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Microprocessor Programming

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The “vocabulary” of instructions which any particular…

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

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

Practical considerations - Digital Communication

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A principal consideration for industrial control networks, where the…

Binary Overflow

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

Embedded Microstrip Impedance Calculator

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

DC Lab - An Analog Computer For Averaging

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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.

Decoder

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

Introduction to Shift Registers

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

Negative Binary Numbers

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

Semiconductor Manufacturing Techniques

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The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…

Microcontroller Principles

Worksheets - SoC

Read the following quotation, and then research the term…

Synchronous Counters

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

Pulse Width Modulation

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

Memory Devices

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

Digital Communication

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

Microprocessor Programming

Textbook

The “vocabulary” of instructions which any particular…

Programmable Logic Technology

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

Microprocessor Programming

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

Si Lab - Intro to Discrete Semiconductor Circuits

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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.

Binary Subtraction

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

AC Motor Control Circuits

Worksheets - SoC

Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…

Re-drawing Complex Schematics

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Typically, complex circuits are not arranged in nice, neat, clean…

Numeration Systems

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Digital computers communicate with external devices through ports:…

What Is the Skin Effect?

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The Skin Depth of Copper in Electrical Engineering As previously…

Series LED Resistor Calculator

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This series LED resistance calculator is perfect for when you have a single LED or a number of the same color of LEDs in series and need to know which resistor you should use.

Clipper and Clamper Circuits

Worksheets - SoC

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

Si Lab - Light Sensor (LED Photodetector)

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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use an LED as a light-sensitive photodetector and learn how to use a bipolar transistor in a common-emitter amplifier configuration.

Combination Tubes

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Similar in thought to the idea of the integrated circuit, tube…

Intro Lab - A Simple Lighting Circuit

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a battery-operated circuit with a light and learn about open and short circuit failures.

Voltage, Current, and Resistance

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Voltage is commonly defined as “electrical pressure.” The unit of…

Creating Custom Calibration Resistances

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Often in the course of designing and building electrical meter…

Derivatives of Power Functions of e

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Example Derivatives of e Proportionality Constant When we say that a…

BJT Amplifier Troubleshooting

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As an instructor of electronics, I am called upon frequently to help…

Parallel R, L, and C

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We can take the same components from the series circuit and rearrange…

Differential Equations

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As opposed to normal equations where the solution is a number, a…

DC Lab - Thermoelectricity

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a thermocouple to measure temperature changes and learn about the Seebeck effect.

Series and Parallel Capacitors

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When capacitors are connected in series, the total capacitance is…

Reflection Attenuator Calculator

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This tool is designed to calculate the value of resistance R1 in a reflection attenuator.

Series-parallel R, L, and C

Textbook

Now that we’ve seen how series and parallel AC circuit analysis…

Complex Voltage and Current Calculations

Textbook

There are circumstances when you may need to analyze a DC reactive…

Band Theory of Solids

Textbook

Quantum physics describes the states of electrons in an atom according…