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Electronics Explained This page intentionally left blank Electronics Explained Fundamentals for Engineers, Technicians, and Makers Second Edition Louis E. Frenzel, Jr. Austin, TX, United States Newnes is an imprint of Elsevier The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, United Kingdom 50 Hampshire Street, 5th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Details on how to seek permission, further information about the Publisher’s permissions policies and our arrangements with organizations such as the Copyright Clearance Center and the Copyright Licensing Agency, can be found at our website: www.elsevier.com/permissions. 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This page intentionally left blank Contents List of Figures xv Preface to the Second Edition xxv Preface xxvii 1. L earning About Electronics for Your Own Good 1 Introduction 1 It Is Not Like It Used to Be 2 What Is in It for You? 2 Electronics: The Big Picture 3 Communications 4 Computers 4 Control 4 Instrumentation 5 Components 5 How the Electronics Industry Works? 5 Electricity Versus Electronics 6 The Painful Truth 7 Cell Phone 8 Computers 9 Robots 11 2. E lectronic Concepts: More Interesting Than You Think 15 Introduction 15 Electricity and Electronics 15 Atoms and Electrons 16 Charge, Voltage, and Current 16 Dynamic Electricity and Current Flow 18 Direction of Current Flow 19 Conductors, Insulators, and Semiconductors 20 Magnetism 20 Magnetic Fields 20 Electromagnetism 21 Electromagnetic Induction 23 vii viii Contents Voltage Sources 24 Direct Current Voltages 24 Alternating Current Voltages 26 Practical Direct Current and Alternating Current Voltage Sources 29 Direct Current Voltage Sources 29 Fuel Cell 32 Alternating Current Voltage Sources 33 Analog and Digital Signals 34 Fourier Theory and the Frequency Domain 34 3. T he Systems Versus Components View of Electronics 41 Introduction 41 Why Systems and Not Circuits? 41 Electronic Components 45 Switches 45 Resistors 45 Capacitors 47 Inductors 50 Transformers 51 Diodes 52 Transistors 52 Integrated Circuits 55 4. Electronic Circuits: Linear/Analog 63 Introduction 63 Linear Circuits 63 Amplifiers 64 Classifying Amplifiers 65 Amplifier Specifications 71 Filters 75 Oscillators 77 Mixers 78 Phase Detector 79 Phase-Locked Loops 80 Frequency Synthesizers 82 Power Supplies 84 5. Electronic Circuits: Digital 103 Introduction 103 Binary Numbers 103 Binary-to-Decimal Conversions 104 Using Hardware to Represent Binary Quantities 105 Decimal-to-Binary Conversions 105 Maximum Decimal Value for N Bits 106 BCD and ASCII 107 Parallel and Serial Data 112 Contents ix Digital Logic Elements 114 Inverter 114 AND Gate 115 OR Gate 117 NAND and NOR Gates 117 Exclusive OR Gate 118 Flip-Flops 119 Storage Registers 120 Shift Registers 121 Counters 121 Common Logic Circuits 124 Multiplexer 124 Demultiplexer 124 Decoder 124 Comparators 125 Arithmetic Circuits 125 Digital Memories 126 Random Access Memory 126 Read-Only Memory 128 Programmable Logic Devices 129 Data Conversion 131 Analog-to-Digital Conversion 132 Digital-to-Analog Conversion 132 Resolution and Sampling Interval 133 Direct Digital Synthesis 134 6. How Microcomputers Work 139 Introduction 139 Concepts and Definitions 139 Computer Organization and Operation 142 Operational Details 145 Registers and the Arithmetic Logic Unit 145 Control Unit 147 Instruction-Word Formats 148 Program Execution Example 149 Microcomputer Buses 151 Popular Microcomputers 151 8- and 16-Bit Microcontrollers 152 32- and 64-Bit Processors 155 Digital Signal Processing 157 7. Radio/Wireless 159 Introduction 159 Radio Communication Systems 159 Three Basic Ways of Communications 160 Simplex 161 Half Duplex 161

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Electronics Explained takes a systems based approach to the fundamentals of electronics, covering the different types of electronic circuits, how they work, and how they fit together to create modern electronic equipment, enabling you to apply, use, select, operate and discuss common electronic prod