Electronic circuits

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.

• 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

Software

• SPICE - Open Source Circuit Simulator
• Falstad's Circuit Simulator
• gEDA

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

• Other 4HV Forums
• EDABoard Forums
• Make Magazine Forums
• All About Circuits forum
• PhysicsForums.com

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 threads from the Arduino.cc forum that speak to 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