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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Determine if the light bulb will de-energize for each of the following…
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The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…
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This tool is designed to compute for the trace width of a microstrip
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In the simplest terms you can think of, define what an electrical…
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Impedance Matching Because transformers can step voltage and current…
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Behaviors of Inductors wrapped around a Conductive Core Suppose we…
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This calculator helps you compute the inductance of a broadside coupled trace.
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By definition, a low-pass filter is a circuit offering easy passage to…
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An oscilloscope is a very useful piece of electronic test equipment.…
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Many electronic circuits use what is called a split or a dual power…
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What does it mean, in general terms, to encode something? Conversely,…
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∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! One of the fundamental principles of…
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Show how this ammeter would be connected to the light bulb circuit to…
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Often in the course of designing and building electrical meter…
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This tool helps calculate the impedance of an edge-coupled microstrip.
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This tool is designed to calculate cross-talk coefficient and coupled voltage for a microstrip.
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This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of a symmetric stripline.
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Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer…
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Long before the advent of digital electronic technology, computers…
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There are four basic factors of inductor construction determining the…
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Solid Copper Wire Table Size Diameter (inches) Cross-sectional area…
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Has the system ever worked before? If yes, has anything happened to…
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A mathematician named DeMorgan developed a pair of important rules…
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Remember that vectors are mathematical objects just like numbers on a…
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Fallacious reasoning and poor interpersonal relations account for more…
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Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
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While the binary numeration system is an interesting mathematical…
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If you’ve used DOS or UNIX operating systems before in a…
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Inductors have the exact opposite characteristics of capacitors.…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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The Voltage Gain Because amplifiers have the ability to increase the…
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This calculator helps you compute the inductance of a wire-over-plane setup.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an oscillator using a 555 timer and learn the theory of operation of the 555 timer when configured as an astable multivibrator.
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In designing digital circuits, the designer often begins with a truth…
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Practical Benefit of Active Devices The practical benefit of active…
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Our exploration of thyristors begins with a device called the…
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Radio waves are comprised of oscillating electric and magnetic fields,…
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In this circuit, three resistors receive the same amount of current (4…
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