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Microprocessors

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

Memory with moving parts: “Drives”

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

Modern Nonmechanical Memory

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

Memory Devices

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Digital Memory Terms and Concepts

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

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 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.

Flash ADC

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

Arc Flash and Arc Blast

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

Memory Devices

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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.

Microprocessors

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

Modern Nonmechanical Memory

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

Programmable Logic Technology

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

Read-Only Memory (ROM)

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

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.

Power Density Calculator

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A tool designed to calculate the power density of an antenna

Digital Memory Terms and Concepts

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

TTL NOR and OR gates

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

Shift Registers

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Memory with moving parts: “Drives”

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

Wires and Connections

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Older electrical schematics showed connecting wires crossing, while…

How to Use Thevenin’s Theorem

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This page will walk you step-by-step through the process of…

Contributors (6)

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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…

What Are Electric Circuits?

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

Single-ended and Differential Amplifiers

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For ease of drawing complex circuit diagrams, electronic amplifiers…

Right Triangle Trigonometry

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  A right triangle is defined as having one angle precisely…

Series-Parallel Combination AC Circuits

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AC Lab - Induction Motor

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a simple AC permanent capacitor split-phase induction motor and learn the principles of AC induction motor function.

T-Pad Attenuator Calculator

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This calculator helps you determine the values of the resistors R1 and R2 to be used for a T-pad attenuator.

Voltage Regulation

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As we saw in a few SPICE analyses earlier in this chapter, the output…

Microprocessors

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

LC Resonant Frequency Calculator

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A circuit with an inductor (L) and capacitor (C) connected in parallel or series will have a resonant frequency at which their impedances are equal. Given two of the three values—inductance, capacitance, or resonant frequency—this tool will calculate the missing third variable.

Intro Lab - Ohm’s Law

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Project Overview This project employs all of the skills…

AC Lab - PC Oscilloscope

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, use a PC-based oscilloscope program to observe waveforms from a musical keyboard and learn basic oscilloscope operation.

Building Resistor Circuits Using Breadboards, Perfboards, and Terminal Strips

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Over the course of learning about electricity, you will want to…

Series DC Circuits Practice Worksheet with Answers

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In this circuit, three resistors receive the same amount of current (4…

Fail-safe Design

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Logic circuits, whether comprised of electromechanical relays or…

Edge Coupled Trace Inductance Calculator

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This calculator helps you compute for the inductance of an edge coupled trace.

Latch Circuits

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What do you think this logic buffer gate will do, with the output…

Active Versus Passive Devices

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Passive Devices Components incapable of controlling current by means…