Having learned about digital memory devices in the last chapter, we…
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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.
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Another variation on a theme of bistable multivibrators is the J-K…
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In ladder logic symbolism, an electromechanical relay coil is shown as…
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Another type of mathematical identity, called a “property”…
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So far we have been finding Sum-Of-Product (SOP) solutions to logic…
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Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
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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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A microcontroller is a specialized type of digital computer used to…
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Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
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At first it may seem pointless to have the four buffer gates following…
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Why learn about Karnaugh maps? The Karnaugh map, like Boolean…
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If the output of a shift register is fed back to the input. a ring…
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While the binary numeration system is an interesting mathematical…
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The logic simplification examples that we have done so far could have…
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Read the following quotation, and then research the term…
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Knowing how to generate Gray code should allow us to build larger…
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Larger Karnaugh maps reduce larger logic designs. How large is large…
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Suppose we altered our basic open-collector inverter circuit, adding a…
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Identify each of these logic gates by name, and complete their…
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Read-only memory (ROM) is similar in design to static or dynamic RAM…
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As a first example of useful combinational logic, let’s build a…
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The term “combinational” comes to us from mathematics. In…
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A multiplexer, abbreviated mux, is a device that has multiple inputs…
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What is a Synchronous Counter? A synchronous counter, in contrast to…
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Let us begin our exploration of Boolean algebra by adding numbers…
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In designing digital circuits, the designer often begins with a truth…
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Input Voltages for Logic Gates Logic gate circuits are designed to…
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The fourth example has A partially overlapping B. Though, we will…
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Up to this point we have considered logic reduction problems where…
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The wires between the tank and the monitoring location is called…
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Aside from the issues of the physical network (signal types and…
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The Rules of Binary Addition Adding binary numbers is a very simple…
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A Logic Gate is assigned as an elementary building block of…
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Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
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Who Developed the Karnaugh Map? Maurice Karnaugh, a…
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Using an electrical meter safely and efficiently is perhaps the most…
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Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…
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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.
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Serial-in, serial-out shift registers delay data by one clock time for…
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The instrumentation amplifier calculator will assist in the design and analysis of a conventional instrumentation amplifier circuit by calculating the required resistor values and gain.
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This tool calculates the cutoff frequency of a rectangular waveguide
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So far we know that AC voltage alternates in polarity and AC current…
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Perhaps the most important consideration of an ADC is its resolution.…
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A Logic Gate is assigned as an elementary building block of…
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Note: all angles (x) must be expressed in units of radians for these…
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Connecting digital circuitry to sensor devices is simple if the sensor…
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The fourth example has A partially overlapping B. Though, we will…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, construct a common-emitter amplifier using a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) and learn about amplifier gain and feedback.
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Complex numbers are useful for AC circuit analysis because they…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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What does it mean, in general terms, to encode something? Conversely,…
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Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…
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Using the same value components in our series example circuit, we will…
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This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of an asymmetric stripline
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Suppose you were installing a high-power stereo system in your car,…
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So far, we’ve been analyzing single-battery, single-resistor…
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After the introduction of the DC electrical distribution system by…
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A calculator designed to compute the VSWR, reflection coefficient, return loss and matching loss in a transmission line
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