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Time Constant Circuits

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Generally speaking, how many “time constants” worth of time does…

Performance-Based Assessments for Analog Integrated Circuit Competencies

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Intro Lab - How to Use an Ohmmeter to Measure Resistance

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In this hands-on introduction to electronics, you will experiment with a multimeter and learn how to measure resistance using the ohmmeter function.

More on Spectrum Analysis

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Computerized Fourier analysis, particularly in the form of the FFT…

Si Lab - Half-wave Rectifier

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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a half-wave rectifier circuit using a silicon diode and learn about the differences between permanent magnet motor operation on AC vs. DC power.

What is a Meter?

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A meter is any device built to accurately detect and display an…

More on AC “polarity”

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Complex numbers are useful for AC circuit analysis because they…

Clipper and Clamper Circuits

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

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.

Thyristors

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

Analog Lab - High-impedance Voltmeter

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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.

DC Lab - Voltage Divider

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a resistive voltage divider and observe how Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's voltage law (KVL) function in real circuits using a voltmeter and an ammeter.

Calculus for Electric Circuits

Worksheets - Oscilloscopes

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

Inverting and Noninverting OpAmp Voltage Amplifier Circuits

Worksheets - Oscilloscopes

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

AC Metrology

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In power distribution systems, it is very important to be able to…

Performance-Based Assessments for AC Circuit Competencies

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Arc Flash and Arc Blast

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Electromechanical relays used to start and stop high-power electric…

Performance-Based Assessments for Basic Electricity Competencies

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Bipolar Transistor Biasing Circuits

Worksheets - Oscilloscopes

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

Specific Resistance of Conductors

Worksheets - Oscilloscopes

Given two lengths of metal wire, which one will have the least…

Si Lab - Full-wave Bridge Rectifier With Output Filtering

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In this hands-on semiconductor experiment, build an improved full-wave rectifier with output filtering and learn about capacitive filtering in AC-to-DC power converters.

Si Lab - BJT Common-collector Voltage Follower

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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a voltage follower amplifier using a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) in common-collector configuration and learn about circuit ground and impedance transformations.

Basic Ohmmeter Use

Worksheets - Oscilloscopes

Explain how an ohmmeter is able to measure the resistance of a…

Calculus for Electric Circuits

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

What is Network Analysis?

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The basic application of Ohm’s law to combinations of series and…

Digital Logic Signals

Worksheets - Oscilloscopes

A rheostat (variable resistor) and a switch are both examples of…

Op-amp Circuits

Worksheets - Oscilloscopes

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

Basic Logic Gate Troubleshooting

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Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…

Specific Troubleshooting Techniques

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After applying some of the general troubleshooting tips to narrow the…

OpAmp Oscillator Circuits

Worksheets - Oscilloscopes

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

Bipolar Transistor Biasing Circuits

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

Junction field-effect transistors (JFET)

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

Si Lab - A Simple BJT Current Mirror Circuit

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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.

Instrumentation Amplifier Gain Calculator

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The instrumentation amplifier calculator will assist in the design and analysis of a conventional instrumentation amplifier circuit by calculating the required resistor values and gain.

Optoelectronic Devices

Worksheets - Oscilloscopes

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

Intro Lab - How to Use a Voltmeter to Measure Voltage

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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.

Meter Check of a Diode

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The Functionality of Diode Polarity Being able to determine the…

Voltmeter Design

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As was stated earlier, most meter movements are sensitive devices.…

Clipper and Clamper Circuits

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

Component Failure Analysis (Continued)

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“I consider that I understand an equation when I can predict the…

Electrical Signal Types

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

Boolean Algebraic Properties

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Another type of mathematical identity, called a “property”…

Circuit Simplification Examples

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

Series-Parallel Combination AC Circuits

Worksheets - Oscilloscopes

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

Complex Number Arithmetic

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Since complex numbers are legitimate mathematical entities, just like…

Electrical Conduction in Semiconductors

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In any electrically conductive substance, what are charge carriers?…

Gate Universality

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NAND and NOR gates possess a special property: they are universal.…

Diodes

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A diode is an electronics component made from a combination of a…

What is a Filter?

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It is sometimes desirable to have circuits capable of selectively…

Battery Life Calculator

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This calculator provides three options—basic, intermediate, and advanced—for determining expected battery life for microcontroller, Internet of Things (IoT), and edge processing systems with up to four different operating modes.

Introduction to AC Motors

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After the introduction of the DC electrical distribution system by…

Batteries

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If I wanted to build a battery-powered electric drill, would it be…

Permissive and Interlock Circuits

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A practical application of switch and relay logic is in control…

Time-Delay Electromechanical Relays

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What does the normal status of an electrical switch refer to?…

The Common-collector Amplifier

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Our next transistor configuration to study is a bit simpler for gain…

Edge Coupled Trace Inductance Calculator

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This calculator helps you compute for the inductance of an edge coupled trace.

Digital Codes

Worksheets - Oscilloscopes

Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…

Basic Ohmmeter Use

Worksheets - Oscilloscopes

Explain how an ohmmeter is able to measure the resistance of a…

Specific Resistance

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Designing Wire Resistance Conductor ampacity rating is a crude…

Circuit Components

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