Digital Communication

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Microprocessors

Early computer science pioneers such as Alan Turing and John Von…

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

A serial-in, parallel-out shift register is similar to the serial-in,…

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Edge-triggered Latches: Flip-Flops

So far, we’ve studied both S-R and D latch circuits with enable…

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Stepper Motors

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Memory Devices

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Introduction to Digital Communication

In the design of large and complex digital systems, it is often…

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Digital Logic Functions

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

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Ring Counters

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

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Analog and Digital Signals

Instrumentation is a field of study and work centering on measurement…

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Special-output Gates

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

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Networks and Busses

The wires between the tank and the monitoring location is  called…

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Encoder

What is an Encoder? An encoder is a circuit that changes a set of…

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Performance-Based Assessments for Digital Circuit Competencies

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Introduction to Karnaugh Mapping

Why learn about Karnaugh maps? The Karnaugh map, like Boolean…

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Microprocessors

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Timer Circuits

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Digital Logic With Feedback

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

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Ring Counters

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

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Quantum Devices

Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…

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Flip-Flop Circuits

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Digital Display Circuits

What is the purpose of a seven-segment decoder circuit? What is a…

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Bipolar Junction Transistors as Switches

Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…

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Full-Adder

The half-adder is extremely useful until you want to add more than one…

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Permissive and Interlock Circuits

A practical application of switch and relay logic is in control…

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Sum-of-Products and Product-of-Sums Expressions

Identify each of these logic gates by name, and complete their…

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Digital Logic Signals

A rheostat (variable resistor) and a switch are both examples of…

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Basic Logic Gates

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

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

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

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Clipper and Clamper Circuits

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Tesla Polyphase Induction Motors

Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…

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Torque Conversion Calculator

A tool designed to convert between units of torque

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Basic Ammeter Use

Show how this ammeter would be connected to the light bulb circuit to…

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Brushless DC Motor

Brushless DC motors were developed from conventional brushed DC motors…

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AC Lab - Using a Transformer to Build a 12 VAC Power Supply

In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a 12 V alternating current (AC) power supply using a step-down transformer and learn about transformer operation and the purpose of tapped windings.

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Power Conversion Circuits

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“Long’’ and “Short’’ Transmission Lines

In DC and low-frequency AC circuits, the characteristic impedance of…

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The Common-drain Amplifier (IGFET)

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Analysis Options

AC ANALYSIS: General form: .ac [curve] [points] [start] [final]…

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Boolean Algebra

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Wire Microstrip Impedance Calculator

A helpful tool for calculating the impedance of a wire microstrip.

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Tubes versus Semiconductors

Devoting a whole chapter in a modern electronics text to the design…

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Memory with moving parts: “Drives”

The earliest forms of digital data storage involving moving parts was…

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Si Lab - Full-wave Center-tap Rectifier

In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a full-wave rectifier for AC to DC conversion and learn about center-tapped transformers.

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Early Tube History

Thomas Edison, that prolific American inventor, is often credited with…

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The Tetrode

As the name suggests, the tetrode tube contains four elements: cathode…

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Slope (integrating) ADC

So far, we’ve only been able to escape the sheer volume of…

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AC Lab - PC Oscilloscope

In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, use a PC-based oscilloscope program to observe waveforms from a musical keyboard and learn basic oscilloscope operation.

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Polar Form and Rectangular Form Notation for Complex Numbers

In order to work with complex numbers without drawing vectors, we…

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