Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…
A semiconductor device is one made of silicon or any number of other…
The Rules of Binary Addition Adding binary numbers is a very simple…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Four 6 volt batteries One capacitor, 100 µF…
The SPICE (Simulation Program, Integrated Circuit Emphesis)…
The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…
Shift registers, like counters, are a form of sequential logic.…
We can subtract one binary number from another by using the standard…
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) uses digital signals to control power…
Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…
Having learned about digital memory devices in the last chapter, we…
One caveat with signed binary numbers is that of overflow, where the…
Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
What is a Synchronous Counter? A synchronous counter, in contrast to…
Read the following quotation, and then research the term…
A decoder is a circuit that changes a code into a set of signals. It…
A principal consideration for industrial control networks, where the…
What is the difference between a JMP (“jump”) instruction and a…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Three batteries, each one with a different voltage…
A Logic Gate is assigned as an elementary building block of…
Explain the principle of operation for the particular integrated…
Most electrical wire is covered in a rubber or plastic coating called…
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Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
This calculator will help compute the inductance of a length of wire.
PARTS AND MATERIALS IBM-compatible personal computer with sound card,…
When a switch is actuated and contacts touch one another under the…
Convert to and from different units of length, weight, power, temperature and torque
“I consider that I understand an equation when I can predict the…
As the name suggests, the tetrode tube contains four elements: cathode…
Solid Cooper Wire Table Size Diameter (inches) Cross-sectional area…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Programming a circuit simulation with SPICE is much like programming…
What does it mean, in general terms, to encode something? Conversely,…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Electronic “keyboard” (musical)…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Paper tube, from a toilet-paper roll Bar of iron…
