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Re: Electronics primers, course material and books
« Reply #226 on: February 25, 2018, 04:39:12 pm »
As posted a short while ago, DanyK (aka DiodeGoneWild) finally has a scope. In his usual DaveCad fashion, he put together a nice-short primer.
Note: Feline interference may not fit well with all those DaveCad copyrights  :-+
 
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« Reply #227 on: February 25, 2018, 07:29:36 pm »
I like that cat!
 

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« Reply #228 on: March 18, 2018, 05:45:02 pm »
I like that cat!
I'd get shot if I posted it, but search: DiodeGoneWild - Hidden Camera Reveals what My Cat Does in the Bathroom. I find cats are a mixed lot, some trust the owner, but some loath any owner. Still, I fear the temptation shown may push me too far.. >:D
 

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« Reply #229 on: March 20, 2018, 03:45:14 pm »
Glad I found this, the NEETS is a good read for the noobs as myself but people are actually selling it on eBay for around $4.00 usd !!

Thank you for sharing.
 
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Re: Electronics primers, course material and books
« Reply #230 on: March 20, 2018, 03:59:52 pm »
Welcome to the last poster! FWIW, it's better not to overwrite BBS code when quoting posts (that link didn't show..)
No problem, I think it was this one? http://www.hnsa.org/resources/manuals-documents/2575-2/
 

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Re: Electronics primers, course material and books
« Reply #231 on: April 17, 2018, 03:15:58 pm »
Hey all:

Here are a couple of sources I've been using to learn about Arduino (I know, dumb...) and the ESP8266:

https://leanpub.com/kolban-ESP32

https://www.udemy.com/

The first is a *free online book by somebody who really knows about computers, and who has written 400+ pages about setting up and using the ESP8266.

The second has a number of courses related to electronics in general and microcontrollers in particular; some topics to browse might include Arduino, IoT, ARM micros, robotics and home automation.

*Neither source is strictly free, but Mr. Kolban's download link wouldn't let me pay him any money, and Udemy is constantly running introductory discounts for new students that drastically slash their prices, so it might pay to check it out.

Apologies if these have already been mentioned; this thread is getting kinda long.... Which shows that there is a lot of interest.
 

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Re: Electronics primers, course material and books
« Reply #233 on: April 19, 2018, 04:47:09 pm »
Hi all:

On the same topic as my previous post, here's a link that I would not have known about had I not registered for an Arduino course on udemy.com. As far as I can tell through a cursory overlook, EVERYTHING on this site is totally free. Not only Arduino-related material, but also a wealth of information on RaspberryPi, programming in C, microcontrollers in general, plus analog and digital electronics and a lot more that I have not yet delved into. There are forums, downloadable code snippets and quite a few videos.

https://core-electronics.com.au/

(After that glowing review, please let me state categorically that I have NO personal or commercial involvement with these people; I just think they have a well-organized & informative site. They run work$hops in Australia, and--I don't wish to incur the wrath of Mr. Jones by potentially tapping into his lucrative market share--they also sell stuff....)
 

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Re: Electronics primers, course material and books
« Reply #234 on: April 19, 2018, 07:28:24 pm »
... On the same topic as my previous post, here's a link that I would not have known about had I not registered for an Arduino course on udemy.com. ...
https://core-electronics.com.au/
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Thanks - I added them to my list.  I also got confused so I asked this:

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/what-is-the-difference-between-a-'course'-and-a-'tutorial'-or-'learn'/msg1482866/#msg1482866
YouTube and Website Electronic Resources ------>  https://www.eevblog.com/forum/other-blog-specific/a/msg1341166/#msg1341166
 

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Re: Electronics primers, course material and books
« Reply #235 on: April 28, 2018, 12:06:17 am »
Tektronix also did a complete set of labs on on the Pi and Arduino. Doesn't seem to be available anymore. ...

My guess is they took the labs down and include them with their Edu scope to increase its educational value.  Too bad

I found this one for the TI MSP430

http://www.audentia-gestion.fr/Tektronix/ST_MSP430_Labs_Combined.pdf

Anyone have the .ino files?

The Tektronix Courseware are now located here:

https://www.tek.com/courseware/search

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Re: Electronics primers, course material and books
« Reply #237 on: May 21, 2018, 09:30:00 am »
Just in case this is not here

https://carcbradios.com

Thanks! Its very helpful for me!  :-DD :-DD :-DD :-DD
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Re: Electronics primers, course material and books
« Reply #238 on: August 26, 2018, 08:58:39 pm »
Hi to everyone,
I want to learn more about control systems, mainly digital control systems - theory and practical  uses. Recently i had to implement a PID controll with a microcontroller and while i managed do it with the help of random google results and youtube tutorials i want to learn about it in more consistent way.
Can you recommend me a book or other source of information in this field?
I've heard good thinks about Modern Control Engineering by Katsuhiko Ogata and Control Systems Engineering by Norman S. Nise seems to be populer choice. Should i get them?
Thanks a ton!
 

