It is sometimes useful in logic circuits to have a multivibrator which…
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The interlock contacts installed in the previous section’s motor…
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In mathematics, an identity is a statement true for all possible…
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The Rules of Binary Addition Adding binary numbers is a very simple…
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The fourth example has A partially overlapping B. Though, we will…
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A mathematician named DeMorgan developed a pair of important rules…
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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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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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Who Developed the Karnaugh Map? Maurice Karnaugh, a…
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In this hands-on introduction to electronics, you will experiment with a multimeter and learn how to measure resistance using the ohmmeter function.
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The R/2R DAC circuit is an alternative to the binary-weighted-input…
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A microcontroller is a specialized type of digital computer used to…
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Let us begin our exploration of Boolean algebra by adding numbers…
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As a first example of useful combinational logic, let’s build a…
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Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…
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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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Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
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Also known as the stairstep-ramp, or simply counter A/D converter,…
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In the previous section, we saw a circuit using one J-K flip-flop that…
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Having learned about digital memory devices in the last chapter, we…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will connect batteries in series and learn the relationship between the individual battery voltages and the total series voltage.
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What is the difference between a JMP (“jump”) instruction and a…
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Note that the direction of the arrow at the gate indicates the…
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In this hands-on introduction to electronics, you will experiment with a multimeter and learn how to measure voltage using the voltmeter function.
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This calculator computes the inductance of a microstrip etched on a PCB.
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Why learn about Karnaugh maps? The Karnaugh map, like Boolean…
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For extremely high-frequency applications (above 1 GHz), the…
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This calculator helps you compute the inductance of a wire loop.
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Up until this point, our analysis of transistor logic circuits has…
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Many electronic circuits use what is called a split or a dual power…
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Convert to and from different units of length, weight, power, temperature and torque
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a simple circuit that computes the average of voltages and learn about analog computers and their application.
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Series and Parallel Resistances Series and Parallel…
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So far, we’ve studied both S-R and D latch circuits with enable…
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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 AC electronics experiment, you will sense AC magnetic fields using a simple wire coil and learn about AC signal coupling, orientation effects, and the impact of shielding using different materials.
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Like its bipolar cousin, the field-effect transistor may be used as an…
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This calculator determines the total path loss provided by an RF n-way power splitter.
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Identify which direction each potentiometer wiper must move in this…
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Wire-by-Number project: simple voltage divider Description: Build a…
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As we saw earlier, a power system with no secure connection to earth…
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A tool designed to calculate the power density of an antenna
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When first approaching a failed or otherwise misbehaving system, the…
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Limitations of Electromechanical Relays As versatile as…
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If the output of a shift register is fed back to the input. a ring…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will perform a 4-wire Kelvin resistance measurement and learn how to accurately measure resistance.
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A thyristor is a device that has a number of unusual characteristics.…
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Resistors vs. Inductors Inductors do not behave the same way as…
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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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The table of electric currents and their various bodily effects was…
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Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) uses digital signals to control power…
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Inductors do not have a stable “resistance” as conductors…
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In designing digital circuits, the designer often begins with a truth…
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All About Contactors When a relay is used to switch a large amount of…
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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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What do you think this logic buffer gate will do, with the output…
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