Digital Electronics Tutorial

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Dive into the world of digital electronics through this comprehensive 90-minute tutorial. Learn the fundamentals of working with LEDs, including current limiting and power supply considerations. Explore troubleshooting techniques for common issues like dim LEDs. Gain a deep understanding of transistors, their role in current amplification, and their use as switches. Discover how to implement buffer and inverter circuits using transistors. Progress through hands-on experiments and practical applications to solidify your knowledge of digital electronics concepts.

Syllabus

Experimenting with LEDs | Digital electronics (1 of 10).
Limiting current through an LED | Digital electronics (2 of 10).
Powering our LED circuit | Digital electronics (3 of 10).
Connecting to a mystery signal | Digital electronics (4 of 10).
Troubleshooting: Investigating why the LED is so dim (5 of 10).
How a transistor amplifies current | Digital electronics (6 of 10).
The transistor as a current controlled switch | Digital electronics (7 of 10).
Using a transistor to solve our problem | Digital electronics (8 of 10).
Inverting the signal with a transistor | Digital electronics (9 of 10).
Comparing the buffer and inverter circuits | Digital electronics (10 of 10).