The “vocabulary” of instructions which any particular…
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
We can subtract one binary number from another by using the standard…
A semiconductor device is one made of silicon or any number of other…
A principal consideration for industrial control networks, where the…
Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…
Shift registers, like counters, are a form of sequential logic.…
Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
What is a Synchronous Counter? A synchronous counter, in contrast to…
Having learned about digital memory devices in the last chapter, we…
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) uses digital signals to control power…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Three batteries, each one with a different voltage…
The Rules of Binary Addition Adding binary numbers is a very simple…
Read the following quotation, and then research the term…
The SPICE (Simulation Program, Integrated Circuit Emphesis)…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…
A decoder is a circuit that changes a code into a set of signals. It…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Four 6 volt batteries One capacitor, 100 µF…
A circuit which removes the peak of a waveform is known as a clipper.…
In the design of large and complex digital systems, it is often…
Charles Proteus Steinmetz’s first job after arriving in America…
TTL Circuit Analysis Let’s examine the following TTL circuit and…
Factoring Identities : a2 - b2 = (a + b) (a - b) a2 + 2ab + b2…
Define the following metrological terms: • Uncertainty • Accuracy…
A tool designed to calculate the noise figure of cascaded amplifiers
Programming a circuit simulation with SPICE is much like programming…
Every meter impacts the circuit it is measuring to some extent, just…
Behaviors of Inductors wrapped around a Conductive Core Suppose we…
This calculator helps you determine the values of the resistors R1 and R2 to be used for a bridged-tee attenuator.
PARTS AND MATERIALS 4017 decade counter/divider (Radio Shack catalog…
This tool calculates the cutoff frequency of a circular waveguide
When a transistor is in the fully-off state (like an open switch), it…
Because capacitors store energy in the form of an electric field, they…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
When an alternator produces AC voltage, the voltage switches polarity…
The choice of step-down transformers to use in a project such as this…
Notice something important here: taking the derivative of f(x)…
Computers can be powerful tools if used properly, especially in the…
