Confirming Pages
Index 547
debugging, 261
debugging software, 336
decade counters, 235–239
decibels, 124
decimal numbers, conversion to
binary equivalent, 200–201
decision points, 352
decoupling capacitors, 63, 247, 342
delta rosettes, 403–404
depletion region, 76
detent torque, 454
dielectric material, 19
difference amplifiers, 173–175,
193–194
difference mode gain, 175
differential equations, 134–135
differentiators, 179–180, 194–195
digital circuits, 198–249
binary number system, 199–202
Boolean algebra laws and
identities, 206–208, 251
categories of, 198
combinational logic devices,
204–205, 249–250
control architectures, 480
design of, 208–211, 252–253
sequential logic devices, 214
timing diagrams, 205–206, 250
See also flip-flops
digital multimeters, 33
digital optical encoder, 383–391
digital signal processor, 483
digital signals, 162, 198
digital tachometer, 245–246
digital-to-analog (D/A) conversion,
261, 263–264, 359–363, 374
digitized signals, 347
diode equation, 76
diodes
circuits, 88–90
flyback/freewheeling/snubber
diodes, 80
ideal, 78
See also junction diodes; light-
emitting diodes
DIP, 16, 52, 229
direct current, 12
displacement, 150
displacement current, 20
distortion, 130–131, 157
distributive laws, 206
DMMs, 33
donors, 75
dopants, 74–75
double-acting cylinders, 473
drain, 103
DRAM (dynamic RAM), 261
DSP, 483
dual in-line package, 16, 52, 229
duty cycle, 309, 447, 465
dynamic braking, 441
dynamic deflection operation, 397
E
EDE1144 keypad decoder, 303–304
edge-triggered flip-flops, 216–217
EEPROM, 261–263, 265
effort, 150
electric circuits and components, 11–72
alternating current circuit analysis,
37–44, 70–71
diagram of, 14
elements of, 14–22
grounding, 61–63, 72
impedance matching, 47–49, 72
interference, 62
Kirchhoff’s laws, 22–30, 67–69
Norton equivalent, 36–37, 70
power in, 44–46, 71–72
safety, 63–66
terminology, 12–14
Thevenin equivalent, 35–36, 70
transformers, 46–47, 72
voltage/current sources and
meters, 30–35, 69–70
electric motors, 435–441, 463–467,
476–477
See also DC motors; stepper
motors
electrical constant, 444
electrical systems, modeling
analogies, 151
electrically erasable EPROM,
261–263, 265
electrohydraulic valves, 473
electromagnetic interference, 62, 342
electromagnetic principles, 432–433
electromotive force, 12
elements, 276–277
emf, 12
EMI, 62, 342
emitter, 91
emitter degeneration circuit,
96–97, 343
emulators, 268
encoders, 383–391
engineering disciplines, 1–2
EPROM (erasable-programmable
ROM), 261–262
equivalent series resistance, 339
Euler’s formula, 39
F
Fahrenheit (°F), 407–408
fall-off frequency, 183
fan-out, 203–204
Faraday’s law of induction, 20
feedback, 165
feedback control, 447, 484, 487–490
FET, See field-effect transistors
fidelity, 125
field coils, 436
field-effect transistors (FET),
102–109, 115, 306, 308
symbols representing, 106–107
field-programmable gate array, 480
file registers, 266
filters, 128–129, 352, 382, 499
finite position valves, 470
firmware, 262
first-order system, 134–137, 157–158
experimental testing of, 136–137
555 timer, 240–245
flash converters, 357–358
flash.bas, 274–275
flip-flops, 214–226, 253–255
applications of, 222–226
asynchronous inputs, 218–219
clear input, 218
D, 219
definition of, 214
edge-triggered, 216–217
JK, 219–221
preset input, 218
reset input, 215
RS, 215–216
set input, 215
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