It has been found that any repeating, non-sinusoidal waveform can be…
In the common-emitter section of this chapter, we saw a SPICE analysis…
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This calculator will determine the square root, cube root, or nth root of a given number, x.
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In instrumentation circuitry, DC signals are often used as analog…
Also called the parallel A/D converter, this circuit is the simplest…
In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, an electronic musical keyboard will be used as a variable-frequency AC signal generator to learn the difference between AC amplitude and frequency.
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In the design of large and complex digital systems, it is often…
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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.
Read the following quotation, and then research the term…
Also known as the stairstep-ramp, or simply counter A/D converter,…
What shape of voltage waveform would you expect to measure (using an…
A tool designed to calculate the maximum speed, minimum time per step and maximum power of a stepper motor
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In an astable circuit, the output voltage alternates between VCC and 0 volts on a continuous basis. This calculator will help you design an oscillator using a 555 timer IC.
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What voltage will you choose to use for each of the station batteries?
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This tool is designed to calculate the value of resistance R1 in a reflection attenuator.
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Let us begin our exploration of Boolean algebra by adding numbers…
In many circuit applications, we encounter components connected…
