Microprocessor Programming

The “vocabulary” of instructions which any particular…

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Resistor Color Code Calculator and Chart—4 Band, 5 Band, or 6 Band Resistors

A handy all-in-one tool for reading resistor color code values for a 4 band resistor, 5 band resistor, or 6 band resistor.

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Negative Binary Numbers

With addition being easily accomplished, we can perform the operation…

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Semiconductor Manufacturing Techniques

The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…

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Look-up Tables

Having learned about digital memory devices in the last chapter, we…

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Microprocessor Programming

What is the difference between a JMP (“jump”) instruction and a…

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Performance-Based Assessments for Semiconductor Circuit Competencies

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Programmable Logic Technology

Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…

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Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…

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Binary Subtraction

We can subtract one binary number from another by using the standard…

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Digital Communication

Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…

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Pulse Width Modulation

Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) uses digital signals to control power…

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Binary Overflow

One caveat with signed binary numbers is that of overflow, where the…

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AC Motor Control Circuits

Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…

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Finite State Machines

Up to now, every circuit that was presented was a combinatorial…

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Si Lab - Intro to Discrete Semiconductor Circuits

In these hands-on semiconductor electronics experiments, learn to build and test circuits using discrete silicon (Si) devices, including diodes and transistors. Also, learn important circuit designs, including rectifiers, current mirrors, amplifiers, and oscillators.

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Flash ADC

Also called the parallel A/D converter, this circuit is the simplest…

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Introduction to Shift Registers

Shift registers, like counters, are a form of sequential…

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Synchronous Counters

What is a Synchronous Counter? A synchronous counter, in contrast to…

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Microprocessor Programming

The “vocabulary” of instructions which any particular…

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Binary Addition

The Rules of Binary Addition Adding binary numbers is a very simple…

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DIP Gate Packaging

Digital logic gate circuits are manufactured as integrated circuits:…

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Design Project: Dual-output AC-DC Power Supply

Safety is very important when designing and/or building a device…

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Octal and Hexadecimal to Decimal Conversion

Although the prime intent of octal and hexadecimal numeration systems…

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Design Project: Simple Component Curve-Tracer Circuit

What do each of the oscilloscope axes represent, in real-life terms…

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Current Mirror BJTs

Bipolar Junction Transistor or BJT Current Mirror An often-used…

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Critical Temperatures for Superconductors

Critical temperatures given in Kelvins Material Element/Alloy Critical…

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Microstrip Trace Width Calculator

This tool is designed to compute for the trace width of a microstrip

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Tracking ADC

A third variation on the counter-DAC-based converter theme is, in my…

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Table (portrait view)

  Periodic table of chemical elements.

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Basic Logic Gates

Identify the type of logic gate shown in this schematic diagram, and…

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Connectors

An electrical connector, is an electro-mechanical device used to join…

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Numbers and Symbols

The expression of numerical quantities is something we tend to take…

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Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors

What is an Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT), and what…

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The Common-drain Amplifier (IGFET)

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Encoder

What is an Encoder? An encoder is a circuit that changes a set of…

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Analysis Techniques for Series Parallel Resistor Circuits

Guidelines to Series-Parallel Combination Circuit Analysis The goal of…

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Temperature Coefficient of Resistance

You might have noticed on the table for specific resistances that all…

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Inductors

An inductor is a passive two-terminal electrical component that…

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Boolean Relationships on Venn Diagrams

The fourth example has A partially overlapping B. Though, we will…

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Tubes versus Semiconductors

Devoting a whole chapter in a modern electronics text to the design…

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