The bipolar junction transistor (BJT) was named because its operation…
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In ladder logic symbolism, an electromechanical relay coil is shown as…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a simple current mirror using matched bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) and learn about current mirror circuit limitations, the temperature dependence of BJTs, and thermal runaway.
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a simple DC voltage regulator circuit and learn how to use reverse-biased Zener diodes as voltage clamps.
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Up to this point we have considered logic reduction problems where…
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Because batteries create current flow in a circuit by exchanging…
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Capacitors store energy in the form of an electric field, and…
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Shown here is the schematic symbol for a resistor: What is the purpose…
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This page will walk you step-by-step through the process of…
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The purpose of the parallel-in/ parallel-out shift register is to take…
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Shockley Diodes and Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCRs) Shockley…
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In this hands-on introduction to electronics, you will experiment with a multimeter and learn how to measure voltage using the voltmeter function.
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The jobs of electronics engineers and technicians frequently entail…
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In this introduction to series resistance circuits, we will explain…
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All About Diodes A diode is an electrical device allowing current to…
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The field effect transistor was proposed by Julius Lilienfeld in US…
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Note the “50 ohm” rating printed on the jacket of the cable. What…
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As an instructor of electronics, I am called upon frequently to help…
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In this motor control circuit, how would you ensure that there is no…
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This calculator calculates the RMS Voltage value from either the peak voltage, the peak-to-peak voltage, or the average voltage.
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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In instrumentation circuitry, DC signals are often used as analog…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a 12 V alternating current (AC) power supply using a step-down transformer and learn about transformer operation and the purpose of tapped windings.
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Radio waves are comprised of oscillating electric and magnetic fields,…
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What is Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL)? The principle known as…
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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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Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a simple current mirror using matched bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) and learn about current mirror circuit limitations, the temperature dependence of BJTs, and thermal runaway.
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Identify some of the different types of capacitors, and their…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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In ladder logic symbolism, an electromechanical relay coil is shown as…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an analog voltage comparator circuit and learn how open-loop operational amplifiers function.
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In simple AC power systems, one of the two conductors is typically…
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What Is Kirchhoff’s Current Law? Kirchhoff’s Current Law,…
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Power measurement in AC circuits can be quite a bit more complex than…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an op amp voltage follower and learn about negative feedback in operational amplifier circuits.
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This tool is designed to calculate the value of resistance R1 in a reflection attenuator.
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Instrumentation is a field of study and work centering on measurement…
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In this collection of hands-on electronics experiments, build and test digital circuits and learn the fundamentals of digital logic circuits, including gates, counters, logic levels, hysteresis, memory, and more.
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The final transistor amplifier configuration (Figure below) we need to…
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When lightning strikes, nearby magnetic compass needles may be seen to…
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One of the more fascinating applications of electricity is in the…
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As an instructor of electronics, I am called upon frequently to help…
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What shape of voltage waveform would you expect to measure (using an…
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Ohm’s Law also makes intuitive sense if you apply it to the…
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Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer…
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SCRs are unidirectional (one-way) current devices, making them useful…
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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
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It was discovered centuries ago that certain types of materials would…
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What is Rectification? Now we come to the most popular application of…
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This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of a broadside coupled stripline.
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With simple series circuits, all components are connected end-to-end…
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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.
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Because octal and hexadecimal numeration systems have bases that are…
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