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Simple electronics is a wiki that anyone can edit, it aims to be a succinct and easily understood introduction to practical entry-level electronics, as well as being a useful reference. The intended audience for this wiki is the amateur experimenter. In fact the best way to learn about electronics is by doing practical experiments.
The Simple Electronics Wiki is a collaborative endeavour, and to succeed requires your input.
List of topics[edit]
Although each is self contained, the top level articles listed here are written to be read sequentially, each topic leading to better understanding of ones that follow.
Units and symbols[edit]
- Current
- Voltage aka potential difference
- Units of measurement - abbreviations and conventions, SI units, (mm not mil)
- Electronic symbols
- Schematics and datasheets
- Conductor and insulator
Components[edit]
- Through hole and SMT
- Passive components - resistors, capacitors, inductors and transformer, color code
- Meter
- Semiconductor - diodes and rectification, transistor, FETs,
- Op-amp
- Integrated circuit - comparator, 555 timer
Circuit theory[edit]
- Ohm's law
- Alternating current and voltage
- Waveform - frequency, amplitude and phase
- Power
- Resistance
- Decibel
- Impedance
- Reactance
- Resonance aka Q
Analog circuits[edit]
Digital electronics[edit]
- Logic - ladders, gates, digital to analog,
- Microprocessor
Workshop practice[edit]
- Health and safety
- Tools
- Test equipment
- Component library
- Electronic design automation and Circuit simulation
- Prototyping
- Soldering - THT, SMT and SMT reflow
- Fault finding
Simple projects[edit]
- Audio projects
- Control projects
- Logic circuits
- Microcontroller projects
- Radio projects
- Sound making projects
Resources[edit]
Further reading[edit]
Script error: No such module "main". The most recommended are:
- Make: Electronics by Charles Platt, Maker Media Inc., 2009, Script error: No such module "Catalog lookup link".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".. Recommended to understand basic electronic principles, for those with no electronics knowledge or training.
- Make: More Electronics by Charles Platt, Maker Media Inc., 2014, Script error: No such module "Catalog lookup link".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".. Includes topics omitted from Make: Electronics because of lack of space.
- Getting Started in Electronics by Forrest M. Mims III, Radio Shack, 1983, ASIN B0006YIR1Y
- Practical Electronics for Inventors by Paul Scherz and Simon Monk, McGraw-Hill Education TAB, 2016, Script error: No such module "Catalog lookup link".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".. More advanced than Make: Electronics. Ideal for students of electronics looking for something a little more in depth.
External links[edit]
- Electronics Club, a website for beginners to learn about electronics.
- All About Circuits Electronics & Electrical Engineering Forum
- Lessons in Electric Circuits by Tony R. Kuphaldt
- CircuitLab, online circuit simulator.
- Paul Falstad's electronics demonstrations using a java applet to simulates electronic circuits.
- Engineer's Mini Notebook:Formulas Tables And Basic Circuits by Forrest Mims, Radio Shack Electronics
- EEVblog
- Electronics Index by J. B. Calvert, October 2011
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