In the previous section, we saw a circuit using one J-K flip-flop that…
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Explain the operation of this “H-bridge” motor control circuit: At…
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A bistable multivibrator has two stable states, as indicated by the…
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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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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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Identify each of these logic gates by name, and complete their…
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Input Voltages for Logic Gates Logic gate circuits are designed to…
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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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The single-transistor inverter circuit illustrated earlier is actually…
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What is a Synchronous Counter? A synchronous counter, in contrast to…
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Knowing how to generate Gray code should allow us to build larger…
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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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Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
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One method of addressing the digital ramp ADC’s shortcomings is…
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Up to this point we have considered logic reduction problems where…
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What is an Encoder? An encoder is a circuit that changes a set of…
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Early computer science pioneers such as Alan Turing and John Von…
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A multiplexer, abbreviated mux, is a device that has multiple inputs…
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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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Mathematicians use Venn diagrams to show the logical relationships of…
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This calculator helps you determine the values of the resistors R1 and R2 to be used for a Pi Attenuator.
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use a junction field-effect transistor (JFET) to build a sensitive switching circuit and learn about JFET current gain.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will learn about electromagnetic induction using an electromagnet and a permanent magnet.
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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A tool designed to calculate the guided wavelength inside a microstrip.
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It is sometimes useful in logic circuits to have a multivibrator which…
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Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
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This calculator determines the bias and feedback of resistors for an inverting op-amp.
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Circuits consisting of just one battery and one load resistance are…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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A wound rotor induction motor has a stator like a squirrel cage…
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The word battery simply means a group of similar components. In…
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With simple gate and combinational logic circuits, there is a definite…
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What voltage will you choose to use for each of the station batteries?
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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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Most students of electricity begin their study with what is known as…
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This tool is designed to convert power ratios to decibel
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Because of their insulated gates, IGFETs of all types have extremely…
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A calculator designed to calculate the trace width of a stripline based on the maximum current rating
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SPICE is a computer program designed to simulate analog electronic…
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What is an Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT), and what…
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This calculator calculates the free space loss, given the distance, frequency, and gain, between two antennas.
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Research and describe what the Hall effect is, and list some practical…
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What voltage will you choose to use for each of the station batteries?
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If we were to connect two inverter gates together so that the output…
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During the early development of telephone technology, a unit was…
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Explain how an ohmmeter is able to measure the resistance of a…
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Unijunction transistor: Although a unijunction transistor is not a…
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This article explains the step-by-step process for determining the…
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By introducing electrical reactance into the feedback loops of an…
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This calculator will determine the correct antenna downtilt angle given the heights of the antennas and distance between them.
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Another strategy for addressing the problem of secondary electrons…
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An electrical connector, is an electro-mechanical device used to join…
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Shown here is a simplified representation of an atom: the smallest…
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Things start to get complicated when we need to relate two or more AC…
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Now we can proceed to studying specific types of digital storage…
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A tool designed to convert between units of torque
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