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• Cover Page
• Half Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Introduction
• Part 1 Electricity
• 1 Electrons
• Kinds of Charge
• Positive and Negative Charge
• Using Energy
• Electrons
• Electrons and Atoms
• Other Kinds of Atom
• Other Particles
• 2 Electric Current
• Direction of Flow
• Conductors
• Insulators
• 3 Cells and Batteries
• Cells
• Rechargeable Cells
• Batteries
• Battery Chargers
• 4 Current, Voltage and Power
• Current
• Voltage
• Power
• Summing Up
• 5 Sources of Power
• Chemical Cells and Batteries
• Solar Cells
• Charged Capacitors
• Mains Power
• In the Lab: Using a Multimeter
• Measuring Current and Voltage
• Placing the Probes
• Test Routine
• 6 Power Equations
• Power and Current
• Power and Voltage
• 7 Alternating Currents
• Alternating Voltage
• Describing an Alternating Current
• Frequency
• Root Mean Square
• Power Supply Units
• Questions on Electricity and Magnetism
• 8 Mains Electricity
• Mains Supply
• Cables
• Switches
• 9 Plugs and Fuses
• Plugs and Sockets
• Wiring a Mains Plug
• Fuses
• Danger From Electricity
• Circuit Breakers
• 10 Electricity and Magnetism
• Magnetic Poles
• The Field Around a Coil
• Plotting a Magnetic Field
• The Force on a Wire
• Electric Motors
• Fields And Motion
• How a Simple DC Motor Works
• Generators
• Power and Current
• Power and Voltage
• Mains Power Distribution
• Multiple Choice Questions
• 11 SI Units
• Using the Base Units
• Derived Units
• Electrical and Electronic Units
• Multiples
• Fractions Of Units
• Part 2 Electronic Components
• 12 Resistance
• Ohm’s Law
• Units of Resistance
• Ohm’s Law Equations
• Symbols for Quantities
• 13 Resistors
• Preferred Values
• Resistor Colour Code
• Breadboards
• Resistance on an Analogue Meter
• 14 More about Resistors
• Power Ratings
• Tolerance
• The Reason for E24
• 15 Resistor Networks
• Resistors in Series
• Current Rules
• Voltage Rules
• Voltage Divider
• Resistances in Parallel
• Mixed Networks
• Resistor Printed Code
• Multiturn Trimmers
• Energy Transfer
• More About Voltage Dividers
• Circuit Diagrams
• Variable Voltage Divider
• Measuring Resistance
• Questions on Resistance
• Multiple Choice Questions
• 16 Capacitors
• Capacitance
• Types of Capacitor
• Electrolytic Capacitors
• 17 Charging Capacitors
• Storing Charge
• Charging and Discharging
• Capacitors in Parallel
• Questions on Capacitors
• 18 Inductors
• Induction
• Self Induction
• Types of Inductor
• Inductance
• Transformers
• Questions on Inductors
• Multiple Choice Questions on Capacitors and Inductors
• 19 Diodes
• Conduction Through a Diode
• Voltage Drop
• Testing Diodes
• 20 Rectifier Diodes
• Full-Wave Rectifier
• Smoothing
• 21 Light Emitting Diodes
• Current Limiting Resistor
• Shapes and Sizes
• Reverse Bias
• Bicolour LEDs
• Power Diodes
• Current Through a Diode
• Questions on Diodes
• Design Time
• 22 Transistors
• Transistor Action
• Transistor Switch
• Circuits and Systems
• Design Time
• In the Lab: Building on Stripboard
• Tools
• Materials
• Laying Out the Board
• Assembling the Circuit
• Visual Check
• Modular Approach
• Soldering
• Desoldering
• Surface Mount Devices
• 23 Transistor Action
• Passive and Active Devices
• Current and Voltage Changes
• Transistor Action
• 24 Transistor Switches
• Power Transistors
• Designing a Switch
• 25 Thyristors
• Bistable Circuit
• Switching DC
• Switching AC
• Full-Wave Controlled Rectifier
• 26 Field Effect Transistors
• Transistor Action
• BJTs and FETs
• Switching a Relay
• Protective Diode
• Questions on Transistors and Thyristors
• Multiple Choice Questions
• Part 3 Electronic Systems
• 27 The Structure of a System
• Designing and Building Systems
• Input
• Processing
• Output
• 28 Switches
• Toggle Switch
• Microswitch
• Reed Switch
• Tilt Switch
• Membrane Switch
• Push Switches
• Rocker Switches
• Slide Switches
• DPDT Switches
• Key Switches
• Keyboard Switches
• Rotary Switches
• Relays
• In The Lab: Testing Projects
• Checklist
• Continuity
• Moisture
• Position Sensors
• Switches as Sensors
