The Programmable Logic Controller, or PLC, was invented in the late…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Read the following quotation, and then research the term…
Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…
We’ve already seen one example of a monostable multivibrator in use:…
With simple gate and combinational logic circuits, there is a definite…
Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
The R/2R DAC circuit is an alternative to the binary-weighted-input…
Another variation on a theme of bistable multivibrators is the J-K…
PARTS AND MATERIALS 4001 quad NOR gate (Radio Shack catalog #…
Let’s examine the following TTL circuit and analyze its operation:…
With addition being easily accomplished, we can perform the operation…
A serial-in, parallel-out shift register is similar to the serial-in,…
Parts and Materials 4011 quad NAND gate (Radio Shack catalog #…
Although the prime intent of octal and hexadecimal numeration systems…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Also called the parallel A/D converter, this circuit is the simplest…
If a pulse-width modulated (PWM) signal is sent to a passive…
Suppose we wanted to build a device that could add two binary bits…
A multiplexer, abbreviated mux, is a device that has multiple inputs…
Also known as the stairstep-ramp, or simply counter A/D converter,…
Parts and Materials Multimeter, digital or analog Assorted resistors…
The logic simplification examples that we have done so far could have…
What is the purpose of a seven-segment decoder circuit? What is a…
What does the acronym RF stand form, in reference to radio-related…
Capacitors do not have a stable “resistance” as conductors…
Try out our 555 Timer Astable Circuit in our Tools section. PARTS AND…
What do you think this logic buffer gate will do, with the output…
With BogusBus, our signals were very simple and straightforward: each…
So far, the phenomenon of resonance appears to be a useless curiosity,…
Electromechanical relays used to start and stop high-power electric…
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
NAND and NOR gates possess a special property: they are universal.…
Identify each of these logic gates by name, and complete their…
Let’s take the following example circuit and analyze it: Example…
This calculator calculates the resistivity of a component based on its resistance value, length, and cross-sectional area.
Explain how an ohmmeter is able to measure the resistance of a…
The term “combinational” comes to us from mathematics. In…
What is the purpose of the switch shown in this schematic diagram?
To express a quantity in a different metric prefix from how it was…
So far, we’ve observed simulations of transformers where the…
The single-transistor inverter circuit illustrated earlier is actually…
A third variation on the counter-DAC-based converter theme is, in my…
