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Fundamentals of Radio Communication

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What does the acronym RF stand form, in reference to radio-related…

BJT Amplifier Troubleshooting

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As an instructor of electronics, I am called upon frequently to help…

RC Time Constant Calculator

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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.

AC Bridge Circuits

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As we saw with DC measurement circuits, the circuit configuration…

Time Constant Calculations

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

Negative Feedback OpAmp Circuits

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

Passive Filter Circuits

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In very simple, qualitative terms, rate the impedance of capacitors…

Capacitance Calculator

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This calculates the capacitance of a capacitor based on its charge, Q, and its voltage, V, according to the formula, C=Q/V.

Intermediate Electromagnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

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As an electric current is passed through a coil of wire, it creates a…

Capacitor Transient Response

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Because capacitors store energy in the form of an electric field, they…

AC Capacitor Circuits

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Capacitors Vs. Resistors Capacitors do not behave the same as…

AC Lab - Phase Shift in a Capacitive Circuit

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a simple RC circuit that demonstrates phase shift and learn how out-of-phase AC voltages do not add algebraically.

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.

Capacitors and Calculus

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Capacitors do not have a stable “resistance” as conductors…

Switched Capacitor Circuitry

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Write an equation describing the precise mathematical relationship…

Signal Modulation

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A modern method of electrical power control involves inserting a…

Circuit Components

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Remember that this tutorial is not exhaustive by any means, and that…

AC Lab - Signal and Noise Coupling

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, power a DC motor through a multi-conductor cable to learn how AC signals are coupled between conductors and how to mitigate noise coupling.

Passive Integrator and Differentiator Circuits

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∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Calculus is a branch of mathematics that…

Oscillator Circuits

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

AC Lab - Sensing AC Magnetic Fields

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will sense AC magnetic fields using a simple wire coil and learn about AC signal coupling, orientation effects, and the impact of shielding using different materials.

What is the Relationship Between Conductance and Resistance?

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The concept and measurement units of resistance are most often used…

555 Lab - Advanced Red LED Flasher

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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.

Q Factor and Bandwidth of a Resonant Circuit

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The Q, or quality, factor of a resonant circuit is a measure of the…

Coil Inductance Calculator

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This calculator computes the inductance of a wire coil.

Specific Resistance

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Designing Wire Resistance Conductor ampacity rating is a crude…

SPICE Quirks

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“Garbage in, garbage out.” —Anonymous   SPICE…

Series-Parallel Combination AC Circuits

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

Nonlinear Conduction

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“Advances are made by answering questions. Discoveries are made…

AC Capacitor Circuits

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Capacitors Vs. Resistors Capacitors do not behave the same as…

Creating Custom Calibration Resistances

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Often in the course of designing and building electrical meter…

Switch Contact Design

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A switch can be constructed with any mechanism bringing two conductors…

AC Inductor Circuits

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Resistors vs. Inductors Inductors do not behave the same way as…

DC Lab - Potentiometric Voltmeter

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a null-balancing potentiometric voltmeter and learn how to prevent a voltmeter from changing the voltage it is measuring.

Inductor Quirks

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In an ideal case, an inductor acts as a purely reactive device. That…

Switched Capacitor Circuitry

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Write an equation describing the precise mathematical relationship…

Inductive Reactance

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

Low-pass Filters

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By definition, a low-pass filter is a circuit offering easy passage to…

Inverting Op-Amp Resistor Calculator

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This calculator determines the bias and feedback of resistors for an inverting op-amp.

Performance-Based Assessments for Analog Integrated Circuit Competencies

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Quantum Devices

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Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…

Converting Between Thevenin and Norton Equivalent Circuits

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Since Thevenin’s theorem and Norton’s theorems are two…

Tracking ADC

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A third variation on the counter-DAC-based converter theme is, in my…

Design Project: DC Voltage Regulator

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It may seem difficult to even start on a project such as this, with no…

Microstrip Crosstalk Calculator

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This tool is designed to calculate cross-talk coefficient and coupled voltage for a microstrip.

Tachogenerators

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An electromechanical generator is a device capable of producing…

Boolean Arithmetic

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Let us begin our exploration of Boolean algebra by adding numbers…

Pressure Unit Conversion Calculator

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This calculator will convert pressure values to ten different standard units for pressure.

Decibel Calculator

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This calculator will convert voltage or power gains into decibels. Enter one of the three values and the calculator will output the other two.

AC Lab - LC Tank Circuit

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a parallel resonant inductor-capacitor circuit and learn about oscillation, resonant frequency, and damping.

Digital Lab - 7-segment LED Display

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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.

Speed Distance Time Calculator

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This calculator will solve for either distance, time, or speed given two of the three parameters.

Optoelectronic Devices

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In this circuit, the electric motor is supposed to turn on whenever…

Important Constants

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Euler’s Number Euler’s constant is an important value for…

Circuit Simplification Examples

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Let’s begin with a semiconductor gate circuit in need of…

DC Lab - Build Your Own Multimeter

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a simple voltmeter and ammeter while learning some fundamentals about circuit measurements.

Electrical Energy Calculator

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This calculator will determine the instantaneous energy, sustained energy, and power consumed by an electrical system given two of the three electrical parameters (voltage, current, or resistance) and the time.

Electrical Signal Types

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With BogusBus, our signals were very simple and straightforward: each…

Digital Lab - 10-bit Flashing LED Sequencer

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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.

The Antiderivative (Indefinite Integral)

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  Notice something important here: taking the derivative of f(x)…