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Learning to Simplify: Thevenin and Norton Equivalent Circuits
Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits are fundamental approaches to analyzing both AC and DC circuits. It is important to understand the steps involved…
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ZigBee vs Bluetooth and Bluetooth Smart
Introduction ZigBee® and Bluetooth® are wireless communication protocols, which have a suite of specifications for devices to follow so they…
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FSK Explained with Python
This article will go into a bit of the background of FSK and demonstrate writing a simulator in Python. Frequency…
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Estimating Wireless Range
How to estimate wireless communication range from radio parameters. Motivation When designing a system with a wireless component, an important…
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A World Without Cords: An Overview of Wireless Charging
Qi (pronounced as “chee”) charging is an optimized inductive charging, also known as “wireless charging” allowing you to charge your…
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Basic Waveform Analysis with an Oscilloscope
Learn about the current generation of oscilloscopes and how to use them to measure various circuit elements. The oscilloscope is…
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The Inverting Configuration of an Amplifier
Mentioned in the previous article, an operational amplifier is usually connected to components in a feedback circuit. In this article,…
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Significant Digits and Engineering Units
Learn the basics of using significant digits for mitigating error propagation. When looking at a number, there are rules to…
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An Overview of the Analysis and Transmission of Aperiodic Signals
Aperiodic Signal Representation by Fourier Integral An aperiodic function will never repeat, although technically speaking an aperiodic function can be…
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Everything About the Quine-McCluskey Method
In order to accurately use the Quine-McCluskey, the function needs to be given as a sum of minterms (if the Boolean function…
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Use LTspice to Understand the LM741 OpAmp: Part 2
How op-amps work: Part 2 of 2 We left off last time finishing up how the input stage of an…
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Use LTspice to Understand the LM741 OpAmp
The 741 op-amp shares with most op-amps an internal structure consisting of three gain stages: 1. Differential amplifier — provides high…
