The “vocabulary” of instructions which any particular…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a simple circuit that computes the average of voltages and learn about analog computers and their application.
Read the following quotation, and then research the term…
One caveat with signed binary numbers is that of overflow, where the…
A handy all-in-one tool for reading resistor color code values for a 4 band resistor, 5 band resistor, or 6 band resistor.
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
A semiconductor device is one made of silicon or any number of other…
Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) uses digital signals to control power…
Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…
What is the difference between a JMP (“jump”) instruction and a…
Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…
This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of an embedded microstrip.
What is a Synchronous Counter? A synchronous counter, in contrast to…
We can subtract one binary number from another by using the standard…
A principal consideration for industrial control networks, where the…
The “vocabulary” of instructions which any particular…
Having learned about digital memory devices in the last chapter, we…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Four 6 volt batteries One capacitor, 100 µF…
The atoms in insulating materials have very tightly-bound electrons,…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will perform a 4-wire Kelvin resistance measurement and learn how to accurately measure resistance.
Also called the parallel A/D converter, this circuit is the simplest…
The 555 integrated circuit is the most popular chip ever manufactured.…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build and test an automated circuit that sequentially flashes 10 LED. You will learn about counters, frequency dividers, and switch debouncing.
The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…
The Law of Sines (for any triangle) The Law of Cosines (for any…
A Logic Gate is assigned as an elementary building block of…
Dielectric strength in kilovolts per inch (kV/in): Material*…
You might have noticed on the table for specific resistances that all…
We can take the same components from the series circuit and rearrange…
Parts and Materials Multimeter, digital or analog Assorted resistors…
Definition of a Radical Given the expression where “x” is…
Metric Prefixes Yotta = 1024 Symbol: Y Zetta = 1021 Symbol: Z…
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
This tool helps calculate the impedance of an edge-coupled microstrip.
Older electrical schematics showed connecting wires crossing, while…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Electromagnet from previous experiment Permanent…
No text on electrical metering could be called complete without a…
A rheostat (variable resistor) and a switch are both examples of…
