Color Codes Infographic. Released under the Creative Commons…
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