One caveat with signed binary numbers is that of overflow, where the…
This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of an embedded microstrip.
Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…
With addition being easily accomplished, we can perform the operation…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Three batteries, each one with a different…
Shift registers, like counters, are a form of sequential logic.…
The Rules of Binary Addition Adding binary numbers is a very simple…
We can subtract one binary number from another by using the standard…
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) uses digital signals to control power…
Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…
A principal consideration for industrial control networks, where the…
A semiconductor device is one made of silicon or any number of other…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
Having learned about digital memory devices in the last chapter, we…
The “vocabulary” of instructions which any particular…
What is the difference between a JMP (“jump”) instruction and a…
Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…
What is a Synchronous Counter? A synchronous counter, in contrast to…
With simple gate and combinational logic circuits, there is a definite…
In this electrical circuit, trace the direction of current through the…
In instrumentation circuitry, DC signals are often used as analog…
The first, and perhaps most important, the relationship between…
This calculator will help compute the inductance of a length of wire.
PARTS AND MATERIALS Audio detector with headphones CROSS-REFERENCES…
Seebeck Effect An interesting phenomenon applied in the field of…
There are circumstances when you may need to analyze a DC reactive…
The principle of non-sinusoidal, repeating waveforms being equivalent…
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
The concept of a mathematical power is familiar to most students of…
Resistors vs. Inductors Inductors do not behave the same way as…
This calculator computes the resonant frequency of a tank circuit
(a) Crystal radio. (b) Modulated RF at antenna. (c) Rectified RF at…
Capacitors store energy in the form of an electric field, and…
Mathematicians use Venn diagrams to show the logical relationships of…
If a block of P-type semiconductor is placed in contact with a block…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Protective relays are special power-sensing devices whose job it is to…
