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Purchasing parts and basic components for a new lab

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AnyNameWillDo:
I mean, I don't disagree with you. Down the line I'll probably end up doing the same thing (using simulation to feel out a design first).

Part of it is a little emotional for me. I never had the opportunity to share this hobby with my father, who passed when I was young. So, somehow I guess this is me making up for lost time? As well as minimizing expected long-term cost by not needing to upgrade as much. I just want to have a lab I can be proud of, where I can really dig in and start learning with plenty of physical resources to play around with.

Yeah, it's overkill, and yeah, I could use a simulator, but I've already spent years in software while neglecting hardware altogether. It's fun to consider working with physical components for once. The initial purchasing / learning phase of any vast and deep hobby is always bumpy and awkward but it tends to take off pretty good after that if you have a strong enough base.

Syntax_Error:
Understood.

With your motivations made clear, one thing you may find rewarding (surely it is in the same spirit of exploration that your father no doubt enjoyed in the hobby) is to "peruse" interesting/useful components/chips, including modern ones, and think of interesting things to do with them. It's kind of the reverse of the traditional "I want to make _____" and then choose components and circuits to fulfill that need. It is akin to playing aimlessly, and it is rife with discovery and learning. I have become inspired more than once by learning about a feature or capability that I was unaware was available.

Best of luck, and happy tinkering.

AnyNameWillDo:

--- Quote from: Syntax_Error on July 31, 2018, 05:25:16 pm ---Understood.

With your motivations made clear, one thing you may find rewarding (surely it is in the same spirit of exploration that your father no doubt enjoyed in the hobby) is to "peruse" interesting/useful components/chips, including modern ones, and think of interesting things to do with them. It's kind of the reverse of the traditional "I want to make _____" and then choose components and circuits to fulfill that need. It is akin to playing aimlessly, and it is rife with discovery and learning. I have become inspired more than once by learning about a feature or capability that I was unaware was available.

Best of luck, and happy tinkering.

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Precisely how I am looking at it currently -- well, both ways, to some extent. Looking for interesting components and then finding interesting projects to make out of them, as well as looking up common projects and getting the parts needed. So doing it from both directions to get a sense of things. Otherwise it's tough when you're a beginner and you have no clue what capabilities are out there, as you said.

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