Modern Nonmechanical Memory

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Memory with moving parts: “Drives”

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

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Memory Devices

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Digital Memory Terms and Concepts

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

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Microprocessors

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

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Historical, Nonmechanical Memory Technologies

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

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Digital Memory Terms and Concepts

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TTL NAND and AND gates

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

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

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.

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Microprocessors

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

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Programmable Logic Technology

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

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Read-Only Memory (ROM)

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

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Digital Lab - S-R Latch Using NOR Gates

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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Memory with moving parts: “Drives”

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

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

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.

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Arc Flash and Arc Blast

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

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Shift Registers

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TTL NOR and OR gates

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

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Historical, Nonmechanical Memory Technologies

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

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Memory Devices

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Modern Nonmechanical Memory

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Power Density Calculator

A tool designed to calculate the power density of an antenna

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Depletion-type IGFETs

Insulated gate field-effect transistors are unipolar devices just like…

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Series Circuit Rules

Current Components in a series circuit share the same current: Itotal…

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Soldering

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

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Time-Delay Electromechanical Relays

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Summary of Filters

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Analog-to-Digital Conversion

The circuit shown here is a four-bit analog-to-digital converter…

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Transistor Ratings and Packages (IGFET)

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Temperature Converter

Convert between Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin

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AC Lab - Introduction

In this series of hands-on electronics experiments, build alternating current (AC) circuits and learn about basic electrical engineering circuit concepts, including transformers, motors, phase shifts, signal coupling, and noise cancellation.

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Inductance

∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! One of the fundamental principles of…

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Servo Motor Systems

Explain the operation of this “H-bridge” motor control circuit: At…

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Basic Logic Gates

Identify the type of logic gate shown in this schematic diagram, and…

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Si Lab - Intro to Discrete Semiconductor Circuits

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.

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AC Lab - Build a Transformer

In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a simple transformer and learn some important transformer fundamentals including voltage step-up and step-down.

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Sum and Product Notation

For reference, this section introduces the terminology used in some…

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AC Lab - PC Oscilloscope

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.

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Si Lab - Bipolar Transistor as a Switch

In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) to switch an LED and learn about the current their amplification.

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DC Lab - Rheostat Range Limiting

In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will use series and parallel resistor networks to precisely adjust the range and zero point of a rheostat.

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Multiplexers

A multiplexer, abbreviated mux, is a device that has multiple inputs…

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DIY EE Lab - Setting Up a Home Electronics Lab

To build the DIY electronics projects described in this textbook, you will need a small work area, a few tools, and some basic electronics supplies. This page describes the setup of a low-cost home electronics laboratory.

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