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.
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TTL Circuit Analysis Let’s examine the following TTL circuit and…
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Early computer science pioneers such as Alan Turing and John Von…
Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…
When we store information in some kind of circuit or device, we not…
Also called the parallel A/D converter, this circuit is the simplest…
A tool designed to calculate the power density of an antenna
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Electromechanical relays used to start and stop high-power electric…
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.
Suppose we altered our basic open-collector inverter circuit, adding a…
Perhaps the most ingenious technique was that of the delay line. A…
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.
The earliest forms of digital data storage involving moving parts was…
Read-only memory (ROM) is similar in design to static or dynamic RAM…
Instrumentation is a field of study and work centering on measurement…
So far, we’ve explored tubes which are totally…
Determine if the light bulb will de-energize for each of the following…
Convert between Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin
All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…
When analyzing complex series and parallel circuits, it is easy to…
Suppose you were to take a 3 kW electric heater rated for 240 VAC and…
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.
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Serial-in, serial-out shift registers delay data by one clock time for…
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Connecting digital circuitry to sensor devices is simple if the sensor…
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.
In the previous section, we saw a circuit using one J-K flip-flop that…
As an instructor of electronics, I am called upon frequently to help…
An inductor is a passive two-terminal electrical component that…
What is a Synchronous Counter? A synchronous counter, in contrast to…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an analog voltage comparator circuit and learn how open-loop operational amplifiers function.
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.
At the start of this book, we discussed static electricity and how it…
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There are three basic factors of capacitor construction determining…
Differential Op-Amp Circuits An op-amp with no feedback is already a…
You might have been wondering how charges can continuously flow in a…
Thyristors are a class of semiconductor components exhibiting…
Identify each of these logic gates by name, and complete their…
Power measurement in AC circuits can be quite a bit more complex than…
As was stated earlier, most meter movements are sensitive devices.…
As we’ve already learned, electricity requires a complete path…
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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.
Older electrical schematics showed connecting wires crossing, while…
A capacitor is a passive two-terminal electronic component that…
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While Oersted’s surprising discovery of electromagnetism paved…
The SPICE (Simulation Program, Integrated Circuit Emphesis)…
Of course, there is a danger of electrical shock when directly…
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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…