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Multiplexers and Demultiplexers

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…

Binary Math

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Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…

Synchronous Counters

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What is a Synchronous Counter? A synchronous counter, in contrast to…

Demultiplexers

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A demultiplexer, sometimes abbreviated dmux, is a circuit that has one…

Finite State Machines

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Up to now, every circuit that was presented was a combinatorial…

Latch Circuits

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What do you think this logic buffer gate will do, with the output…

Digital Lab - 7-segment LED Display

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will control a 7-segment binary-coded decimal (BCD) display and learn about active-low and active-high logic inputs.

Fail-safe Design

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Logic circuits, whether comprised of electromechanical relays or…

Boolean Arithmetic

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Let us begin our exploration of Boolean algebra by adding numbers…

Switch Types

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Though it may seem strange to cover the elementary topic of electrical…

DIP Gate Packaging

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Digital logic gate circuits are manufactured as integrated circuits:…

Digital Lab - Basic 2-Input NAND Gate Circuit

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build and test a 2-input digital NAND gate with LED indicators and learn to read pinout diagrams, power a digital IC, connect unused inputs and outputs, and use pulldown resistors.

Binary Count Sequence

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If we examine a four-bit binary count sequence from 0000 to 1111, a…

Boolean Rules for Simplification

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Boolean algebra finds its most practical use in the simplification of…

Network Protocols

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Aside from the issues of the physical network (signal types and…

Boolean Algebra

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…

Safe Meter Usage

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Using an electrical meter safely and efficiently is perhaps the most…

Boolean Relationships on Venn Diagrams

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The fourth example has A partially overlapping B. Though, we will…

Edge-triggered Latches: Flip-Flops

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So far, we’ve studied both S-R and D latch circuits with enable…

CMOS Logic Gates

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Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…

Microstrip Wavelength Calculator

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A tool designed to calculate the guided wavelength inside a microstrip.

Differential Transistor Amplifiers

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

Binary Math Circuits

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Add the following binary numbers:

DC Lab - Thermoelectricity

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a thermocouple to measure temperature changes and learn about the Seebeck effect.

Safe Practices

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If at all possible, shut off the power to a circuit before performing…

Ohm’s Law

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For a given amount of water pressure, which will flow a greater rate…

Series Resistor-Capacitor Circuits

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In the last section, we learned what would happen in simple…

Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) theory

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

Contributors (3)

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<p> Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological…

Beam Power Tubes

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In the beam power tube, the basic four-element structure of the…

R, L and C Summary

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With the notable exception of calculations for power (P), all AC…

What is Alternating Current (AC)?

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Most students of electricity begin their study with what is known as…

Introduction to Solid-state Device Theory

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This chapter will cover the physics behind the operation of…

Capacitor Sizing Equation

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Capacitance Formula     Permittivity of Dielectric  …

Oscilloscope Trigger Controls

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A very useful tool for observing rotating objects is a strobe light.…

DeMorgan’s Theorems

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A mathematician named DeMorgan developed a pair of important rules…

Calculus for Electric Circuits

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∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Calculus is a branch of mathematics that…

Network Protocols

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Aside from the issues of the physical network (signal types and…

The Gated S-R Latch

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It is sometimes useful in logic circuits to have a multivibrator which…

Edge Coupled Trace Inductance Calculator

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This calculator helps you compute for the inductance of an edge coupled trace.

Design Project: Audio Power Amplifier

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Explain how the microphone in your amplifier works. How, exactly, does…

Kelvin (4-wire) Resistance Measurement

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Suppose we wished to measure the resistance of some component located…

The Cascode Amplifier

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While the C-B (common-base) amplifier is known for wider bandwidth…

Series and Parallel Capacitors

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When capacitors are connected in series, the total capacitance is…

Design Project: Arbitrary Waveform Generator

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What, exactly, is an arbitrary waveform generator, and for what…

AC Lab - Musical Keyboard as a Signal Generator

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, an electronic musical keyboard will be used as a variable-frequency AC signal generator to learn the difference between AC amplitude and frequency.

Digital Memory Terms and Concepts

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When we store information in some kind of circuit or device, we not…

Summer and Subtractor OpAmp Circuits

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

From Electric to Electronic

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Introduction This third volume of the book series Lessons In Electric…

Voltage, Current, and Resistance

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Voltage is commonly defined as “electrical pressure.” The unit of…

Emergency Response

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Despite lock-out/tag-out procedures and multiple repetitions of…

The Unijunction Transistor (UJT)

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Unijunction transistor: Although a unijunction transistor is not a…

Applications of Resonance

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So far, the phenomenon of resonance appears to be a useless curiosity,…

Divided Feedback

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If we add a voltage divider to the negative feedback wiring so that…

Skin Depth Calculator

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A tool designed to calculate skin depth based on the conductive material being used and the frequency of the signal.

Active-mode Operation (IGFET)

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Factorials

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Definition of a Factorial Denoted by the symbol “!” after…

Ammeter Design

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Ammeters Measure Electrical Current A meter designed to measure…

Voltage/Current Converter OpAmp Circuits

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

DIY EE Lab - Setting Up a Home Electronics Lab

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To build the DIY electronics projects described in this textbook, you will need a small work area, a few tools, and some basic electronics supplies. This page describes the setup of a low-cost home electronics laboratory.