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	* http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electronic/opampvar.html		* http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electronic/opampvar.html
	* http://focus.ti.com/lit/an/slod006b/slod006b.pdf		* http://focus.ti.com/lit/an/slod006b/slod006b.pdf
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		+	== LM317 (Adjustable) Voltage Regulator ==
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		+	* https://www.jameco.com/Jameco/Products/ProdDS/837898.pdf
		+	* http://mohanr.hubpages.com/hub/LM317-Variable-Volatage-Regulator-Tutorial-3-Volts-To-25-Volts-Regulated-Power-Supply
		+	* http://jumperone.com/2011/08/lm317-adjustable-psu/
		+	* http://pcbheaven.com/opendir/index.php?show=238fv1024rc6f8c2d63
		+	* http://www.electronics-lab.com/blog/?tag=lm317
		+	* http://www.rigacci.org/docs/biblio/online/voltreg/fan-regulator/tutorial-full.html
		+	* http://www.ladyada.net/library/equipt/diypsupp.html
		+	* http://www.afrotechmods.com/videos/LM317_adjustable_voltage_regulator.htm
		+	* http://www.electronics-lab.com/articles/LM317/
		+	* http://microcontrollershop.com/product_info.php?products_id=2059
		+	* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LM317
		+	* http://datasheetreference.com/lm317-datasheet.html
		+	* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjJWWGPjc-w
		+	* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUGzeeTaJCs
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	=== Oscillators / Inverters ===		=== Oscillators / Inverters ===

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Revision as of 01:03, 18 December 2011

Contents 1 Intro 2 Components / Parts Suppliers 3 Software 4 Magazines 5 Some useful discussion forums / boards / blogs / wikis / etc 6 Using MOSFETs with Arduino 7 Using Surface Mount Components 7.1 Surface Mount to DIP Adapters 8 Using Transistors 9 Using 555 / 556 Timer ICs 10 Using Op-Amps 11 LM317 (Adjustable) Voltage Regulator 11.1 Oscillators / Inverters 11.2 Other Interesting ICs 11.3 Hacking PC Power Supplies 11.4 Reference

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
• High Voltage Ring Circuit

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

• Surplus Sales of Nebraska

• Information Unlimited

• Skycraft Parts & Surplus

• All Electronics

• Allied Electronics

• Jameco

• Futurlec

• Newark

• Digikey

• Mouser Electronics

• Future Electronics

• JPM Supply

• Big list of suppliers from mini-lathe.com

• Northern Tool & Equipment

• The Electro Store

• Electronic Surplus

• Surplus Traders

• McMaster-Carr

• Lowes

• Radio Shack

• KJ Magnetics

• Zoro Tools

• Grainger Industrial Supply

• Wholesale Electronics, Inc.

• Valuetronics

• Emco High Voltage

• Electronic Goldmine

• HSC Electronic Supply

• All-Spec dot com

Software

• SPICE - Open Source Circuit Simulator
• Falstad's Circuit Simulator
• gEDA
• Fritzing
• Qucs - Quite Universal Circuit Simulator
• Ngspice
• XSpice
• Cider

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
• http://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/waveforms/555_timer.html
• http://www.unitechelectronics.com/NE-555.htm
• http://www.dprg.org/tutorials/2005-11a/index.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

LM317 (Adjustable) Voltage Regulator

• https://www.jameco.com/Jameco/Products/ProdDS/837898.pdf
• http://mohanr.hubpages.com/hub/LM317-Variable-Volatage-Regulator-Tutorial-3-Volts-To-25-Volts-Regulated-Power-Supply
• http://jumperone.com/2011/08/lm317-adjustable-psu/
• http://pcbheaven.com/opendir/index.php?show=238fv1024rc6f8c2d63
• http://www.electronics-lab.com/blog/?tag=lm317
• http://www.rigacci.org/docs/biblio/online/voltreg/fan-regulator/tutorial-full.html
• http://www.ladyada.net/library/equipt/diypsupp.html
• http://www.afrotechmods.com/videos/LM317_adjustable_voltage_regulator.htm
• http://www.electronics-lab.com/articles/LM317/
• http://microcontrollershop.com/product_info.php?products_id=2059
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LM317
• http://datasheetreference.com/lm317-datasheet.html
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjJWWGPjc-w
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUGzeeTaJCs

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
• SSG01 Sound Coprocessor IC
• Si3056-D-FS Telephone Interface IC
• XR2206 Function Generator IC
• AD9833 Programmable Waveform Generator

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
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Current_sense_amplifier
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boost_converter
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schottky_diode
• PLL - Phase Locked Loop
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_digital_synthesizer