The SPICE (Simulation Program, Integrated Circuit Emphesis)…
Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…
The “vocabulary” of instructions which any particular…
Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
We can subtract one binary number from another by using the standard…
Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…
Shift registers, like counters, are a form of sequential logic.…
This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of an embedded microstrip.
Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
A handy tool for reading resistor color code values
The Rules of Binary Addition Adding binary numbers is a very simple…
One caveat with signed binary numbers is that of overflow, where the…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
A principal consideration for industrial control networks, where the…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Four 6 volt batteries One capacitor, 100 µF…
The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Three batteries, each one with a different voltage…
What is the difference between a JMP (“jump”) instruction and a…
A decoder is a circuit that changes a code into a set of signals. It…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze relay…
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) uses digital signals to control power…
Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…
A technician uses a stroboscope to “freeze” the rotation of a…
A calculator for computing the gain and output voltage of an operational amplifier
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
Euler’s Number Euler’s constant is an important value for…
When students first see the parallel resistance equation, the natural…
Perhaps the most important consideration of an ADC is its resolution.…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Electromagnet from previous experiment Permanent…
PARTS AND MATERIALS 555 timer IC (Radio Shack catalog # 276-1723) One…
Another variation on a theme of bistable multivibrators is the J-K…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Sensitive meter movement (Radio Shack catalog #…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Four 6 volt batteries Dual operational amplifier,…
So far we have been finding Sum-Of-Product (SOP) solutions to logic…
A diode is an electronics component made from a combination of a…
The wires between the tank and the monitoring location is called…
This tool is designed to calculate the maximum distance (range) that a radar can detect
If a pulse-width modulated (PWM) signal is sent to a passive…
Dielectric strength in kilovolts per inch (kV/in): Material*…
