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Revision as of 21:27, 14 November 2011
Intro
A lot of Splat'ers are into electronics / Arduino / etc.. and here are some interesting links to articles and stuff for the electronics hobbyist.
- http://waitersforgodot.com/robots/
- DiscoverCircuits.com
- HobbyElectronics.info
- The 'Kitsilano' Oscillator Circuit
- http://www.scribd.com/doc/2158601/Two-Transistor-Oscillator-LED-Flasher
- http://www.reddit.com/r/eebooks
- Using MOSFETs as switches
- Introduction to Electronic Components - Free Course
- Electronics Tutorial about MOSFETs as Switches
- Driving Using a Single MOSFET
Components / Parts Suppliers
See Electronics Parts Orders for group orders with other *Space members. Group orders are a good way to save on shipping costs, and on component costs through volume discounts.
- Summit Electronics - good place to find obsolete / hard-to-find components
Software
Magazines
- Nuts & Volts
- Circuit Cellar
- Elektor
- Make: Magazine
- EPE - Everyday Practical Electronics
- EE Times
- EDN
- ECN (Electronic Component News)
- Electronic Design
- Electronic Products
- Power Electronics
Some useful discussion forums / boards / blogs / wikis / etc
- Other 4HV Forums
- EDABoard Forums
- Make Magazine Forums
- All About Circuits forum
- PhysicsForums.com
- http://opencircuits.com/Main_Page
Using MOSFETs with Arduino
Using Power MOSFETs with an Arduino, to control high current / high-voltage devices, is not always as straightforward as it might appear. Here are several articles and Arduino.cc forum threads that speak to using MOSFETs / using MOSFETs with Arduino.
- http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,63972.0.html
- http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,26511.0.html
- http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,18407.0.html
- http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,65428.0.html
- http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,61133.0.html
- http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,12440.0.html
- http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,52752.0.html
- Using a transistor to control high current loads with an Arduino
- MOSFETSs and MOSFET Drivers
- High Side Gate Drivers
- Switching DC with MOSFET: p-Channel or n-Channel; Low Side Load or High Side Load?
- Which MOSFET topology?
Using Surface Mount Components
- Easy Surface Mount Techniques
- Advanced Soldering: Fast and Easy Soldering of Surface Mount Components
- Surface Mount on Perfboard
Surface Mount to DIP Adapters
- http://www.futurlec.com/SMD_Adapters.shtml
- http://parts.digikey.com/1/parts-kws/soic-dip-adapter
- http://www.proto-advantage.com/store/index.php?cPath=400
Using Transistors
- Thread: 2n2222 or Bc109 as switch
- The Common Emitter Amplifier
- http://www.analogzone.com/dearden_1218.pdf (pdf)
- Microcontroller Interfacing - Part 8 - High Side PNP Transistor Switching
Using 555 / 556 Timer ICs
- 555 and 556 Timer Circuits
- http://www.555-timer-circuits.com/
- LM555 and LM556 Timer Circuits
- 50 555 Timer Circuits
- http://www.williamson-labs.com/555-circuits.htm
- 555 Timer @ Doctronics
- http://www.sentex.ca/~mec1995/circ/555dcac.html
Using Op-Amps
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op-amp
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operational_amplifier
- Operational Amplifiers for Electronic Circuits (pdf)
- 741 Op-amp tutorial
- http://www.technologystudent.com/elec1/opamp1.htm
- http://www.ladyada.net/wiki/partfinder/ic#op_amps
- http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electronic/a741p.html
- http://talkingelectronics.com/projects/OP-AMP/OP-AMP-1.html
- http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~jcgl/Scots_Guide/datasheets/Opamps/741.html
- http://focus.ti.com/lit/an/sloa058/sloa058.pdf
- http://www.national.com/an/AN/AN-31.pdf
- http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electronic/opampvar.html
- http://focus.ti.com/lit/an/slod006b/slod006b.pdf
Oscillators / Inverters
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverter_(electrical)
- http://www.discovercircuits.com/C/co-dctoac.htm
- http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/E-project/Available/E-project-042507-092653/unrestricted/MQP_D_1_2.pdf
- http://electronics-diy.com/schematics.php?schematics=inverters&circuit=AC/DC%20Inverters%20AC/DC%20Converters
- http://alt.ife.tugraz.at/datashts/nsc/h7483.pdf
- http://www.discovercircuits.com/O/o-sine.htm
- http://www.maxim-ic.com/app-notes/index.mvp/id/2081
- http://www.ti.com/sc/docs/apps/msp/journal/aug2000/aug_07.pdf
- http://www.aldinc.com/pdf/osc_42004.0.pdf
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-shift_oscillator
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_oscillator
Other Interesting ICs
- article on the SN76477 sound generator IC.
- MT8880 - DTMF Transceiver IC
- SG3525 - Regulating Pulse Width Modulator IC
Hacking PC Power Supplies
- http://web2.murraystate.edu/andy.batts/ps/powersupply.htm
- http://web2.murraystate.edu/andy.batts/ps/DESIGN_GUIDE.HTM
Reference
- Voltage Comparator
- Explanation of basic motor driver terms
- Basic Circuits & Circuit Building Blocks
- The 555 Timer IC
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmitt_trigger
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital-to-analog_converter
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahnestock_clip
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyrator
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltage_multiplier