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Re: Electronics primers, course material and books
« Reply #239 on: August 26, 2018, 09:10:42 pm »
Hi to everyone,
I want to learn more about control systems, mainly digital control systems - theory and practical  uses. Recently i had to implement a PID controll with a microcontroller and while i managed do it with the help of random google results and youtube tutorials i want to learn about it in more consistent way.
Can you recommend me a book or other source of information in this field?
I've heard good thinks about Modern Control Engineering by Katsuhiko Ogata and Control Systems Engineering by Norman S. Nise seems to be populer choice. Should i get them?
Thanks a ton!

I did about half of this free control systems course when it was offered.  It was pretty good. I'm not sure if they will offer it again but you can try registering and see if you can access the archived course.
 

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Re: Electronics primers, course material and books
« Reply #240 on: September 30, 2018, 01:05:27 am »
Vintage 22-minute Tektronix video on transmission lines

I happened across this vid the other day.  About the best basic tutorial on wave reflection I have seen.  They KNEW how to make their instructional videos intuitive back then.
At least I'm still older than my test equipment
 

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Re: Electronics primers, course material and books
« Reply #241 on: October 01, 2018, 04:17:03 pm »
The uhf compendium part 1 and 2 K.Weiner DJ9HO
http://www.radioamateur.eu/Scuola/
 

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Re: Electronics primers, course material and books
« Reply #242 on: October 02, 2018, 04:46:33 pm »
Whats the standard book for learning dc and ac analysis of electronic circuits? So like static and dynamic points and similar. Preferably with loads of problems and solutions.
 

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Re: Electronics primers, course material and books
« Reply #243 on: October 03, 2018, 04:38:44 pm »
Whats the standard book for learning dc and ac analysis of electronic circuits? So like static and dynamic points and similar. Preferably with loads of problems and solutions.

Hi Avogadro we use this thread for listing free resources.
Starting a new thread like the one you started for books on amplifiers and other analog circuits will probably get better responses.
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Re: Electronics primers, course material and books
« Reply #244 on: November 01, 2018, 08:39:58 pm »
Hey thanks everyone for posting these resources... there's so many its hard to tell which one might be right for me!

I just started on the more physical side of the electronic journey (I'm really good with things like Raspberry pi's and the like but so many parts of the physical aspects of circuits and power are still mysterious to me).

My old Weller soldering iron was giving out and, thinking about reviews of new ones, ran into EEVBlog and Dave's awesome youtube videos... I gotta say he's super entertaining.
 

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« Reply #245 on: November 05, 2018, 09:35:20 pm »
I found the beginner electronics series helpful:

 

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Re: Electronics primers, course material and books
« Reply #246 on: November 09, 2018, 03:57:34 pm »
TI SIGNAL: COMPENDIUM OF OPAMP BLOG POSTS

Came across this: http://www.ti.com/lit/ml/slyt701/slyt701.pdf  (direct link: no reg required)

May be of interest for those who like opamps.

(did a search and could not find it posted already in this thread)
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« Reply #247 on: November 10, 2018, 06:36:27 am »
TI POWER MANAGEMENT GUIDE

http://www.ti.com/lit/sg/slvt145r/slvt145r.pdf  (direct link: no reg required)

Gives major parameters of TI's power management products (switching regulators, gate drivers, MOSFETs, etc), with short descriptions of applications and outline circuits.
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« Reply #248 on: November 11, 2018, 03:58:19 am »
MUST CALCULATE

http://mustcalculate.com/electronics/capacitorimpedance.php

Many calculators for a wide range of electronic parameters: slick, comprehensive, and simple to use.

There is even a 'formula builder' where you can define your own formulas.
 
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« Reply #249 on: November 28, 2018, 02:41:57 pm »
Elektor is offering a 'free' 4-month subscription and access to their archive of projects, pcb's, source-code and schematic's etc..
I can't give any link here, because it seems new subscribers need to be logged into YT to click a link (with custom re-direct token)..

You'll find the offer in the description text under Marco Reps most recent video https://youtu.be/QtQiWFmDmvE

**edit - It didn't ask for any credit card info (just a mailing address to send the magazine)
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