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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.

Instrumentation Amplifier Gain Calculator

Tools

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.

Parallel Resistor Calculator

Tools

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.

Instrumentation Amplifier Gain Calculator

Tools

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.

ElectroStatic Discharge

Textbook

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

Timer Circuits

Worksheets - Sensors

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

Skin Depth Calculator

Tools

A tool designed to calculate skin depth based on the conductive material being used and the frequency of the signal.

Physical Effects of Electricity

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Certain substances are known to physically deform (shorten or…

Electric Shock

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It is sometimes said regarding electrical safety that, Ït’s not the…

Thyristors

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

Design Project: Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) Signal Generator

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What shape of voltage waveform would you expect to measure (using an…

Signal Modulation

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A modern method of electrical power control involves inserting a…

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.

Ohm’s Law (again!)

Textbook

A common phrase heard in reference to electrical safety goes something…

Kirchhoff’s Laws

Worksheets - Sensors

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

Pulse Width Modulation

Textbook

Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) uses digital signals to control power…

Light-Pulse Switch

Worksheets - Sensors

It is fairly important to use large value resistors (10 MΩ works…

Superconducting Devices

Textbook

Superconducting devices, though not widely used, have some unique…

Physiological Effects of Electricity

Textbook

Most of us have experienced some form of electric “shock,”…

Quantum Physics

Textbook

“I think it is safe to say that no one understands quantum…

What Is the Skin Effect?

Textbook

The Skin Depth of Copper in Electrical Engineering As previously…

Soldering

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Both soldering irons and soldering guns are tools used in the process…

Parallel Resistor Calculator

Tools

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.

Full-Adder

Textbook

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

Programmable Logic Technology

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Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…

Shift Registers: Serial-in, Serial-out

Textbook

Serial-in, serial-out shift registers delay data by one clock time for…

Switch Contact Design

Textbook

A switch can be constructed with any mechanism bringing two conductors…

Si Lab - Intro to Discrete Semiconductor Circuits

Textbook

In these hands-on semiconductor electronics experiments, learn to build and test circuits using discrete silicon (Si) devices, including diodes and transistors. Also, learn important circuit designs, including rectifiers, current mirrors, amplifiers, and oscillators.

Circuit Wiring

Textbook

So far, we’ve been analyzing single-battery, single-resistor…

Circuits and the Speed of Light

Textbook

Suppose we had a simple one-battery, one-lamp circuit controlled by a…

AC Lab - Frequency Analysis

Textbook

In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, use the frequency spectrum display from an oscilloscope program to observe waveforms from a musical keyboard and learn about spectral analysis.

DC Motor Control Circuits

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

Summer and Subtractor OpAmp Circuits

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

Numbers versus Numeration

Textbook

It is imperative to understand that the type of numeration system used…

BJT Amplifier Troubleshooting

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As an instructor of electronics, I am called upon frequently to help…

Resistor Color Codes

Textbook

Try out our Resistor Color Code Calculator in our Tools section.…

The D Latch

Textbook

Since the enable input on a gated S-R latch provides a way to latch…

Phase Rotation

Textbook

Three-Phase Alternator Let’s take the three-phase alternator…

IGFET Amplifiers

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

AC Capacitor Circuits

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Capacitors Vs. Resistors Capacitors do not behave the same as…

Elementary Amplifier Theory

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Fundamentally, an amplifier is a device that takes in a low-power…

Thyristors

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

Digital Lab - S-R Latch Using NOR Gates

Textbook

In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an S-R latch using two NOR gates and learn how this type of digital memory operates, including invalid states, race conditions, and the effects of output loading.