Read-only memory (ROM) is similar in design to static or dynamic RAM…
The earliest forms of digital data storage involving moving parts was…
When we store information in some kind of circuit or device, we not…
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Now we can proceed to studying specific types of digital storage…
TTL Circuit Analysis Let’s examine the following TTL circuit and…
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.
When we store information in some kind of circuit or device, we not…
A tool designed to calculate the power density of an antenna
Electromechanical relays used to start and stop high-power electric…
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Perhaps the most ingenious technique was that of the delay line. A…
Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…
The earliest forms of digital data storage involving moving parts was…
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.
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
Early computer science pioneers such as Alan Turing and John Von…
Suppose we altered our basic open-collector inverter circuit, adding a…
Read-only memory (ROM) is similar in design to static or dynamic RAM…
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.
Also called the parallel A/D converter, this circuit is the simplest…
∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! A 5 H inductor is subjected to an electric…
Roman Numerals The Romans devised a system that was a substantial…
As an electric current is passed through a coil of wire, it creates a…
Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
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.
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will control a 7-segment binary-coded decimal (BCD) display and learn about active-low and active-high logic inputs.
AC Motors Perhaps the most important benefit of polyphase AC power…
Since Thevenin’s theorem and Norton’s theorems are two…
So far, we’ve only been able to escape the sheer volume of…
The most straightforward DC network analysis technique is the branch…
Like bipolar transistors, SCRs and TRIACs are also manufactured as…
Electromechanical relays used to start and stop high-power electric…
This tool is designed to calculate cross-talk coefficient and coupled voltage for a stripline
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This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of a microstrip.
In the common-emitter section of this chapter, we saw a SPICE analysis…
While the binary numeration system is an interesting mathematical…
Because the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance in…
Note, Q3 and Q4 in the figure below are complementary, NPN and PNP…
In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a voltage follower amplifier using a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) in common-collector configuration and learn about circuit ground and impedance transformations.