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Network Protocols

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

Network Topology

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

Semiconductor Manufacturing Techniques

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The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…

Network Protocols

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

AC Instrumentation Transducers

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Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…

Winding Configurations

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Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…

Lorentz Force Calculator

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

Synchronous Motors

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Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…

Kirchhoff’s Laws

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

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

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

AC Lab - Large Induction Motor

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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.

Bipolar Junction Transistors as Switches

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Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…

Networks and Busses

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

Pressure Unit Conversion Calculator

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This calculator will convert pressure values to ten different standard units for pressure.

Tesla Polyphase Induction Motors

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Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…

Instrumentation Amplifier Gain Calculator

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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.

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.

The Silicon-Controlled Rectifier (SCR)

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Shockley Diodes and Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCRs) Shockley…

Tube Lab - Vacuum Tube Audio Amplifier

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an audio amplifier using a vacuum tube (triode) and learn about voltage transformers, how to build a high-voltage DC power supply, and how to use a transformer for impedance matching.

Relay Construction

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Electricity and Magnetism An electric current through a conductor will…

Network Topology

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

AC Lab - Sensing AC Magnetic Fields

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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.

Design Project: Arbitrary Waveform Generator

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What, exactly, is an arbitrary waveform generator, and for what…

An Electric Pendulum

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Capacitors store energy in the form of an electric field, and…

Inductor Quirks

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In an ideal case, an inductor acts as a purely reactive device. That…

Metric Prefix Conversions

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To express a quantity in a different metric prefix from how it was…

Capacitor Impedance Calculator

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This tool calculates a capacitor's reactance for a given capacitance value and signal frequency.

Inverting Op-Amp Resistor Calculator

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This calculator determines the bias and feedback of resistors for an inverting op-amp.

Mutual Inductance

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If two coils of wire are brought into close proximity with each other…

Algebraic Substitution for Electric Circuits

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There are two basic Ohm’s Law equations: one relating voltage,…

Scientific Notation

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In many disciplines of science and engineering, very large and very…

Basic Operational Amplifiers

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Determine the output voltage polarity of this op-amp (with reference…

Transistors, Bipolar

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There are not too many circuit symbols for bipolar transistors. There…

Parallel Circuits and the Application of Ohm’s Law

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In this introduction to parallel resistance circuits, we will explain…

Temperature Coefficients of Resistance Table

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Temperature coefficient (α) per degree C: Material Element/Alloy…

Contributors (12)

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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…

Contributors (4)

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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…

Building a Differential Amplifier

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Differential Op-Amp Circuits An op-amp with no feedback is already a…

Wiring Color Codes Infographic

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Wiring Color Codes Infographic. Released under the Creative Commons…

Inverting and Noninverting OpAmp Voltage Amplifier Circuits

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

Lorentz Force Calculator

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

Measurement Circuits

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Figure below shows a photodiode amplifier for measuring low levels of…