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Digital Lab - S-R Latch Using NOR Gates

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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.

Memory Devices

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TTL NOR and OR gates

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TTL Circuit Analysis Let’s examine the following TTL circuit and…

Modern Nonmechanical Memory

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Now we can proceed to studying specific types of digital storage…

Microprocessors

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Early computer science pioneers such as Alan Turing and John Von…

Programmable Logic Technology

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

Digital Memory Terms and Concepts

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When we store information in some kind of circuit or device, we not…

Flash ADC

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Also called the parallel A/D converter, this circuit is the simplest…

Power Density Calculator

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A tool designed to calculate the power density of an antenna

Shift Registers

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Arc Flash and Arc Blast

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Electromechanical relays used to start and stop high-power electric…

Digital Lab - S-R Flip-flop Using NAND Gates

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an edge-triggered S-R flip-flop, learn the difference between a latch and a flip-flop, and experience how a switch bounce can cause logic errors.

TTL NAND and AND gates

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Suppose we altered our basic open-collector inverter circuit, adding a…

Historical, Nonmechanical Memory Technologies

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Perhaps the most ingenious technique was that of the delay line. A…

Digital Lab - S-R Latch With Enable Input using NAND Gates

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an S-R latch with an enabled input using four NAND gates and learn more about digital circuit functionality.

Memory with moving parts: “Drives”

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The earliest forms of digital data storage involving moving parts was…

Read-Only Memory (ROM)

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Read-only memory (ROM) is similar in design to static or dynamic RAM…

Analog and Digital Signals

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

Ionization (gas-filled) Tubes

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So far, we’ve explored tubes which are totally…

Basic Circuit Troubleshooting

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Determine if the light bulb will de-energize for each of the following…

Temperature Converter

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Convert between Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin

Vol IV. Credits

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All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…

Applying Ohm’s Law—Rules and Methods for Circuit Analysis

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When analyzing complex series and parallel circuits, it is easy to…

Impedance Matching With Transformers

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Suppose you were to take a 3 kW electric heater rated for 240 VAC and…

DC Lab - Capacitor Charging and Discharging

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build capacitor charging and discharging circuits and learn how to calculate the RC time constant of resistor-capacitor circuits.

Zener Diodes

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Shift Registers: Serial-in, Serial-out

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

DC Mesh Current Analysis

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Introduction to Digital-Analog Conversion

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Connecting digital circuitry to sensor devices is simple if the sensor…

Si Lab - Full-wave Bridge Rectifier

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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a full-wave bridge rectifier using silicon diodes and learn some of this circuit's advantages and disadvantages.

Asynchronous Counters

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In the previous section, we saw a circuit using one J-K flip-flop that…

BJT Amplifier Troubleshooting

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

Inductors

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An inductor is a passive two-terminal electrical component that…

Synchronous Counters

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What is a Synchronous Counter? A synchronous counter, in contrast to…

Analog Lab - Voltage Comparator

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an analog voltage comparator circuit and learn how open-loop operational amplifiers function.

Si Lab - Zener Diode Voltage Regulator

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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a simple DC voltage regulator circuit and learn how to use reverse-biased Zener diodes as voltage clamps.

ElectroStatic Discharge

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

Differential Transistor Amplifiers

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Factors Affecting Capacitance

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There are three basic factors of capacitor construction determining…

Building a Differential Amplifier

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

What Are Electric Circuits?

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You might have been wondering how charges can continuously flow in a…

Hysteresis

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Thyristors are a class of semiconductor components exhibiting…

Karnaugh Mapping

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Identify each of these logic gates by name, and complete their…

Power Measurement

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Power measurement in AC circuits can be quite a bit more complex than…

Voltmeter Design

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As was stated earlier, most meter movements are sensitive devices.…

Shock Current Path

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As we’ve already learned, electricity requires a complete path…

Rules for Limits

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    RELATED WORKSHEETS: Calculus for Electric Circuits…

SPICE Quirks

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“Garbage in, garbage out.” —Anonymous   SPICE…

Intro Lab - Build an Electromagnet

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an electromagnet and learn about electromagnetism including the relationship of magnetic polarity to current flow.

Wires and Connections

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Older electrical schematics showed connecting wires crossing, while…

Capacitor Types

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A capacitor is a passive two-terminal electronic component that…

Performance-Based Assessments for Basic Electricity Competencies

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Electromagnetic Induction

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While Oersted’s surprising discovery of electromagnetism paved…

Semiconductor Devices in SPICE

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The SPICE (Simulation Program, Integrated Circuit Emphesis)…

Common Sources of Hazard

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

Digital Communication

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Contributors (10)

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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…