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Microcontroller Principles

Microcontroller Principles

Read the following quotation, and then research the term…


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Programmable Logic Technology

Programmable Logic Technology

Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…


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Microprocessor Programming

Microprocessor Programming

What is the difference between a JMP (“jump”) instruction and a…


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Microprocessor Programming

Microprocessor Programming

The “vocabulary” of instructions which any particular…


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Binary Subtraction

Binary Subtraction

We can subtract one binary number from another by using the standard…


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Performance-Based Assessments for Semiconductor Circuit Competencies

Performance-Based Assessments for Semiconductor Circuit Competencies


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Memory Devices

Memory Devices

Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…


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Binary Addition

Binary Addition

The Rules of Binary Addition Adding binary numbers is a very simple…


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Digital Communication

Digital Communication

Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…


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Resistor Color Code Calculator and Chart—4 Band, 5 Band, or 6 Band Resistors

Resistor Color Code Calculator and Chart—4 Band, 5 Band, or 6 Band Resistors

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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Synchronous Counters

Synchronous Counters

What is a Synchronous Counter? A synchronous counter, in contrast to…


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Negative Binary Numbers

Negative Binary Numbers

With addition being easily accomplished, we can perform the operation…


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Microprocessor Programming

Microprocessor Programming

The “vocabulary” of instructions which any particular…


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Finite State Machines

Finite State Machines

Up to now, every circuit that was presented was a combinatorial…


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DC Lab - An Analog Computer For Averaging

DC Lab - An Analog Computer For Averaging

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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Embedded Microstrip Impedance Calculator

Embedded Microstrip Impedance Calculator

This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of an embedded microstrip.


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Look-up Tables

Look-up Tables

Having learned about digital memory devices in the last chapter, we…


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Binary Overflow

Binary Overflow

One caveat with signed binary numbers is that of overflow, where the…


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Flash ADC

Flash ADC

Also called the parallel A/D converter, this circuit is the simplest…


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Pulse Width Modulation

Pulse Width Modulation

Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) uses digital signals to control power…


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Microprocessor Programming

Microprocessor Programming

What is the difference between a JMP (“jump”) instruction and a…


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Practical considerations - Digital Communication

Practical considerations - Digital Communication

A principal consideration for industrial control networks, where the…


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Decoder

Decoder

A decoder is a circuit that changes a code into a set of signals. It…


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AC Motor Control Circuits

AC Motor Control Circuits

Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…


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Parallel Circuits and the Application of Ohm’s Law

Parallel Circuits and the Application of Ohm’s Law

In this introduction to parallel resistance circuits, we will explain…


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Op-amp Circuits

Op-amp Circuits

Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…


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Design Project: Audio Power Amplifier

Design Project: Audio Power Amplifier

Explain how the microphone in your amplifier works. How, exactly, does…


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Contributors (10)

Contributors (10)

Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…


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DC Generator Theory

DC Generator Theory

Generators used in battery-charging systems must be regulated so as to…


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Design Project: Logic Probe

Design Project: Logic Probe

What factors determine where potentiometers Rpot1 and Rpot2 must be…


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Radicals

Radicals

Definition of a Radical Given the expression where “x” is…


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Flash ADC

Flash ADC

Also called the parallel A/D converter, this circuit is the simplest…


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Band Theory of Solids

Band Theory of Solids

Quantum physics describes the states of electrons in an atom according…


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Circuits and the Speed of Light

Circuits and the Speed of Light

Suppose we had a simple one-battery, one-lamp circuit controlled by a…


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Edge Coupled Trace Inductance Calculator

Edge Coupled Trace Inductance Calculator

This calculator helps you compute for the inductance of an edge coupled trace.


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An Electric Pendulum

An Electric Pendulum

Capacitors store energy in the form of an electric field, and…


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Superconducting Devices

Superconducting Devices

Superconducting devices, though not widely used, have some unique…


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Differential Equations

Differential Equations

As opposed to normal equations where the solution is a number, a…


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DC Lab - Introduction

DC Lab - Introduction

In this series of hands-on electronics experiments, you will build direct current (DC) circuits and learn fundamental electrical engineering circuit concepts.


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Tesla Polyphase Induction Motors

Tesla Polyphase Induction Motors

Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…


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Boolean Algebraic Identities

Boolean Algebraic Identities

In mathematics, an identity is a statement true for all possible…


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The Common-gate Amplifier (IGFET)

The Common-gate Amplifier (IGFET)


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Single-phase Induction Motors

Single-phase Induction Motors

A three-phase motor may be run from a single-phase power source.…


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Conductors, Insulators, and Electron Flow

Conductors, Insulators, and Electron Flow

The electrons of different types of atoms have different degrees of…


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