What is a Synchronous Counter? A synchronous counter, in contrast to…
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Feedback is a fascinating engineering principle. It can turn a rather…
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As an example of using several circuits together, we are going to make…
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What are Time-Delay Relays? Some relays are constructed with a kind of…
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In the design of large and complex digital systems, it is often…
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Logic circuits, whether comprised of electromechanical relays or…
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A rheostat (variable resistor) and a switch are both examples of…
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The Rules of Binary Addition Adding binary numbers is a very simple…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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If we examine a four-bit binary count sequence from 0000 to 1111, a…
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Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…
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In our study of AC circuits thus far, we’ve explored circuits…
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This article explains the step-by-step process for determining the…
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Another strategy for addressing the problem of secondary electrons…
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In this circuit, the electric motor is supposed to turn on whenever…
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Whenever there is a mismatch of impedance between transmission line…
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One method of addressing the digital ramp ADC’s shortcomings is…
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Given three of the four input parameters (refractive indices, angles of incidence, and refraction) this tool calculates the missing variable based on Snell's law.
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This tool is designed to calculate the maximum distance (range) that a radar can detect
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Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…
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It is a common phenomenon for the electrical resistance of a substance…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a full-wave bridge rectifier using silicon diodes and learn some of this circuit's advantages and disadvantages.
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A parallel circuit is often called a current divider for its ability…
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Calculate circuit parameters using Ohm's Law
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So far we know that AC voltage alternates in polarity and AC current…
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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.
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Whenever electrons flow through a conductor, a magnetic field will…
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Let’s take the same components for our series example circuit…
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How to Create Band-pass Filter There are applications where a…
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An oscilloscope is a very useful piece of electronic test equipment.…
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Mathematical rules are based on the defining limits we place on the…
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What will happen to the brightness of the light bulb as the iron core…
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A parallel circuit is often called a current divider for its ability…
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The Maximum Power Transfer Theorem is not so much a means of analysis…
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Research the FCC (Federal Communication Commission) guidelines on…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build an astable multivibrator (oscillator) circuit that provides an output in the audio frequency range and learn the effect of component values and supply voltage on oscillation frequency.
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What is an Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT), and what…
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Like all diodes, Shockley diodes are unidirectional devices; that is,…
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As strange as it may seem, any repeating, non-sinusoidal waveform is…
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The invention of the bipolar transistor in 1948 ushered in a…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an S-R latch with an enabled input using four NAND gates and learn more about digital circuit functionality.
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Remember that this tutorial is not exhaustive by any means, and that…
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When first approaching a failed or otherwise misbehaving system, the…
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The first, and perhaps most important, relationship between current,…
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In this collection of hands-on electronics experiments, build and test mixed-signal analog and digital circuits using the versatile 555 timer IC. These projects will teach you about RC time constants, duty cycle, transistor current drive, LEDs, voltage doublers, and more.
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This tool is designed to calculate the value of resistance R1 in a reflection attenuator.
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Define the following terms: energy, work, and power.
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Parallel-in/ serial-out shift registers do everything that the…
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