Good Books/Resources

[Seph.b]

Hi,

I have been designing electronics for escape rooms for the past few years. My background is in CS, but I am happy that programming is only a part of my job now. My skills have been steadily advancing and I can design circuits and PCBs that are functional now without much effort.

My problem is not having classical training in EE I don't know the edge cases and weird problems that arise when someone that doesn't even know how to check continuity with a DMM gets a hold of my circuits. I would love to be able to have circuits that were robust against incorrect wiring and being attached to very long runs of wires. Also be able to read though datasheet easier and implement the reference designs while actually knowing what each thing is doing and have a better feeling for the equations that govern what I am doing.

I am getting better at all of this stuff, but mostly just putting together information from various informal sources online and trying not to let the magic smoke escape.

Can anyone recommend any books that would fit this description? Something above a 101 level, but not targeted at EE pros?

Thanks and please let me know if you need any clarification on what I am looking for.

[ez24]

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[james_s]

The Art of Electronics is generally considered a good one.

[Seph.b]

Thanks.

[tpowell1830]

Welcome to the forum Seph.b, do a search (Amazon, Google, etc) for Forrest Mims. Good beginner, but not necessarily newbie books.

[james_s]

I'd almost forgotten about those, I had the green Mims book when I was a kid, I got a lot of use out of that.

[Seph.b]

Thanks for the welcome  . I will look for both of those books.

[sintax69]

This is also a good book,
Practical Electronics for Inventors (4th Edition 2016) by Paul Scherz, Simon Monk

 This and the art of electronics and the googles is all you need to start

[rdl]

A very good textbook is "Electronic Principles" by Dr. Albert Malvino. I wouldn't spend the money for the latest edition though, being a textbook means it will be expensive. The older editions are fine and you can pick up a copy cheap.