Input Voltages for Logic Gates Logic gate circuits are designed to…
Explain the principle of operation for the particular integrated…
In the chapter on mixed-frequency signals, we explored the concept of…
Identify some different ways you can create the sine-wave audio tracks…
In the common-emitter section of this chapter, we saw a SPICE analysis…
What is a harmonic frequency? If an oscillator circuit outputs a…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
In the design of large and complex digital systems, it is often…
Explain the difference between a balanced polyphase system and an…
In very simple, qualitative terms, rate the impedance of capacitors…
∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Calculus is a branch of mathematics that…
A third variation on the counter-DAC-based converter theme is, in my…
What do you think this logic buffer gate will do, with the output…
The use of variable voltage for instrumentation signals seems a rather…
Current Source It is possible through the use of electronic amplifiers…
In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, power a DC motor through a multi-conductor cable to learn how AC signals are coupled between conductors and how to mitigate noise coupling.
Instrumentation is a field of study and work centering on measurement…
Also called the parallel A/D converter, this circuit is the simplest…
One method of addressing the digital ramp ADC’s shortcomings is…
One of the more advanced ADC technologies is the so-called…
The invention of the bipolar transistor in 1948 ushered in a…
Complementary Output Gates It is sometimes desirable to have a logic…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a monostable multivibrator using a 555 timer IC and learn about RC time constant charging and how a one-shot timer operates.
Has the system ever worked before? If yes, has anything happened to…
Try out our Resistor Color Code Calculator in our Tools section.…
Because binary numeration requires so many bits to represent…
Suppose I were about to measure an unknown voltage with a manual-range…
The final transistor amplifier configuration (Figure below) we need to…
As was stated in the last chapter, there is more than one type of…
By definition, a low-pass filter is a circuit offering easy passage to…
Current Source It is possible through the use of electronic amplifiers…
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
Protective relays are special power-sensing devices whose job it is to…
The SPICE circuit simulation program provides for modeling diodes in…
Define the following terms: energy, work, and power.
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.
Behaviors of Inductors wrapped around a Conductive Core Suppose we…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will construct a voltage detector with adjustable sensitivity and audio output, and you will learn a method for detecting small electrical signals without an oscilloscope.
When a PCB designer speaks of dimensions in thous or mils, what does…
Explain how a moving-coil, or dynamic microphone works. Identify how…
The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…
Most students of electricity begin their study with what is known as…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Additive Identity a + 0 = a Multiplicative Identity 1a = a…
Explain how the microphone in your amplifier works. How, exactly, does…
A tool designed to calculate the guided wavelength inside a microstrip.
Figure below shows a photodiode amplifier for measuring low levels of…
“All men are liable to error;” —John Locke Whereas…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build capacitor charging and discharging circuits and learn how to calculate the RC time constant of resistor-capacitor circuits.
Remember that vectors are mathematical objects just like numbers on a…
A transistor is a semiconductor device that controls current with the…
There are three major kinds of power supplies: unregulated (also…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Now that we’ve seen how series and parallel AC circuit analysis…
Feedback is a fascinating engineering principle. It can turn a rather…
As the name suggests, the tetrode tube contains four elements: cathode…
There are many different types of power sources, and here some of the…
A wound rotor induction motor has a stator like a squirrel cage…
The Insulated-Gate Field-Effect Transistor (IGFET), also known as…
In this circuit, the electric motor is supposed to turn on whenever…