Another variation on a theme of bistable multivibrators is the J-K…
Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
In this collection of hands-on electronics experiments, build and test mixed-signal analog and digital circuits using the versatile 555 timer IC. These projects will teach you about RC time constants, duty cycle, transistor current drive, LEDs, voltage doublers, and more.
A third variation on the counter-DAC-based converter theme is, in my…
Mathematical rules are based on the defining limits we place on the…
In this hands-on introduction to electronics, you will experiment with a multimeter and learn how to measure resistance using the ohmmeter function.
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
When we store information in some kind of circuit or device, we not…
As an example of using several circuits together, we are going to make…
Diodes can perform switching and digital logic operations. Forward and…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze relay…
Early computer science pioneers such as Alan Turing and John Von…
A mathematician named DeMorgan developed a pair of important rules…
It is sometimes useful in logic circuits to have a multivibrator which…
Boolean algebra finds its most practical use in the simplification of…
Larger Karnaugh maps reduce larger logic designs. How large is large…
A serial-in, parallel-out shift register is similar to the serial-in,…
The normal data inputs to a flip flop (D, S and R, or J and K) are…
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.
Most ohmmeters of the design shown in the previous section utilize a…
A switch is an electrical component that can “make” or…
The Maximum Power Transfer Theorem is not so much a means of analysis…
Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…
What do we do if we come across a circuit more complex than the simple…
So far in our discussions on electricity and electric circuits, we…
Shift registers, like counters, are a form of sequential…
What would happen to this meter movement, if connected directly to a…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a 3-bit down counter using J-K flip-flops and learn about asynchronous counter functionality.
Long before the advent of digital electronic technology, computers…
A calculator for solving the maximum current a microstrip can handle.
In power distribution systems, it is very important to be able to…
Wiring for AC and DC power distribution branch circuits are color…
Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
A very useful tool for observing rotating objects is a strobe light.…
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.
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
This tool is designed to compute for the trace width of a microstrip
Determine what the magnitude and polarity of the voltmeter’s…
The Programmable Logic Controller, or PLC, was invented in the late…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
When a transistor is in the fully-off state (like an open switch), it…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a resistive voltage divider and observe how Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's voltage law (KVL) function in real circuits using a voltmeter and an ammeter.
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
The jobs of electronics engineers and technicians frequently entail…
In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a simple circuit that will teach you how to use a commutating diode to reduce inductive kickback.
Suppose we had a simple one-battery, one-lamp circuit controlled by a…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an analog voltage comparator circuit and learn how open-loop operational amplifiers function.
What is a Synchronous Counter? A synchronous counter, in contrast to…
To overcome the challenge of creating necessary DC bias voltage for an…
Design a passive circuit that will create a "split” ( V/-V) power…
In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) to switch an LED and learn about the current their amplification.
Like all electrical and electronic components, transistors are limited…
Fundamentally, an amplifier is a device that takes in a low-power…
These are the most common types of resistors available. Resistors…
Definition of a Logarithm “log” denotes a…
This calculator helps determine the resistance of a variable resistor within a Wheatstone bridge circuit or the differential voltage created across the bridge terminals.
The R/2R DAC circuit is an alternative to the binary-weighted-input…
(“c” being a constant) RELATED…
A circuit which removes the peak of a waveform is known as a clipper.…
