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Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

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

AC Instrumentation Transducers

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

ElectroStatic Discharge

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

Kirchhoff’s Laws

Worksheets - PLCs

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

Synchronous Motors

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Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…

Network Protocols

Textbook

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

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.

Tesla Polyphase Induction Motors

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

Bipolar Junction Transistors as Switches

Worksheets - PLCs

Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…

Lorentz Force Calculator

Tools

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

Wheatstone Bridge Calculator

Tools

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

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

Textbook

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

AC Lab - Large Induction Motor

Textbook

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.

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.

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.

Winding Configurations

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Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…

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.

Networks and Busses

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

Network Topology

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

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.

Electrical Isolation

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SPICE analysis of Electrical Isolation Aside from the ability to…

Metric Prefixes and Unit Conversions

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Metric Prefixes   Yotta = 1024 Symbol: Y Zetta = 1021 Symbol: Z…

Si Lab - Half-wave Rectifier

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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a half-wave rectifier circuit using a silicon diode and learn about the differences between permanent magnet motor operation on AC vs. DC power.

Biasing Techniques (JFET)

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Analog and Digital Signals

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Instrumentation is a field of study and work centering on measurement…

Ring Counters

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If the output of a shift register is fed back to the input. a ring…

EIRP Calculator

Tools

A helpful tool for computing the Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) of an antenna

Microstrip Inductance Calculator

Tools

This calculator computes the inductance of a microstrip etched on a PCB.

Thyristors

Worksheets - PLCs

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

Resistivity Calculator

Tools

This calculator calculates the resistivity of a component based on its resistance value, length, and cross-sectional area.

Successive Approximation ADC

Textbook

One method of addressing the digital ramp ADC’s shortcomings is…

Square Root, Cube Root, and Nth Root Calculator

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This calculator will determine the square root, cube root, or nth root of a given number, x.

Standing Waves and Resonance

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Whenever there is a mismatch of impedance between transmission line…

Broadside Coupled Trace Inductance Calculator

Tools

This calculator helps you compute the inductance of a broadside coupled trace.

Depletion-type IGFETs

Textbook

Insulated gate field-effect transistors are unipolar devices just like…

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

Textbook

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

Snell’s Law Calculator

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Given three of the four input parameters (refractive indices, angles of incidence, and refraction) this tool calculates the missing variable based on Snell's law.

Common Antiderivatives

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What is Norton’s Theorem and the Norton Equivalent Circuit?

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This article explains the step-by-step process for determining the…

Current Divider Circuits and the Current Divider Formula

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A parallel circuit is often called a current divider for its ability…

Inductor Transient Response

Textbook

Inductors have the exact opposite characteristics of capacitors.…