Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) uses digital signals to control power…
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Having learned about digital memory devices in the last chapter, we…
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Up to now, every circuit that was presented was a combinatorial…
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This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of an embedded microstrip.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a simple circuit that computes the average of voltages and learn about analog computers and their application.
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We can subtract one binary number from another by using the standard…
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What is a Synchronous Counter? A synchronous counter, in contrast to…
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The Rules of Binary Addition Adding binary numbers is a very simple…
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Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
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Also called the parallel A/D converter, this circuit is the simplest…
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A handy all-in-one tool for reading resistor color code values for a 4 band resistor, 5 band resistor, or 6 band resistor.
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One caveat with signed binary numbers is that of overflow, where the…
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A principal consideration for industrial control networks, where the…
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Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
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A decoder is a circuit that changes a code into a set of signals. It…
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Read the following quotation, and then research the term…
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Shift registers, like counters, are a form of sequential…
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In these hands-on semiconductor electronics experiments, learn to build and test circuits using discrete silicon (Si) devices, including diodes and transistors. Also, learn important circuit designs, including rectifiers, current mirrors, amplifiers, and oscillators.
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With addition being easily accomplished, we can perform the operation…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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Convert between Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin
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Another type of mathematical identity, called a “property”…
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Read-only memory (ROM) is similar in design to static or dynamic RAM…
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This calculator will compute the required resistor ratio (R2/R1) and reference voltage (VREF) to create the desired high (VTH) and low (VTL) threshold voltages in a non-inverting comparator circuit with hysteresis (commonly called a Schmitt trigger).
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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
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A calculator for computing the inductance of a coaxial cable.
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We have the symbols for depletion mode and enhancement mode MOSFETs -…
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Capacitors, like all electrical components, have limitations that must…
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If your event sensing switch is mechanical in nature, you will likely…
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In essence, the IGFET controls the base current of a BJT, which…
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“The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of…
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Definition of a Radical Given the expression where “x” is…
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Introduction This third volume of the book series Lessons In Electric…
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Arithmetic Sequences An arithmetic sequence is a series of numbers…
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This tool is designed to calculate the value of resistance R1 in a reflection attenuator.
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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
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A thyristor is a device that has a number of unusual characteristics.…
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This calculator helps you determine the values of the resistors R1 and R2 to be used for a Pi Attenuator.
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In this series of hands-on electronics experiments, build alternating current (AC) circuits and learn about basic electrical engineering circuit concepts, including transformers, motors, phase shifts, signal coupling, and noise cancellation.
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Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer…
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What is the difference between a JMP (“jump”) instruction and a…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use a junction field-effect transistor (JFET) to build a sensitive switching circuit and learn about JFET current gain.
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The wires between the tank and the monitoring location is called…
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Calculate the equivalent resistance of up to six resistors in parallel with ease while learning how to calculate resistance in parallel and the parallel resistance formula.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will control a 7-segment binary-coded decimal (BCD) display and learn about active-low and active-high logic inputs.
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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Because the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance in…
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A tool designed to calculate the noise figure of cascaded amplifiers
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After the introduction of the DC electrical distribution system by…
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What is Attenuators? Attenuators are passive devices. It is…
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Determine if the light bulb will de-energize for each of the following…
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This calculator will determine the correct antenna downtilt angle given the heights of the antennas and distance between them.
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“Garbage in, garbage out.” —Anonymous SPICE…
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Identify which trigonometric functions (sine, cosine, or tangent) are…
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A very common misconception students have about potentiometers is the…
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An inductor is a passive two-terminal electrical component that…
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Three-phase Wye(Y) Connection Initially, we explored the idea of…
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