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Design Project: Stepper Motor Driver

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At first it may seem pointless to have the four buffer gates following…

Gate Universality

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NAND and NOR gates possess a special property: they are universal.…

Ring Counters

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If the output of a shift register is fed back to the input. a ring…

Universal Shift Registers: Parallel-in, Parallel-out

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The purpose of the parallel-in/ parallel-out shift register is to take…

Boolean Arithmetic

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

Boolean Rules for Simplification

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

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.

Digital Logic Functions

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We can construct a simple logic functions for our hypothetical lamp…

Encoders and Decoders

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What does it mean, in general terms, to encode something? Conversely,…

Multiplexers and Demultiplexers

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

Larger 4-variable Karnaugh Maps

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Knowing how to generate Gray code should allow us to build larger…

Circuit Simplification Examples

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Let’s begin with a semiconductor gate circuit in need of…

Digital Logic With Feedback

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With simple gate and combinational logic circuits, there is a definite…

Programmable Logic Technology

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Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…

Half-Adder

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As a first example of useful combinational logic, let’s build a…

Counters

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

Basic Logic Gates

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Identify the type of logic gate shown in this schematic diagram, and…

Basic Electromagnetic Relays

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

Performance-Based Assessments for Digital Circuit Competencies

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Relay Construction

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Electricity and Magnetism An electric current through a conductor will…

Boolean Rules for Simplification

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

Differentiator and Integrator Circuits

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By introducing electrical reactance into the feedback loops of an…

Oscillator Circuits

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

Introduction to Boolean Algebra

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Mathematical rules are based on the defining limits we place on the…

Digital Lab - Introduction

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In this collection of hands-on electronics experiments, build and test digital circuits and learn the fundamentals of digital logic circuits, including gates, counters, logic levels, hysteresis, memory, and more.

Digital Logic Functions

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We can construct a simple logic functions for our hypothetical lamp…

Shift Registers: Parallel-in, Serial-out (PISO) Conversion

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Parallel-in/ serial-out shift registers do everything that the…

Read-Only Memory (ROM)

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Read-only memory (ROM) is similar in design to static or dynamic RAM…

Tracking ADC

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A third variation on the counter-DAC-based converter theme is, in my…

Relay Construction

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Electricity and Magnetism An electric current through a conductor will…

The R/2R DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter)

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The R/2R DAC circuit is an alternative to the binary-weighted-input…

Half-Adder

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As a first example of useful combinational logic, let’s build a…

TTL NOR and OR gates

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TTL Circuit Analysis Let’s examine the following TTL circuit and…

555 Timer Astable Oscillator Circuit

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In an astable circuit, the output voltage alternates between VCC and 0 volts on a continuous basis. This calculator will help you design an oscillator using a 555 timer IC.

Shift Registers

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

The J-K Flip-Flop

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Another variation on a theme of bistable multivibrators is the J-K…

Conventional Transistor Overview and Special Transistors

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A microcontroller is a specialized type of digital computer used to…

Digital-to-Analog Conversion

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If a pulse-width modulated (PWM) signal is sent to a passive…

Boolean Relationships on Venn Diagrams

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

Practical Considerations of ADC Circuits

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Perhaps the most important consideration of an ADC is its resolution.…

Node Voltage Method

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The node voltage method of DC network analysis solves for unknown…

Table (landscape view)

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Periodic table of chemical elements.

Right Triangle Trigonometry

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  A right triangle is defined as having one angle precisely…

Potentiometers

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

Magnetism

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A permanent magnet is a device that retains a magnetic field without…

An Electric Pendulum

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Capacitors store energy in the form of an electric field, and…

Trigonometry for AC Circuits

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Identify which trigonometric functions (sine, cosine, or tangent) are…

Special-output Gates

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Complementary Output Gates It is sometimes desirable to have a logic…

Modern Nonmechanical Memory

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Now we can proceed to studying specific types of digital storage…

Making a Venn Diagram Look Like a Karnaugh Map

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Starting with circle A in a rectangular A’ universe in figure…

Series DC Circuits Practice Worksheet with Answers

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In this circuit, three resistors receive the same amount of current (4…

Si Lab - Multi-stage Amplifier

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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, construct a three-stage common-emitter amplifier using bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) and learn about multi-stage gain and feedback.

Hysteresis

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Thyristors are a class of semiconductor components exhibiting…

Digital Lab - S-R Latch With Enable Input using NAND Gates

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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.

Principles of Radio

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One of the more fascinating applications of electricity is in the…

Design Project: Signal Generator

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Explain the principle of operation for the particular integrated…

AC Metrology

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In power distribution systems, it is very important to be able to…

Shift Registers: Serial-in, Serial-out

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Serial-in, serial-out shift registers delay data by one clock time for…

Common Sources of Hazard

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Of course, there is a danger of electrical shock when directly…

Vol IV. Credits

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All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…