Lab Report Number 1 - To be submitted by each group.
a. What purpose do the resistors have in the
Step 1 & Step 2 diagrams.
b. How do you recognize 1's and 0's using the circuit you built in
Step 3? Give a brief explanation.
c. What is the purpose of the
capacitor and resistor to control the speed of the change from "1" and "0" in the
diagram. Give a brief explanation.
d. How does the
555 run an "oscillator"? Give a brief explanation.