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Microprocessor Programming

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The “vocabulary” of instructions which any particular…

Microprocessor Programming

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

Programmable Logic Technology

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

Microcontroller Principles

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Read the following quotation, and then research the term…

Si Lab - Intro to Discrete Semiconductor Circuits

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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.

Programmable Logic Technology

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

Pulse Width Modulation

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

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

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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.

Microprocessor Programming

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The “vocabulary” of instructions which any particular…

Semiconductor Manufacturing Techniques

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The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…

Embedded Microstrip Impedance Calculator

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

Memory Devices

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

Microcontroller Principles

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Read the following quotation, and then research the term…

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

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Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…

Decoder

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

Performance-Based Assessments for Semiconductor Circuit Competencies

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Digital Communication

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

Negative Binary Numbers

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

Practical considerations - Digital Communication

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A principal consideration for industrial control networks, where the…

Introduction to Shift Registers

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Shift registers, like counters, are a form of sequential logic.…

Binary Addition

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

Semiconductor Devices in SPICE

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The SPICE (Simulation Program, Integrated Circuit Emphesis)…

Quantum Devices

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Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…

AC Motor Control Circuits

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Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…

JFET Quirks

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Torque Conversion Calculator

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A tool designed to convert between units of torque

Maximum Power Transfer Theorem

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The Maximum Power Transfer Theorem is not so much a means of analysis…

Binary Math

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Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…

Wheatstone Bridge Calculator

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This calculator helps determine the resistance of a variable resistor within a Wheatstone bridge circuit or the differential voltage created across the bridge terminals.

Introduction to Diodes And Rectifiers

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All About Diodes A diode is an electrical device allowing current to…

High Voltage Ohmmeters

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Most ohmmeters of the design shown in the previous section utilize a…

The Common-base Amplifier

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The final transistor amplifier configuration (Figure below) we need to…

Rectifier Circuits

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What is Rectification? Now we come to the most popular application of…

Latch Circuits

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What do you think this logic buffer gate will do, with the output…

DC Lab - An Analog Computer For Averaging

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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.

Switches

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What is the purpose of the switch shown in this schematic diagram?

Decimal versus Binary Numeration

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Let’s count from zero to twenty using four different kinds of…

Simple Series Resonance

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A similar effect happens in series inductive/capacitive circuits. When…

Convert MCD to Lumens

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This calculator is useful for calculating the luminous flux for LEDs where the angle is known.

Inductor Commutating Circuits

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A popular use of diodes is for the mitigation of inductive…

Inductance

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∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! One of the fundamental principles of…

Parallel DC Circuits Practice Worksheet With Answers

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In this circuit, three resistors receive the same amount of voltage…

Resistance, Reactance, and Impedance

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What will happen to the brightness of the light bulb as the iron core…

Specific Resistance of Conductors

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Given two lengths of metal wire, which one will have the least…