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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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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Identify some different ways you can create the sine-wave audio tracks…
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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.
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Seeing as how a common meter movement can be made to function as a…
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Explain the principle of operation for the particular integrated…
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During the early development of telephone technology, a unit was…
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Determine the output voltage polarity of this op-amp (with reference…
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Just like voltmeters, ammeters tend to influence the amount of current…
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Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
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Radio waves are comprised of oscillating electric and magnetic fields,…
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As an instructor of electronics, I am called upon frequently to help…
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In electric circuits, the three basic quantities are voltage (E or V),…
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Identify some different ways you can create the sine-wave audio tracks…
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Shown here is the schematic symbol for a resistor: What is the purpose…
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A very useful tool for observing rotating objects is a strobe light.…
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The most important component of your voltmeter will be the…
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“I consider that I understand an equation when I can predict the…
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It used to be with large AC power systems that “power…
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An unbalanced Wheatstone bridge cannot be solved using simple series…
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Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
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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.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will compare the resistance of a lamp filament in its on and off states and learn about nonlinear resistances by applying Ohm's law.
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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.
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What is a Synchronous Counter? A synchronous counter, in contrast to…
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In this series of hands-on electronics experiments, build analog circuits, including amplifiers, comparators, oscillators, and more. Following the step-by-step instructions will help you understand and appreciate analog systems.
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∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Calculus is a branch of mathematics that…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will use series and parallel resistor networks to precisely adjust the range and zero point of a rheostat.
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This calculator solves for any single missing value in the ideal diode I-V equation for a forward-biased PN-junction diode. Parameters are current, saturation current, voltage, temperature, and ideality factor.
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Input impedance varies considerably with the circuit configuration…
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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.
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In this circuit, three resistors receive the same amount of voltage…
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Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…
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This calculator will compute the required resistor ratio (R2/R1) and reference voltage (VREF) to create the desired high (VTH) and low (VTL) threshold voltages in a non-inverting comparator circuit with hysteresis (commonly called a Schmitt trigger).
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This tool is designed to calculate cross-talk coefficient and coupled voltage for a microstrip.
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Now that we’ve seen how series and parallel AC circuit analysis…
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Bipolar junction transistors (Also known as BJTs) can be used as an…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, construct a signal generator circuit that creates two different types of ramp signals and learn how capacitors charge when connected to resistors and constant current sources.
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Suppose you were to take a 3 kW electric heater rated for 240 VAC and…
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Specific resistance at 20o C: Material Element/Alloy ohm-cmil/ft…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a battery-operated circuit with a light and learn about open and short circuit failures.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a programmable non-inverting amplifier and learn how to use the negative feedback of an operational amplifier to control the gain.
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As a first example of useful combinational logic, let’s build a…
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