110 Integrated Circuit Projects for the Home Constructor, Second Edition (Completely Revised) describes five types of linear integrated circuits and 110 projects in which these can be utilized. The book describes the typical characteristics of the 741 op-amp (with open-loop voltage gain, input impedance) and the variety of ways where it can be used in basic linear amplifier applications. The type 555 timer is designed for precision timing applications, monostable multivibrator, astable multivibrator, and Schmitt trigger applications. The XR-2206 i.c. can be used by the technician as a simple waveform generator or as a complex function generator with a variety of modulation facilities. The LM380 i.c. is an easy-to use general-purpose power audio amplifier. The technician can use it as simple non-inverting 2W amplifier, or in conjunction with a single bipolar transistor, as a small baby alarm. The 723 voltage regulator i.c. can be used in a variety of fixed or variable voltage power supply applications. It can be used as a low voltage (2-7.2V) regulator and, if the technician modifies the circuit, it can produce variable output voltages. The book is suitable for engineers, apprentices, technicians, and students of electrical engineering or electronics.

This textbook presents theory and practice in the context of automatic control education. It presents the relevant theory in the first eight chapters, applying them later on to the control of several real plants. Each plant is studied following a uniform procedure: a) the plant’s function is described, b) a mathematical model is obtained, c) plant construction is explained in such a way that the reader can build his or her own plant to conduct experiments, d) experiments are conducted to determine the plant’s parameters, e) a controller is designed using the theory discussed in the first eight chapters, f) practical controller implementation is performed in such a way that the reader can build the controller in practice, and g) the experimental results are presented. Moreover, the book provides a wealth of exercises and appendices reviewing the foundations of several concepts and techniques in automatic control. The control system construction proposed is based on inexpensive, easy-to-use hardware. An explicit procedure for obtaining formulas for the oscillation condition and the oscillation frequency of electronic oscillator circuits is demonstrated as well.