Identify each of these logic gates by name, and complete their…
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If we were to connect two inverter gates together so that the output…
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So far, we’ve studied both S-R and D latch circuits with enable…
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Suppose we wanted to build a device that could add two binary bits…
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Knowing how to generate Gray code should allow us to build larger…
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Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…
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Suppose we altered our basic open-collector inverter circuit, adding a…
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What do you think this logic buffer gate will do, with the output…
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Let’s begin with a semiconductor gate circuit in need of…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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Using an electrical meter safely and efficiently is perhaps the most…
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We can construct a simple logic functions for our hypothetical lamp…
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Explain the operation of this “H-bridge” motor control circuit: At…
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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.
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The half-adder is extremely useful until you want to add more than one…
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Read the following quotation, and then research the term…
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Another type of mathematical identity, called a “property”…
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In the design of large and complex digital systems, it is often…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a red LED flasher and learn a useful application of the versatile 555 timer IC.
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A serial-in, parallel-out shift register is similar to the serial-in,…
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Digital logic gate circuits are manufactured as integrated circuits:…
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Electricity and Magnetism An electric current through a conductor will…
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A bistable multivibrator has two stable states, as indicated by the…
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The circuit shown here is a four-bit analog-to-digital converter…
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A microcontroller is a specialized type of digital computer used to…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze relay…
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The half-adder is extremely useful until you want to add more than one…
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Logic circuits, whether comprised of electromechanical relays or…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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What does the normal status of an electrical switch refer to?…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a Schmitt trigger using a 555 timer and learn about hysteresis and the inner workings of the extremely versatile 555 timer IC.
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Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…
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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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Instrumentation is a field of study and work centering on measurement…
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Read-only memory (ROM) is similar in design to static or dynamic RAM…
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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.
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What is an Encoder? An encoder is a circuit that changes a set of…
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What Is Kirchhoff’s Current Law? Kirchhoff’s Current Law,…
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We’ve already seen one example of a monostable multivibrator in…
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Identify which trigonometric functions (sine, cosine, or tangent) are…
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Pure resistive AC circuit: voltage and current are in phase. …
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a half-wave rectifier circuit using a silicon diode and learn about the differences between permanent magnet motor operation on AC vs. DC power.
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OK, so how exactly can we represent AC quantities of voltage or…
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When an alternator produces AC voltage, the voltage switches polarity…
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This calculator provides three options—basic, intermediate, and advanced—for determining expected battery life for microcontroller, Internet of Things (IoT), and edge processing systems with up to four different operating modes.
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Temperature coefficient (α) per degree C: Material Element/Alloy…
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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.
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In many circuit applications, we encounter components connected…
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The benefits of scientific notation do not end with ease of writing…
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The circuits in the figure below are known as clampers or DC…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a Class B push-pull audio amplifier to drive a speaker and learn about crossover distortion and how to minimize it using negative feedback.
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Every meter impacts the circuit it is measuring to some extent, just…
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A mathematician named DeMorgan developed a pair of important rules…
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Given two lengths of metal wire, which one will have the least…
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Write an equation describing the precise mathematical relationship…
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