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.
Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…
What is the purpose of a seven-segment decoder circuit? What is a…
In addition to performing tasks of amplification and switching, tubes…
What is the purpose of a seven-segment decoder circuit? What is a…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a red LED flasher and learn a useful application of the versatile 555 timer IC.
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a multiple LED flasher and learn how to use inductive flyback to generate a voltage pulse that is greater than the supply voltage.
In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) to switch an LED and learn about the current their amplification.
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build and test an automated circuit that sequentially flashes 10 LED, and learn about counters, frequency dividers, and switch debouncing.
This series LED resistance calculator is perfect for when you have a single LED or a number of the same color of LEDs in series and need to know which resistor you should use.
Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…
A technician uses a stroboscope to “freeze” the rotation of a…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a red LED flasher with a transistor drive to control the current and learn how to use transistors to provide current gain and how to limit LED current.
Identify each of these logic gates by name, and complete their…
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.
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a digital combination lock with LED output indicators and learn about XOR gate functionality and how to implement NOR logic functionality using diodes.
Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a blue LED flasher using a 555 timer and learn the basic theory of a voltage doubler using a transistor switch and a capacitor.
In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use an LED as a light-sensitive photodetector and learn how to use a bipolar transistor in a common-emitter amplifier configuration.
In this circuit, the electric motor is supposed to turn on whenever…
This calculator is useful for calculating the luminous flux for LEDs where the angle is known.
Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
Bipolar junction transistors (Also known as BJTs) can be used as an…
Constant Rule Rule of Sums Rule of…
A calculator for solving the maximum current a microstrip can handle.
With the notable exception of calculations for power (P), all AC…
Explain the principle of operation for the particular integrated…
Determine what the magnitude and polarity of the voltmeter’s…
Three-phase Wye(Y) Connection Initially, we explored the idea of…
There was some historic crude, but usable were some historic crude,…
Complex numbers are useful for AC circuit analysis because they…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will perform a 4-wire Kelvin resistance measurement and learn how to accurately measure resistance.
Because binary numeration requires so many bits to represent…
The time constant of a series RC circuit is the product of the resistance and capacitance. Given two of the three values—resistance, capacitance, or RC time constant—this tool will calculate the missing third variable.
In DC and low-frequency AC circuits, the characteristic impedance of…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
So far in our discussions on electricity and electric circuits, we…
A high-pass filter’s task is just the opposite of a low-pass…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
A tool designed to calculate the guided wavelength inside a microstrip.
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