What Instructors Want from Labs
In a Wired magazine article, physics professor Rhett Allain answers some of the questions he gets from students about what he’s looking for in the lab.
Digilent Education Processes – Blog
Plasma Arc Microphones
In a previous post, I talked about how plasma can be used to build high-fidelity speakers. Plasma isn’t limited to only producing sound– it can also be used to record it. Being made up of physical particles, plasma can be affected by vibrations through the air. This means it is possible to build a plasma arc microphone using the proper circuit. This application is far less common than using a plasma arc for a speaker, but research has still been done on the subject.
Looking Back: Female Heroes in STEM
Last year, I wrote a blog post that featured everyone’s favorite women in STEM history. In celebration of yesterday’s International Women’s Day, I’d like to bring that back!
Women’s History in STEM
As I mentioned a couple days ago, we will have a greater focus on women’s history within STEM this month. Last summer, I did a blog series focusing on just that! With it being the beginning of the month, I’d like to do a throwback to one of my first posts in the series that provided an overarching history of women’s involvement in the long history of science, technology, engineering, and math.
iLAB Analog – Practical Introduction to Analog Circuits
During the Christmas break, I ended up reading iLAB Analog, a new textbook written by Dr. Chen Yun Chao from National Taipei University of Technology Department of Electronic Engineering. I was excited to read a book that deals with both conceptual knowledge and has practical labs. For anyone who wants to learn about analog circuits but has very basic knowledge of physics, it is a good starting point. This book is currently being used in the Intro to Analog Circuits class held at National Taipei University of Technology.
How Do I Use Digilent Products at School? (Digital Edition)
As you learned from my previous post (the Analog Edition version of this post), we used the Analog Parts Kit and Analog Discovery in EE352 at Washington State University (WSU) to make an AM radio transmitter and receiver. Not only do we use Digilent products in EE352, but we also used Digilent parts in EE324 (Fundamentals of Digital Systems) — the digital lab class I was taking.
How Do I Use Digilent Products at School? (Analog Edition)
One of the reasons I like working at Digilent is that we are primarily an educational company. Because of that, I thought some of you might want to know how we use Digilent products in our classwork at Washington State University (WSU).
What Is a Debugger?
As an an engineer, regardless of your specific engineering sub-field, you are going to have to use a debugger at some point in your career. Interestingly enough, most people, whether it …
Digilent Zynq-Based Boards in The Zynq Book
I recently found another exciting example of Digilent boards in an academic textbook! The Zynq Book is a handy tool for a deeper understanding of “sophisticated” devices and as the first look at the Zynq System on Chip (SoC). In fact this is Digilent’s mission: to bring engineering to every interested person through affordable materials.
Digital Fundamentals Textbook Overview (11th Edition)
In the world of technology, progress happens so fast that it is almost impossible to find a good and up-to-date source for digital design. That’s why I am so excited that I found Digital Fundamentals, (the 11th edition) by Floyd.
Beyond Theory: Operating a Shift Register
Have you ever been trying to learn how to do something and looked around online for help but got the impression that everybody else knew how to do it but never …
Essential Fritzing Techniques: Top 6 Tips
As promised, this post provides some of the tips and tricks for using Fritzing that some of the other interns and I have discovered in our use of the software. I have been working closely with Fritzing to get a Digilent parts bin in the next release, which should happen soon!
Be the first
to know.
Sign up for Digilent's monthly newsletter for product updates and more!
Recent Articles
Consider Dash if you’ve ever wanted to create a web browser application using Python. With Dash, you don’t need to be good at using JavaScript, great at Cascading Style Sheets …
Introducing the ADS Max, a powerful new tool designed to enhance your lab and learning experience. Our in-depth FAQ addresses your most common questions, from technical specifications and software compatibility …
The Analog Discovery Studio Max (ADS Max) is a comprehensive tool for electronics education, integrating all the essential instruments you need into a single, portable device. While it boasts a …
At Digilent, we believe in empowering the next generation of engineers, educators, and innovators. That’s why we offer a fantastic 15% academic discount on all products in our store for …