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Mims Circuit Scrapbook V.I.

Name: Mims Circuit Scrapbook V.I.
Author: Forrest Mims
ISBN: 9780080511696

by Forrest Mims

September 2000

Beginner

152 pages

8h 26m

English

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Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Foreword
Preface
Chapter One: Analog Circuits
1. Analog Computer Circuits, Part 1Analog Computer Circuits, Part 22. The Analog Sample/Hold Circuit3. The Analog Comparator4. Voltage-to-Frequency Converters5. Frequency-to-Voltage Converters7. Experimenting with Noise8. An Op-Amp AM Radio9. Programmable-Gain Amplifiers10. Remote Sensing, Part 1Remote Sensing, Part 211. Experimenting with a Joystick, Part 1: Basic Concepts and ApplicationsExperimenting with a Joystick, Part 2: Some Typical Applications
Chapter Two: Light and Light Communications
1. Phototransistor Receiver Module2. LED Transmitter Module3. Eavesdropping on Light4. Optical Fiber Communications, Part 1Optical Fiber Communications, Part 25. Light-Wave Voice Communicator6. Experimenting with a Light Pen, Part 1Experimenting with a Light Pen, Part 27. A Light-Sensitive Tone Generator
Chapter Three: LED Circuits
1. A High-Resolution LED Display2. LED Bargraph Display Chips3. High-Current LED Pulser4. Tri-State LED Demonstrator
Chapter Four: Test & Measurement Circuits
1. Experimental Solid-State Oscilloscope2. Missing-Pulse Detectors3. A “Matchbox” LED Oscilloscope4. Solid-State Oscilloscope Wrap-Up5. Do-It-Yourself Counters6. X100 Frequency Multiplier7. Audible Pulse Indicator8. A Solid-State Panel Meter

Chapter Five: Power Sources
1. Miniature DC–DC Converter2. An Integrated Polarity Converter3. The Polapulse Wafer Battery4. Do-It-Yourself Batteries
Chapter Six: Digital Circuits
1. The Digital Comparator2. CMOS Tone Sequencer3. Modifying Calculators4. Digital Stopwatch5. The Digital Phase-Locked Loop, Part 1The Digital Phase-Locked Loop, Part 26. Digital Color Organ7. Experimenting with Shift Registers8. More on Shift Registers9. CMOS Basics: The 4011 Quad NAND Gate10. Model-Railroad Crossing Light11. Simple BCD Keyboard Encoder12. Precision CMOS Clock Generator13. Experimenting with High-Speed Logic
Chapter Seven: Experimenter, Hobby, and Game Circuits
1. Binary Hi-Lo Game2. IC Interval Timers3. Universal Tri-State Tone Generators4. Pseudorandom Number Generator5. Pocket Color Organ6. More on Pseudorandom Number Generators7. General-Purpose Utility Amplifier8. Hall-Effect Magnetic Sensor9. Programmable Countdown Timer10. Ultra-Simple Power Flasher11. A Simple Wind-Speed Indicator12. Transistorized Light Flasher13. A Liquid-Level Indicator for the Blind14. Steam Engine and Whistle Sound Synthesizer15. A Simple, Low-Cost Timer16. Experimenting with an Air Pressure Switch

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Here it is--a collection of Forrest Mims's classic work from the original Popular Electronics magazine! Using commonly available components and remarkable ingenuity, Forrest shows you how to build and experiment with circuits like these:

analog computers
color organs
digital phase-locked loops
frequency-to-voltage and voltage-to-frequency converters
interval timers
LED oscilloscopes
light wave communicators
magnetic field sensors
optoelectronics
pseudorandom number generators
tone sequencers
and much, much, more!

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