© Michael Brimicombe 2000 ‘The right of Michael Brimicombe to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher or under licence from the Copyright Licensing Agency Limited, of 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP. Any person who commits any unauthorised act in relation te this publication may be lable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published in 2000 by: Nelson Thornes Ltd Delta Place 27 Bath Road CHELTENHAM GL53 7TH United Kingdom 05 06 0708 09 / 1413 12 1110 98765 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 0 17 448303 1 Typeset by Cambridge Publishing Management, Cambridge, UK. Printed and Bound in China by L, Rex Printing Co,, LtdContents INTRODUCTION v 4 TIMING CIRCUITS _&7 Time delays 87 1_POWER SUPPLIES 1 Pulse generators 91 Delivering energy 1 Oscillators ___95 ‘Alternating current 2 Study questions 101 Simple mains supplies 4 5_ SEQUENTIAL SYSTEMS 104 Study questions 12 Bistables 104 D flip-flops 107 2_DIGITAL SYSTEMS 21 Counters 110 System analysis 21 muencers 13 Flectricity again 23 Synchronous counters: us Logic processors 7 Study questions 121 Logic system design 32 Large systems 35 6 SIGNAL PROCESSING __127 Inputs and outputs 40 Passive filters ________127 Interfacing 43 Active filters __133 Study questions 52 Signal generators 138 Processing signals. 146 3__ANALOGUE SYSTEMS él Study questions 149 Operational amplifiers él ‘Audio amplifiers 4Z Z_TRANSISTOR CIRCUITS __155 Negative feedback 70 Bipolar transistor amplifiers 155 Amplifier design 75 MOSFET amplifiers 164 Study questions 81 FET resistors 169 Study questions 173