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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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A decoder is a circuit that changes a code into a set of signals. It…
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Shift registers, like counters, are a form of sequential…
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The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…
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The “vocabulary” of instructions which any particular…
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We can subtract one binary number from another by using the standard…
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Up to now, every circuit that was presented was a combinatorial…
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Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…
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Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) uses digital signals to control power…
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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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What is a Synchronous Counter? A synchronous counter, in contrast to…
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Having learned about digital memory devices in the last chapter, we…
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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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The Rules of Binary Addition Adding binary numbers is a very simple…
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This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of an embedded microstrip.
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With addition being easily accomplished, we can perform the operation…
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Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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Identify the type of logic gate shown in this schematic diagram, and…
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An unbalanced Wheatstone bridge cannot be solved using simple series…
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In our study of AC circuits thus far, we’ve explored circuits…
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It is very important to keep in mind that the “normal”…
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This calculator determines the wavelength of a signal given the frequency and dielectric constant.
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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
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∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Calculus is a branch of mathematics that…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an S-R latch using two NOR gates and learn how this type of digital memory operates, including invalid states, race conditions, and the effects of output loading.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will create a battery from a potato (yes! a potato) and learn about the relationship between chemical energy and electric energy.
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Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…
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Remember that this tutorial is not exhaustive by any means, and that…
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So far in our discussions on electricity and electric circuits, we…
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In the previous section, we explored what would happen in simple…
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Because the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance in…
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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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It is sometimes useful in logic circuits to have a multivibrator which…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a red LED flasher with a transistor drive to control the current and learn how to use transistors to provide current gain and how to limit LED current.
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Current Components in a series circuit share the same current: Itotal…
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A diode is an electronics component made from a combination of a…
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Complementary Output Gates It is sometimes desirable to have a logic…
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When first approaching a failed or otherwise misbehaving system, the…
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Thyristors are a class of semiconductor components exhibiting…
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The invention of the bipolar transistor in 1948 ushered in a…
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We know that the current in a series circuit may be calculated with…
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“With Electronics Workbench, you can create circuit schematics…
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Explain the principle of operation for the particular integrated…
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Learn About L/R Time Constants It is often perplexing to new students…
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The single-transistor inverter circuit illustrated earlier is actually…
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In this hands-on introduction to electronics, you will experiment with a multimeter and learn how to measure resistance using the ohmmeter function.
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Early computer science pioneers such as Alan Turing and John Von…
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Certain substances are known to physically deform (shorten or…
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An electrical connector, is an electro-mechanical device used to join…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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The expression of numerical quantities is something we tend to take…
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Computerized Fourier analysis, particularly in the form of the FFT…
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The concept of a mathematical power is familiar to most students of…
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A calculator for computing the inductance of a coaxial cable.
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There are many different types of power sources, and here some of the…
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If we examine a four-bit binary count sequence from 0000 to 1111, a…
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