Take your electronics skills to the next level! If you're looking for a solitary resource that covers everything you need to know about electronics, then look no further. This friendly-and-straightforward guide introduces the basics of electronics and enhances your learning experience by debunking and explaining concepts such as circuits, analog and digital, schematics, voltage, safety concerns, and more. Packed with nearly 900 pages of detailed information, this book shows you how to develop your own breadboard, design your own circuit, and get savvy with schematics.
- Covers the basics of electronics and demystifies a variety of electronics concepts
- Encourages you to dive in and design a variety of fun and interesting entertainment, electronics, mobile, and automotive projects
- Offers troubleshooting advice for common electronics challenges
- Reviews circuits, schematics, voltage, safety concerns, and much more
So, get plugged in and start your next electronics project today with this book by your side!
Table of Contents:
Introduction 1 Book I: Getting Started in Electronics 9
Chapter 1: Welcome to Electronics 11
Chapter 2: Understanding Electricity 23
Chapter 3: Creating Your Mad-Scientist Lab 39
Chapter 4: Staying Safe 61
Chapter 5: Reading Schematic Diagrams 71
Chapter 6: Building Projects 85
Chapter 7: The Secrets of Successful Soldering 123
Chapter 8: Measuring Circuits with a Multimeter 135
Chapter 9: Catching Waves with an Oscilloscope 149
Book II: Working with Basic Electronic Components 161
Chapter 1: Working with Basic Circuits 163
Chapter 2: Working with Resistors 205
Chapter 3: Working with Capacitors 233
Chapter 4: Working with Inductors 257
Chapter 5: Working with Diodes and LEDs 269
Chapter 6: Working with Transistors 295
Book III: Working with Integrated Circuits 323
Chapter 1: Introducing Integrated Circuits 325
Chapter 2: The Fabulous 555 Timer Chip 337
Chapter 3: Working with Op-Amps 375
Book IV: Getting into Alternating Current 395
Chapter 1: Understanding Alternating Current 397
Chapter 2: Working with Line Voltage 409
Chapter 3: Building Power Supplies 423
Book V: Working with Radio and Infrared 435
Chapter 1: Understanding Radio 437
Chapter 2: Building a Crystal Radio 451
Chapter 3: Working with Infrared 463
Book VI: Doing Digital Electronics 481
Chapter 1: Understanding Digital Electronics 483
Chapter 2: Getting Logical 499
Chapter 3: Working with Logic Circuits 519
Chapter 4: Interfacing to Your Computer's Parallel Port 549
Chapter 5: Working with Flip-Flops 583
Book VII: Working with BASIC Stamp Processors 607
Chapter 1: Introducing Microcontrollers and the BASIC Stamp 609
Chapter 2: Programming in PBASIC 631
Chapter 3: More PBASIC Programming Tricks 655
Chapter 4: Adding Sound and Motion to Your BASIC Stamp Projects 675
Book VIII: Special Effects 693
Chapter 1: Building a Quiz-O-Matic! 695
Chapter 2: Building a Color Organ 735
Chapter 3: Animating Holiday Lights 747
Chapter 4: Building an Animatronic Prop Controller 771
Index 801
About the Author :
Doug Lowe still has the electronics experimenter's kit his dad gave him when he was 10. Although he became a programmer and has written books on various programming languages, Microsoft Office, web programming, and PCs (including 30+ For Dummies books), Doug never forgot his first love: electronics.
Doug Lowe still has the electronics experimenter's kit his dad gave him when he was 10. Although he became a programmer and has written books on various programming languages, Microsoft Office, web programming, and PCs (including 30+ For Dummies books), Doug never forgot his first love: electronics.
