Electronics

Light Sensitive Devices

Light Sensitive Devices Light-sensitive devices include photo cells, solar cells, photo-diodes, and photo-transistors.  Photo Cell It is a light-sensitive device in which the internal resistance changes with a change in light intensity. The resistance change is not proportional to the light striking it. The photo cell is made from light-sensitive material such as cadmium sulfide …

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SCR Selection Criteria

There are two categories of SCR, the fast turn-off inverter grade SCR and relatively slow turn-off converter grade SCR. Some of the properties of these are interdependent and designers have aimed to combine them in most suitable manner. The application therefore decides what category is to be chosen. Once the category is chosen in each …

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Operation of Shift Register

A shift register is a sequential logic circuit widely used to store data temporarily. Data can be loaded into and removed from a shift register in either a parallel or serial format. Figure 1 shows the four different methods of loading and reading data in a shift register. Because of its ability to move data …

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Types of Flip Flops

Sequential logic circuits consist of circuits requiring timing and memory devices. The basic building block for sequential logic circuits is the flip-flop. Flip-flops can be wired together to form counters, shift registers, and memory devices. The flip-flop belongs to a category of digital circuits called multivibrators. A multivibrator is a regenerative circuit with two active …

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Types of Logic Gates

All digital equipment, whether simple or complex, is constructed of only a few basic circuits. These circuits, referred to as logic elements, perform some logic function on binary data. There are two basic types of logic circuits: decision-making and memory. Decision-making logic circuits monitor binary inputs and produce an output based on the status of …

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Amplifier Coupling Methods

To obtain greater amplification, transistor amplifiers may be connected together. However, to prevent one amplifier’s bias voltage from affecting the operation of the second amplifier, a coupling technique must be used. Amplifier Coupling Methods The coupling method used must not disrupt the operation of either circuit. Coupling methods used include resistance-capacitance coupling, impedance coupling, transformer …

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