What is the difference between a JMP (“jump”) instruction and a…
The “vocabulary” of instructions which any particular…
Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…
Read the following quotation, and then research the term…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
What is a Synchronous Counter? A synchronous counter, in contrast to…
Having learned about digital memory devices in the last chapter, we…
Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…
The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…
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.
The “vocabulary” of instructions which any particular…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
A decoder is a circuit that changes a code into a set of signals. It…
Read the following quotation, and then research the term…
Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…
This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of an embedded microstrip.
With addition being easily accomplished, we can perform the operation…
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) uses digital signals to control power…
A principal consideration for industrial control networks, where the…
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.
The Rules of Binary Addition Adding binary numbers is a very simple…
Shift registers, like counters, are a form of sequential logic.…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an S-R latch with an enabled input using four NAND gates and learn more about digital circuit functionality.
(a) Crystal radio. (b) Modulated RF at antenna. (c) Rectified RF at…
This calculator will determine the correct antenna downtilt angle given the heights of the antennas and distance between them.
In the last section, we saw how the 3rd harmonic and all of its…
A permanent magnet is a device that retains a magnetic field without…
Remember that this tutorial is not exhaustive by any means, and that…
De Forest’s Audion tube came to be known as the triode tube…
Many different equations used in the analysis of electric circuits may…
Factoring Identities : a2 - b2 = (a + b) (a - b) a2 + 2ab + b2…
This calculator will convert pressure values to ten different standard units for pressure.
A helpful tool for calculating the impedance of a coaxial cable.
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.
In very simple, qualitative terms, rate the impedance of capacitors…
A very common misconception students have about potentiometers is the…
Although many textbooks provide good introductions to digital memory…
This calculator computes the inductance of a wire coil.
Thomas Edison, that prolific American inventor, is often credited with…
Identify each of these logic gates by name, and complete their…
Specific resistance at 20o C: Material Element/Alloy ohm-cmil/ft…
Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…