In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an analog integrator using an operational amplifier and learn about integration functions, op amp input bias currents, and how to limit the voltage swing of a potentiometer.
When we store information in some kind of circuit or device, we not…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Solid Cooper Wire Table Size Diameter (inches) Cross-sectional area…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, construct a signal generator circuit that creates two different types of ramp signals and learn how capacitors charge when connected to resistors and constant current sources.
A permanent magnet is a device that retains a magnetic field without…
Because it takes energy to force charge to flow against the opposition…
We can construct a simple logic functions for our hypothetical lamp…
This calculates values of the inductance, capacitance of an inductor and capacitor used in a Butterworth LC bandpass filter.
So far, we’ve studied both S-R and D latch circuits with enable…
Buses and networks are designed to allow communication to occur…
Thyristors are a class of semiconductor components exhibiting…
With simple gate and combinational logic circuits, there is a definite…
As we saw in a few SPICE analyses earlier in this chapter, the output…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a simple voltmeter and ammeter while learning some fundamentals about circuit measurements.
NAND and NOR gates possess a special property: they are universal.…
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Identify each of these logic gates by name, and complete their…
Just like voltmeters, ammeters tend to influence the amount of current…
In electric circuits, the three basic quantities are voltage (E or V),…
Inductive Reactance Capacitive Reactance …
Suppose you were to take a 3 kW electric heater rated for 240 VAC and…
In an astable circuit, the output voltage alternates between VCC and 0 volts on a continuous basis. This calculator will help you design an oscillator using a 555 timer IC.
What is a harmonic frequency? If an oscillator circuit outputs a…
A peak detector is a series connection of a diode and a…
The Programmable Logic Controller, or PLC, was invented in the late…
In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) to switch an LED and learn about the current their amplification.
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a digital combination lock with LED output indicators and learn about XOR gate functionality and how to implement NOR logic functionality using diodes.
JFETs, like bipolar transistors, are able to “throttle”…
A calculator designed to calculate the trace width of a stripline based on the maximum current rating
This calculator is designed to compute the parameters required to design a Pi-Match Impedance Circuit
Research and describe what the Hall effect is, and list some practical…
As we’ve seen, negative feedback is an incredibly useful…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use an LED as a light-sensitive photodetector and learn how to use a bipolar transistor in a common-emitter amplifier configuration.
Anyone who’s studied geometry should be familiar with the…
Digital logic gate circuits are manufactured as integrated circuits:…
Current Components in a series circuit share the same current: Itotal…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
