So far we have been finding Sum-Of-Product (SOP) solutions to logic…
In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will use an automotive alternator to generate three-phase AC voltage and learn how alternators can function as both generators and motors.
What will this voltmeter register when connected to a battery as shown…
The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…
∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! One of the fundamental principles of…
A calculator for solving the maximum current a microstrip can handle.
Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer…
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.
This calculator helps you compute for the inductance of an edge coupled trace.
When a PCB designer speaks of dimensions in thous or mils, what does…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
Determine if the light bulb will de-energize for each of the following…
A common topology for DC-AC power converter circuits uses a pair of…
Many electronic circuits use what is called a split or a dual power…
A helpful tool for calculating the impedance of a wire microstrip.
Behaviors of Inductors wrapped around a Conductive Core Suppose we…
Explain how an ohmmeter is able to measure the resistance of a…
This tool is designed to calculate cross-talk coefficient and coupled voltage for a microstrip.
Typically, complex circuits are not arranged in nice, neat, clean…
There are four basic factors of inductor construction determining the…
Suppose we had a simple one-battery, one-lamp circuit controlled by a…
Temperature coefficient (α) per degree C: Material Element/Alloy…
The smaller the cross-sectional area of any given wire, the greater…
Determine the output voltage polarity of this op-amp (with reference…
Given three of the four input parameters (refractive indices, angles of incidence, and refraction) this tool calculates the missing variable based on Snell's law.
Definition of a Factorial Denoted by the symbol “!” after…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
The circuits in the figure below are known as clampers or DC…
If a pulse-width modulated (PWM) signal is sent to a passive…
With this lesson, I hope to avoid a common mistake found in…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a high-impedance voltmeter and learn about circuit loading and how to use op amps to reduce loading effects.
As was stated earlier, most meter movements are sensitive devices.…
Learn the Power Formula We’ve seen the formula for determining…
One of the more advanced ADC technologies is the so-called…
So far, we’ve studied both S-R and D latch circuits with enable…
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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.
A helpful tool for calculating the impedance of a wire microstrip.
Explain how a moving-coil, or dynamic microphone works. Identify how…
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.
As we saw earlier, a power system with no secure connection to earth…
Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…
If the ends of a wire loop are attached to two half-circular metal…
In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, construct a common-emitter amplifier using a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) and learn about amplifier gain and feedback.
This calculator determines the total path loss provided by an RF n-way power splitter.
Solving for x in a given polynomial equation “ax2 + bx + c…
The circuit in the previous section is not a very practical one. In…
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.
As we saw with DC measurement circuits, the circuit configuration…
An electromechanical generator is a device capable of producing…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
This tool is designed to calculate the maximum distance (range) that a radar can detect
The word battery simply means a group of similar components. In…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
In addition to forward voltage drop (Vf) and peak inverse voltage…
The earliest forms of digital data storage involving moving parts was…
A chandelier has five light bulbs in it, and one of them is not…
If the output of a shift register is fed back to the input. a ring…
The “vocabulary” of instructions which any particular…
