The “vocabulary” of instructions which any particular…
One caveat with signed binary numbers is that of overflow, where the…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Four 6 volt batteries One capacitor, 100 µF…
Having learned about digital memory devices in the last chapter, we…
Shift registers, like counters, are a form of sequential logic.…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
With addition being easily accomplished, we can perform the operation…
The Rules of Binary Addition Adding binary numbers is a very simple…
Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…
The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…
This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of an embedded microstrip.
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) uses digital signals to control power…
What is the difference between a JMP (“jump”) instruction and a…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Three batteries, each one with a different voltage…
Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
We can subtract one binary number from another by using the standard…
What is a Synchronous Counter? A synchronous counter, in contrast to…
A decoder is a circuit that changes a code into a set of signals. It…
The SPICE (Simulation Program, Integrated Circuit Emphesis)…
A serial-in, parallel-out shift register is similar to the serial-in,…
While Oersted’s surprising discovery of electromagnetism paved…
A calculator for solving the capacitance, reactance, and admittance of a capacitor.
Though it may seem strange to cover the elementary topic of electrical…
This calculator computes the power received by an antenna using Friis formula
Also known as the stairstep-ramp, or simply counter A/D converter,…
It is very important to keep in mind that the “normal”…
A chandelier has five light bulbs in it, and one of them is not…
An oscilloscope is a very useful piece of electronic test equipment.…
In the previous section, we explored what would happen in simple…
This tool helps calculate the impedance of an edge-coupled microstrip.
Research and describe what the Hall effect is, and list some practical…
A third variation on the counter-DAC-based converter theme is, in my…
If we examine a four-bit binary count sequence from 0000 to 1111, a…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Two 6-volt batteries Two NPN…
This calculator computes the inductance of a wire coil.
When first approaching a failed or otherwise misbehaving system, the…
How to Create Band-pass Filter There are applications where a…
This calculator computes the inductance of a microstrip etched on a PCB.
PARTS AND MATERIALS 4017 decade counter/divider (Radio Shack catalog…
