It has been found that any repeating, non-sinusoidal waveform can be…
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.
This calculates values of the inductance, capacitance of an inductor and capacitor used in a Butterworth LC bandpass filter.
Although many textbooks provide good introductions to digital memory…
Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…
Read the following quotation, and then research the term…
With BogusBus, our signals were very simple and straightforward: each…
The R/2R DAC circuit is an alternative to the binary-weighted-input…
Also known as the stairstep-ramp, or simply counter A/D converter,…
Explain the principle of operation for the particular integrated…
The use of variable voltage for instrumentation signals seems a rather…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
You might have noticed on the table for specific resistances that all…
In our study of AC circuits thus far, we’ve explored circuits…
A modern method of electrical power control involves inserting a…
In instrumentation circuitry, DC signals are often used as analog…
Connecting digital circuitry to sensor devices is simple if the sensor…
In the design of large and complex digital systems, it is often…
Long before the advent of digital electronic technology, computers…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will compare the resistance of a lamp filament in its on and off states and learn about nonlinear resistances by applying Ohm's law.
A wound rotor induction motor has a stator like a squirrel cage…
Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…
A multiplexer, abbreviated mux, is a device that has multiple inputs…
What will happen to the brightness of the light bulb as the iron core…
It is a common phenomenon for the electrical resistance of a substance…
Two relatively recent technologies designed to reduce the…
It is imperative to understand that the type of numeration system used…
In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a BJT differential amplifier and learn about a fundamental building block that is the basis of most operational amplifiers.
Try out our Resistor Color Code Calculator in our Tools section.…
Perhaps the most important consideration of an ADC is its resolution.…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a multiple LED flasher and learn how to use inductive flyback to generate a voltage pulse that is greater than the supply voltage.
Behaviors of Inductors wrapped around a Conductive Core Suppose we…
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.
In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a full-wave bridge rectifier using silicon diodes and learn some of this circuit's advantages and disadvantages.
If the burden of two systems of measurement for common quantities…
Research the FCC (Federal Communication Commission) guidelines on…
The Inductance Formula Wheeler’s formulas for…
A serial-in, parallel-out shift register is similar to the serial-in,…
Solving for x in a given polynomial equation “ax2 + bx + c…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build resistive current dividers and observe how Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's current law function in real circuits using a voltmeter and an ammeter.
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
In the previous section, we saw a circuit using one J-K flip-flop that…
What Is a R/2nR DAC Circuit? The R/2nR DAC circuit, otherwise known as…
A tool designed to convert RF power from watts to decibels and vice versa
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will control a light with a switch and learn the basics of connecting toggle (on/off) switches into circuits.
One method of addressing the digital ramp ADC’s shortcomings is…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a blue LED flasher using a 555 timer and learn the basic theory of a voltage doubler using a transistor switch and a capacitor.
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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.
This calculator helps you compute the inductance of a wire-over-plane setup.
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze relay…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
The interlock contacts installed in the previous section’s motor…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
If at all possible, shut off the power to a circuit before performing…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an oscillator with hysteresis from a Schmitt trigger and learn how to use it to create an RC oscillator and a method to configure a 555 timer as an astable multivibrator.
Inductors do not have a stable “resistance” as conductors…
Knowing how to generate Gray code should allow us to build larger…
