At first it may seem pointless to have the four buffer gates following…
NAND and NOR gates possess a special property: they are universal.…
If the output of a shift register is fed back to the input. a ring…
The purpose of the parallel-in/ parallel-out shift register is to take…
Let us begin our exploration of Boolean algebra by adding numbers…
Boolean algebra finds its most practical use in the simplification of…
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.
We can construct a simple logic functions for our hypothetical lamp…
What does it mean, in general terms, to encode something? Conversely,…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
Knowing how to generate Gray code should allow us to build larger…
Let’s begin with a semiconductor gate circuit in need of…
With simple gate and combinational logic circuits, there is a definite…
Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…
As a first example of useful combinational logic, let’s build a…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
Identify the type of logic gate shown in this schematic diagram, and…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze relay…
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Electricity and Magnetism An electric current through a conductor will…
Boolean algebra finds its most practical use in the simplification of…
By introducing electrical reactance into the feedback loops of an…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Mathematical rules are based on the defining limits we place on the…
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.
We can construct a simple logic functions for our hypothetical lamp…
Parallel-in/ serial-out shift registers do everything that the…
Read-only memory (ROM) is similar in design to static or dynamic RAM…
A third variation on the counter-DAC-based converter theme is, in my…
Electricity and Magnetism An electric current through a conductor will…
The R/2R DAC circuit is an alternative to the binary-weighted-input…
As a first example of useful combinational logic, let’s build a…
TTL Circuit Analysis Let’s examine the following TTL circuit and…
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.
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
Another variation on a theme of bistable multivibrators is the J-K…
A microcontroller is a specialized type of digital computer used to…
If a pulse-width modulated (PWM) signal is sent to a passive…
The fourth example has A partially overlapping B. Though, we will…
Perhaps the most important consideration of an ADC is its resolution.…
The node voltage method of DC network analysis solves for unknown…
Periodic table of chemical elements.
A right triangle is defined as having one angle precisely…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
A permanent magnet is a device that retains a magnetic field without…
Capacitors store energy in the form of an electric field, and…
Identify which trigonometric functions (sine, cosine, or tangent) are…
Complementary Output Gates It is sometimes desirable to have a logic…
Now we can proceed to studying specific types of digital storage…
Starting with circle A in a rectangular A’ universe in figure…
In this circuit, three resistors receive the same amount of current (4…
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.
Thyristors are a class of semiconductor components exhibiting…
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.
One of the more fascinating applications of electricity is in the…
Explain the principle of operation for the particular integrated…
In power distribution systems, it is very important to be able to…
Serial-in, serial-out shift registers delay data by one clock time for…
Of course, there is a danger of electrical shock when directly…
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