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Network Topology

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

Network Protocols

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

Wheatstone Bridge Calculator

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This calculator helps determine the resistance of a variable resistor within a Wheatstone bridge circuit or the differential voltage created across the bridge terminals.

Winding Configurations

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Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…

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…

Kirchhoff’s Laws

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

High Voltage Ohmmeters

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

Parallel Resistor Calculator

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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.

Lenz’s Law and Faraday’s Law Calculator

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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.

ElectroStatic Discharge

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

Networks and Busses

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

AC Lab - Induction Motor

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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.

Pressure Unit Conversion Calculator

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

AC Instrumentation Transducers

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

The Silicon-Controlled Rectifier (SCR)

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Shockley Diodes and Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCRs) Shockley…

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.

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

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

Step-up, Step-down, and Isolation Transformers

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Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer…

Tesla Polyphase Induction Motors

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

Bipolar Junction Transistors as Switches

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Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…

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.

The Command-line Interface

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If you’ve used DOS or UNIX operating systems before in a…

Wire Self Inductance Calculator

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This calculator will help compute the inductance of a length of wire.

Switches

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What is the purpose of the switch shown in this schematic diagram?

Design Project: Voltmeter

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The most important component of your voltmeter will be the…

Polar Form and Rectangular Form Notation for Complex Numbers

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In order to work with complex numbers without drawing vectors, we…

Common Sources of Hazard

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Of course, there is a danger of electrical shock when directly…

Bipolar Transistor Biasing Circuits

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

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…

Full-Adder

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The half-adder is extremely useful until you want to add more than one…

Peak to Peak Voltage Calculator (VP-P)

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This calculator shows the peak-to-peak voltage (VP-P) value from the peak voltage, RMS voltage, or average voltage.

Ideal Diode Current and Voltage Calculator

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This calculator solves for any single missing value in the ideal diode I-V equation for a forward-biased PN-junction diode. Parameters are current, saturation current, voltage, temperature, and ideality factor.

The Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) as a Switch

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Bipolar junction transistors (Also known as BJTs) can be used as an…

Thermocouples

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Seebeck Effect An interesting phenomenon applied in the field of…

Conductors and Insulators

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Given two lengths of metal wire, which one will have the least…

History of SPICE

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SPICE is a computer program designed to simulate analog electronic…

Wiring Color Codes Infographic

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Wiring Color Codes Infographic. Released under the Creative Commons…

Complex Vector Addition

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If vectors with uncommon angles are added, their magnitudes (lengths)…

Series-parallel R, L, and C

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

Branch Current Method Analysis

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The most straightforward DC network analysis technique is the branch…