The SPICE (Simulation Program, Integrated Circuit Emphesis)…
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Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…
Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) uses digital signals to control power…
One caveat with signed binary numbers is that of overflow, where the…
Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…
A decoder is a circuit that changes a code into a set of signals. It…
With addition being easily accomplished, we can perform the operation…
What is the difference between a JMP (“jump”) instruction and a…
A principal consideration for industrial control networks, where the…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Three batteries, each one with a different voltage…
The “vocabulary” of instructions which any particular…
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A semiconductor device is one made of silicon or any number of other…
Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…
Shift registers, like counters, are a form of sequential logic.…
We can subtract one binary number from another by using the standard…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Four 6 volt batteries One capacitor, 100 µF…
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This tool is designed to calculate the inductance of two parallel wires
Conductors lose all of their electrical resistance when cooled to…
In DC and low-frequency AC circuits, the characteristic impedance of…
A calculator for computing the impedance of a wire stripline.
PARTS AND MATERIALS 4001 quad NOR gate (Radio Shack catalog #…
Sometimes it is necessary to determine the length of time that a…
Our next transistor configuration to study is a bit simpler for gain…
Typically, complex circuits are not arranged in nice, neat, clean…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Electromagnet from previous experiment Permanent…
This calculator calculates the free space loss, given the distance, frequency, and gain, between two antennas.
In very simple, qualitative terms, rate the impedance of capacitors…
Inductors have the exact opposite characteristics of capacitors.…
It is fairly important to use large value resistors (10 MΩ works…
∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Electronic power conversion circuits known…
When first approaching a failed or otherwise misbehaving system, the…
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These are the most common types of resistors available. Resistors…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Two 6 volt batteries One capacitor, 470 µF…
This calculator helps you determine the values of the resistors R1 and R2 to be used for a bridged-tee attenuator.
“I consider that I understand an equation when I can predict the…
This calculator computes for the capacitor charge time and energy, given the supply voltage and the added series resistance.
A serial-in, parallel-out shift register is similar to the serial-in,…
This calculator helps you compute the inductance of a broadside coupled trace.
PARTS AND MATERIALS Four 6 volt batteries Operational amplifier, model…
How is it possible to assign a fixed value of voltage or current (such…
Current Source It is possible through the use of electronic amplifiers…
This calculator gives the reactance and admittance of an inductor or the inductance given the reactance of an inductor
Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
Pure semiconductors are relatively good insulators as compared with…
Phase shift oscillator. R1C1, R2C2, and R3C3 each provide 60° of…
The R/2R DAC circuit is an alternative to the binary-weighted-input…
PARTS AND MATERIALS AC power source: 120VAC Capacitor, 3.3 µF…
One caveat with signed binary numbers is that of overflow, where the…
This calculator determines the bias and feedback of resistors for an inverting op-amp.
A calculator for computing the inductance of a coaxial cable.
Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…
The first and most straightforward network analysis technique is…
