Microprocessor Programming

The “vocabulary” of instructions which any particular…

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Look-up Tables

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

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Digital Communication

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DC Lab - An Analog Computer For Averaging

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.

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AC Motor Control Circuits

Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…

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Embedded Microstrip Impedance Calculator

This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of an embedded microstrip.

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Microprocessor Programming

The “vocabulary” of instructions which any particular…

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Microprocessor Programming

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

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Decoder

A decoder is a circuit that changes a code into a set of signals. It…

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Practical considerations - Digital Communication

A principal consideration for industrial control networks, where the…

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Introduction to Shift Registers

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

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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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Binary Addition

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

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Microcontroller Principles

Read the following quotation, and then research the term…

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Pulse Width Modulation

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

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Flash ADC

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

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Synchronous Counters

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

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Quantum Devices

Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…

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Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

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

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Semiconductor Devices in SPICE

The SPICE (Simulation Program, Integrated Circuit Emphesis)…

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Negative Binary Numbers

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

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How to Use Thevenin’s Theorem

This page will walk you step-by-step through the process of…

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Performance-Based Assessments for Network Analysis Competencies

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Rules for Derivatives

Constant rule Rule of sums Rule of differences Product rule Quotient…

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T-Pad Attenuator Calculator

This calculator helps you determine the values of the resistors R1 and R2 to be used for a T-pad attenuator.

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Time Constant Circuits

Generally speaking, how many “time constants” worth of time does…

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Conductor Ampacity

The smaller the cross-sectional area of any given wire, the greater…

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Digital Logic Functions

We can construct a simple logic functions for our hypothetical lamp…

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Synchronous Motors

Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…

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Conductors, Insulators, and Electron Flow

The electrons of different types of atoms have different degrees of…

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AC Voltmeters and Ammeters

AC electromechanical meter movements come in two basic arrangements:…

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Counters

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Data Flow

Buses and networks are designed to allow communication to occur…

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The Common-emitter Amplifier

At the beginning of this chapter, it illustrates how transistors could…

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Multi-Stage Transistor Amplifiers

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Inductive Reactance

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Op-amp Circuits

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JFET Amplifiers

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Quantum Physics

“I think it is safe to say that no one understands quantum…

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Insulated-gate Field-effect Transistors (MOSFET)

The Insulated-Gate Field-Effect Transistor (IGFET), also known as…

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Copper Wire Gauge Table

Solid Copper Wire Table Size Diameter (inches) Cross-sectional area…

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