Network Topology

Point-to-Point Connecting two digital devices with a network, would…

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Kirchhoff’s Laws

Many electronic circuits use what is called a split or a dual power…

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Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

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

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DC Lab - Potentiometer as a Rheostat

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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ElectroStatic Discharge

At the start of this book, we discussed static electricity and how it…

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Bipolar Junction Transistors as Switches

Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…

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The Silicon-Controlled Rectifier (SCR)

Shockley Diodes and Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCRs) Shockley…

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Network Protocols

Aside from the issues of the physical network (signal types and…

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Semiconductor Manufacturing Techniques

The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…

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Relay Construction

Electricity and Magnetism An electric current through a conductor will…

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AC Lab - Induction Motor

In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a simple AC permanent capacitor split-phase induction motor and learn the principles of AC induction motor function.

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Electrical Isolation

SPICE analysis of Electrical Isolation Aside from the ability to…

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Winding Configurations

Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…

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AC Lab - Large Induction Motor

In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a large AC permanent capacitor split-phase induction motor and learn the principles of AC induction motor function.

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AC Lab - Sensing AC Magnetic Fields

In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will sense AC magnetic fields using a simple wire coil and learn about AC signal coupling, orientation effects, and the impact of shielding using different materials.

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High Voltage Ohmmeters

Most ohmmeters of the design shown in the previous section utilize a…

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Stepper Motors

Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…

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Lorentz Force Calculator

This calculator will determine the combined Lorentz force exerted on a charged particle moving through both an electric field and a magnetic field.

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Lenz’s Law and Faraday’s Law Calculator

This calculator uses Faraday's and Lenz's laws to calculate the magnitude and polarity of the induced electromotive force (EMF) caused by a change in magnetic flux through a closed-loop coil.

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Networks and Busses

The wires between the tank and the monitoring location is  called…

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Si Lab - Astable Multivibrator Audio Oscillator

In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build an astable multivibrator (oscillator) circuit that provides an output in the audio frequency range and learn the effect of component values and supply voltage on oscillation frequency.

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Basic Troubleshooting Strategies

A chandelier has five light bulbs in it, and one of them is not…

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Practical considerations - Digital Communication

A principal consideration for industrial control networks, where the…

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What is Alternating Current (AC)?

Most students of electricity begin their study with what is known as…

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Power Supply Circuits

There are three major kinds of power supplies: unregulated (also…

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Current Divider Circuits

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

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DC Motor Control Circuits

How is it possible to electrically measure the torque output by a…

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Millman’s Theorem

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

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Resistors Types

These are the most common types of resistors available. Resistors…

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Switch Types

Though it may seem strange to cover the elementary topic of electrical…

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Encoders and Decoders

What does it mean, in general terms, to encode something? Conversely,…

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Lock-out / Tag-out

In this motor control circuit, how would you ensure that there is no…

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Design Project: DC Motor

The armature windings of your DC motor will have very low resistance.…

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Trigonometric Derivatives

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Factors Affecting Capacitance

There are three basic factors of capacitor construction determining…

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Analog Lab - Class B Audio Amplifier

In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a Class B push-pull audio amplifier to drive a speaker and learn about crossover distortion and how to minimize it using negative feedback.

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Microcontroller Principles

Read the following quotation, and then research the term…

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Component Modeling

When plotted on a curve tracer, the characteristic curve for a normal…

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Integrated Circuits

  A Logic Gate is assigned as an elementary building block of…

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Encoder

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

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