Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
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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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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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A Logic Gate is assigned as an elementary building block of…
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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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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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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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Up until this point, our analysis of transistor logic circuits has…
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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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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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An unbalanced Wheatstone bridge cannot be solved using simple series…
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Previously, we examined series circuits and parallel circuits using…
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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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The Q, or quality, factor of a resonant circuit is a measure of the…
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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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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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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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The table method provides a structured methodology for ensuring you…
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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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In any electrically conductive substance, what are charge carriers?…
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So far, we’ve observed simulations of transformers where the…
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Similar in thought to the idea of the integrated circuit, tube…
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A thyristor is a device that has a number of unusual characteristics.…
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All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will use an AC voltage source connected to speakers to learn about sound waves and the foundational principle used in noise cancelling headphones.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an S-R latch with an enabled input using four NAND gates and learn more about digital circuit functionality.
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Voltage is commonly defined as “electrical pressure.” The unit of…
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Suppose you were to take a 3 kW electric heater rated for 240 VAC and…
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NAND and NOR gates possess a special property: they are universal.…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will use a potentiometer as a variable resistor to control the speed of a motor and learn how to connect a potentiometer as a rheostat.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a high-impedance voltmeter and learn about circuit loading and how to use op amps to reduce loading effects.
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Seebeck Effect An interesting phenomenon applied in the field of…
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Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
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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.
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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Suppose we altered our basic open-collector inverter circuit, adding a…
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This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of an asymmetric stripline
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