Identify each of these logic gates by name, and complete their…
The purpose of the parallel-in/ parallel-out shift register is to take…
The circuit shown here is a four-bit analog-to-digital converter…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build and test an automated circuit that sequentially flashes 10 LED, and learn about counters, frequency dividers, and switch debouncing.
The single-transistor inverter circuit illustrated earlier is actually…
NAND and NOR gates possess a special property: they are universal.…
What do you think this logic buffer gate will do, with the output…
Digital logic gate circuits are manufactured as integrated circuits:…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze relay…
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.
Mathematical rules are based on the defining limits we place on the…
Up to this point we have considered logic reduction problems where…
Why learn about Karnaugh maps? The Karnaugh map, like Boolean…
At first it may seem pointless to have the four buffer gates following…
Up until this point, our analysis of transistor logic circuits has…
Using an electrical meter safely and efficiently is perhaps the most…
A Logic Gate is assigned as an elementary building block of…
Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
Let’s begin with a semiconductor gate circuit in need of…
What Is an XOR Gate? One element conspicuously missing from the set of…
So far, we’ve only been able to escape the sheer volume of…
Knowing how to generate Gray code should allow us to build larger…
Early computer science pioneers such as Alan Turing and John Von…
The R/2R DAC circuit is an alternative to the binary-weighted-input…
Guidelines to Series-Parallel Combination Circuit Analysis The goal of…
A serial-in, parallel-out shift register is similar to the serial-in,…
Mathematicians use Venn diagrams to show the logical relationships of…
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.
Digital logic gate circuits are manufactured as integrated circuits:…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Mathematical rules are based on the defining limits we place on the…
We can subtract one binary number from another by using the standard…
Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…
What does it mean, in general terms, to encode something? Conversely,…
In mathematics, an identity is a statement true for all possible…
Because binary numeration requires so many bits to represent…
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Logic circuits, whether comprised of electromechanical relays or…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
The purpose of the parallel-in/ parallel-out shift register is to take…
Capacitors Vs. Resistors Capacitors do not behave the same as…
A thyristor is a device that has a number of unusual characteristics.…
Since Thevenin’s theorem and Norton’s theorems are two…
Shaded Pole Induction Motor An easy way to provide starting torque to…
Example Derivatives of e Proportionality Constant When we say that a…
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.
Convert to and from different units of length, weight, power, temperature and torque
The Programmable Logic Controller, or PLC, was invented in the late…
Using an electrical meter safely and efficiently is perhaps the most…
What is Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL)? The principle known as…
We can subtract one binary number from another by using the standard…
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an edge-triggered S-R flip-flop, learn the difference between a latch and a flip-flop, and experience how a switch bounce can cause logic errors.
Perhaps the most important consideration of an ADC is its resolution.…
What Is Kirchhoff’s Current Law? Kirchhoff’s Current Law,…
It may seem difficult to even start on a project such as this, with no…
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.
Label where each of the following electrical quantities would be found…
What is a harmonic frequency? If an oscillator circuit outputs a…
