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17ELN 15/25
First/Second Semester B.E. Degree Examination, June/July 2019
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Basic Electronics
Time: 3 hrs.
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Max. Marks: 100
Note: Answer any FIVE full questions, choosing ONE full question from each module.
Module-1
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- a. What is PN junction diode? With the help of circuit diagram, explain the VI characteristics of a diode. (07 Marks)
- b. What is rectifier circuit? Explain the classification of the rectifier. Derive the following expressions for Half-wave rectifier: (i) Id (ii) Irms (iii) Vdc (iv) Vrms (08 Marks)
- c. Design a Zener diode voltage regulator circuit to meet the following specifications: IL = 20 mA, Vo = 5V, Pz = 500 mW, Vi = 12 ± 2V and Izmin = 8 mA. (05 Marks)
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- a. What is a transistor? What are its applications? Explain the various current gains in a transistor and derive the relation between a and ß. (07 Marks)
- b. With a neat circuit diagram, explain the input and output characteristics of the common emitter configuration. (08 Marks)
- c. Explain the operation of full wave rectifier with capacitor filter. (05 Marks)
Module-2
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- a. For the base bias circuit, Vcc = 18V, Rc = 2.2 KO, RB = 470 KO and ß = 100. Find IB, Ic and VcE. Draw the DC load line and locate the operating point. (07 Marks)
- b. Draw the circuit diagram of the voltage divider biasing circuit. Derive the expressions of Ic and Vce. (08 Marks)
- c. List out the various ideal op-amp characteristics. Explain the terms CMRR and Slew rate. (05 Marks)
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- a. Derive the output equation of the inverting adder. Design an adder op-amp circuit to obtain an output voltage = -(0.1V1 +0.5V2 + 20V3 ). Select Rf= 10 KO. (07 Marks)
- b. What is an integrator? Derive its output equation. (05 Marks)
- c. Derive the output expressions for the following op-amp applications: (i) Voltage follower (ii) Subtractor (08 Marks)
Module-3
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- a. What are Radix-2, Radix-8, Radix-10 and Radix-16 number system? Perform the following operations:
i) (1234.56)8 = (?)10
ii) (BAD.DAD)16 = (?)8
iii) (988.86)10= (?)16 (08 Marks) - b. Perform the following using 2's complement method:
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i) (15)10 - (28)10
ii) (1011.10)2 - (0000.00)2 (05 Marks) - c. Write the symbol and truth table of the following gates:
i) AND
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iii) XOR
iv) NAND (07 Marks)
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- a. Simplify and realize the following Boolean expressions using basic gates:
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i) Y=ABC+ABC+AB+AB
ii) Y = ABC + ABC + AB+ ABC
iii) Y = (A+B)(A +C)(B+C) (08 Marks) - b. Implement XOR gate using only NOR gates. (05 Marks)
- c. Write truth table of half-adder and full-adders. Realize the full-adder using two half-adders. (07 Marks)
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Module-4
- a. What is flip-flop and latch? Explain the operation of SR latch using NAND gates. (07 Marks)
- b. Explain the working of clocked SR flip-flop with a suitable logic diagram and a truth table. (08 Marks)
- c. Explain the working of NAND gate latch and NOR gate latch. (05 Marks)
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OR
- a. What is microcontroller? List out the main features of 8051 microcontroller. (05 Marks)
- b. With a neat block diagram, explain the architecture of 8051 microcontroller. (09 Marks)
- c. What is stepper motor? Explain the working and interfacing of stepper motor to a 8051 microcontroller. (06 Marks)
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Module-5
- a. What is amplitude modulation and frequency modulation? With the help of neat waveform, derive the expression for AM wave. (07 Marks)
- b. A carrier signal with Ac = 40 V and f = 1 MHz is amplitude modulated with a modulating signal Am = 4V and fm = 2.5 kHz. The depth of the modulation is 75%. Calculate the following: (i) Pc (ii) PT (iii) Psideband (iv) BW (v) Sideband frequencies. Assume R = 50O.(07 Marks)
- c. What is demodulation? Explain the working of AM detector circuit. (06 Marks)
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- a. What is transducer? Explain the working of resistance transducer and resistance thermometer. (07 Marks)
- b. What is LVDT? Explain the construction, operation and applications of LVDT. (07 Marks)
- c. Explain the working of piezoelectric and photoelectric transducers. (06 Marks)
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