Previously, we examined series circuits and parallel circuits using…
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In this series of hands-on electronics experiments, build analog circuits, including amplifiers, comparators, oscillators, and more. Following the step-by-step instructions will help you understand and appreciate analog systems.
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A circuit with an inductor (L) and capacitor (C) connected in parallel or series will have a resonant frequency at which their impedances are equal. Given two of the three values—inductance, capacitance, or resonant frequency—this tool will calculate the missing third variable.
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Up until this point, our analysis of transistor logic circuits has…
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Calculate the equivalent resistance of up to six resistors in parallel with ease while learning how to calculate resistance in parallel and the parallel resistance formula.
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Also called the parallel A/D converter, this circuit is the simplest…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a red LED flasher and learn a useful application of the versatile 555 timer IC.
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This calculator provides three options—basic, intermediate, and advanced—for determining expected battery life for microcontroller, Internet of Things (IoT), and edge processing systems with up to four different operating modes.
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This calculator will determine the instantaneous energy, sustained energy, and power consumed by an electrical system given two of the three electrical parameters (voltage, current, or resistance) and the time.
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A Logic Gate is assigned as an elementary building block of…
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In this collection of hands-on electronics experiments, build and test digital circuits and learn the fundamentals of digital logic circuits, including gates, counters, logic levels, hysteresis, memory, and more.
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The time constant of a series RC circuit is the product of the resistance and capacitance. Given two of the three values—resistance, capacitance, or RC time constant—this tool will calculate the missing third variable.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a red LED flasher with a transistor drive to control the current and learn how to use transistors to provide current gain and how to limit LED current.
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The Q, or quality, factor of a resonant circuit is a measure of the…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a blue LED flasher using a 555 timer and learn the basic theory of a voltage doubler using a transistor switch and a capacitor.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a multiple LED flasher and learn how to use inductive flyback to generate a voltage pulse that is greater than the supply voltage.
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The table method provides a structured methodology for ensuring you…
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Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
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The instrumentation amplifier calculator will assist in the design and analysis of a conventional instrumentation amplifier circuit by calculating the required resistor values and gain.
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An unbalanced Wheatstone bridge cannot be solved using simple series…
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Three-phase Wye(Y) Connection Initially, we explored the idea of…
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Define the following terms: energy, work, and power.
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This tool calculates the cutoff frequency of a rectangular waveguide
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It was discovered centuries ago that certain types of materials would…
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Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
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A thyristor is a device that has a number of unusual characteristics.…
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All About Contactors When a relay is used to switch a large amount of…
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In electric circuits, the three basic quantities are voltage (E or V),…
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In this circuit, three resistors receive the same amount of voltage…
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A calculator for computing the inductance of a coaxial cable.
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This calculator will help compute the inductance of a length of wire.
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The Programmable Logic Controller, or PLC, was invented in the late…
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It is sometimes useful in logic circuits to have a multivibrator which…
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As an electric current is passed through a coil of wire, it creates a…
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This calculator shows the peak-to-peak voltage (VP-P) value from the peak voltage, RMS voltage, or average voltage.
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This tool is designed to calculate the maximum distance (range) that a radar can detect
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This tool is designed to calculate cross-talk coefficient and coupled voltage for a microstrip.
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) to switch an LED and learn about the current their amplification.
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A parallel circuit is often called a current divider for its ability…
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Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
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What will this voltmeter register when connected to a battery as shown…
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Voltage Components in a parallel circuit share the same voltage:…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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The following is a partial list of contributors to the current online…
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If the ends of a wire loop are attached to two half-circular metal…
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The Insulated-Gate Field-Effect Transistor (IGFET), also known as…
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When lightning strikes, nearby magnetic compass needles may be seen to…
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This calculator helps you compute the inductance of a wire-over-plane setup.
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Why learn about Karnaugh maps? The Karnaugh map, like Boolean…
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Notice something important here: taking the derivative of f(x)…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an S-R latch using two NOR gates and learn how this type of digital memory operates, including invalid states, race conditions, and the effects of output loading.
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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.
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Figure below shows a photodiode amplifier for measuring low levels of…
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If a block of P-type semiconductor is placed in contact with a block…
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Most electrical wire is covered in a rubber or plastic coating called…
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