• 29 Light Sensors
• Light Dependent Resistor
• Circuits and Systems
• Photodiode
• A System with Photodiode Input
• A System with Two Inputs
• Questions on Switches and Light Sensors
• Design Time
• 30 Temperature Sensors
• Thermistors
• Circuits and Systems
• Design Time
• 31 Sound Sensors
• Capacitor Microphone
• Crystal Microphone
• Ultrasonic Transmitter and Receiver
• 32 Force Sensors
• Pressure Pad
• Quantum Tunnelling Composite
• Questions on Temperature, Sound, and Force Sensors
• Design Time
• 33 Magnetic Field Sensors
• 34 Position and Vibration Sensors
• Vibration Detectors
• 35 Moisture Sensors
• 36 Interfacing Sensors
• Transistors
• Signals
• Darlington Pair
• Schmitt Trigger Input
• Comparators
• Design Time
• 37 Amplifying Signals
• Voltage Gain
• Audio Amplifier ICs
• Operational Amplifiers
• Op Amp Comparator
• Inverting Amplifier
• Boosting Output Current
• Single Supply Operation
• Noise
• Questions on Systems, Sensors and Interfacing
• Questions on Amplifiers
• 38 Timing
• Delay
• Pulse Generator
• Triggering the Monostable
• The 555 Timer IC
• Astable Circuits
• The 555 Astable
• Extension Questions on Amplifiers
• Questions on Timing
• Extension Questions on Timing
• Multiple Choice Questions
• Design Time
• 39 Logic
• Electronic Logic
• Logic Gates
• Logic ICs
• Boolean Notation
• OR Gate
• NOT Gate
• Systems of Gates
• NAND Gate
• NOR Gate
• EX-OR Gate
• Questions on Logic
• Multiple Choice Questions
• 40 Logical Systems
• Designing Circuits
• Design Examples
• Half Adder
• Sprinkler Control
• Decoder
• Priority Encoder
• Data Selector
• NAND Logic
• Replacing with NAND
• Questions on Logical Systems
• Design Time
• 41 Logical Sequences
• S-R Bistables
• Using an S-R Bistable
• Clocked Logic
• D-Type Flip-Flop
• Counter/Divider Circuit
• Two-Stage Divider
• Other Binary Counter/Dividers
• Decade Counters
• Cascading Counters
• BCD Decoders
• Resetting the Counter
• The 4017 Counter
• Two-Digit Counter
• Counter-Driven Systems
• Chaser Lights Display
• Traffic Lights
• Questions on Logical Sequences
• Multiple Choice Questions
• Design Time
• 42 Storing Data
• Bits and Bytes
• Multiples
• Memory
• Flash Memory
• Questions on Storing Data
• 43 Microcontrollers
• Memory
• Input Interfacing
• Output Interfacing
• Questions on Microcontrollers
• 44 Programs
• Codes for Programming
• Inputs and Outputs
• Program Flowcharts
• Automatic Doors
• Twisty Wire Game
• Questions on Programs
• Design Time
• 45 Visual Output
• Lamps and Leds
• 7-Segment Displays
• Liquid Crystal Displays
• 46 Audible Output
• Alerts
• Alarms
• Loudspeakers
• 47 Mechanical Output
• Motors
• Solenoids
• Other Devices
• Questions on Output Devices
• Multiple Choice Questions
• Design Time
• Part 4 Electronic Systems in Action
• 48 Audio Systems
• Processing
• Output
• Other Connections
• Musical Sounds
• Tone Control
• 49 Radio Transmission
• Information Carrier
• Amplitude Modulation
• Frequency Modulation
• Questions on Audio Systems and Radio Transmission
• 50 Radio Reception
• Sensitivity and Selectivity
• Radio Receiver
• Radio Astronomy
• Questions on Radio Reception
• 51 Digital Communications
• Serial Transmission
• Analogue Data
• Parity
• Pulse Code Modulation
• Advantages of PCM
• Time Division Multiplexing
• RS-232 Ports
• ASCII Code
• Cable Transmission
• Optical Transmission
• Questions on Digital Communications
• 52 Computers
• Memory
• Input and Output
• Input Devices
• Output Devices
• Input/Output Devices
• Hard Disk Drive
• Internal Busses
• 53 Control Systems
• Microwave Oven
• Fan Heater
• Feedback
• Robotics
• Voltage Regulators
• Questions on Computers and Control Systems
• Design Time
• 54 Robotic Systems
• Systems
• Input Stages
• Processing Stage
• Output Stages
• Robots in Action
• Supplements
• A Symbols Used for Circuits
• Conductors
• Switches
• Push-buttons
• Power supply
• Resistors
• Capacitors
• Semiconductor devices
• Logic gates
• Input/output devices
• Amplifiers
• Miscellaneous
• B Symbols Used in Flowcharts
• C Answers to Questions
• Acknowledgements
• Index