Lessons in Electric Circuits
by Tony R. Kuphaldt · first published 2000
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Ladyada's guide (http://www.ladyada.net/learn/arduino/) has all of the basics to get you started with the physical parts of hooking up your Arduino. I've glanced at "Lessons in Electric Circuits" (http://www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/electricCircuits/) by Tony Kuphaldt, and it seems to cover all of the physics that you would need to get started with hardware hacking. Volume I appears to be the most…
on “TI releases Launchpad, a $4.30 (shipping included) microproccessor dev kit” ↗…multi-part videos on soldering[1][2][3]. Part 3 is for surface mount, don't bother with that just yet. Electronics Depending on where you're starting from. Absolute beginner? Take a look at Tony Kuphaldt's "Lessons in Electric Circuits"[4]. It is split into multiple volumes (DC, AC, Semiconductors, etc...) Somehwat beginner? Take a look at "The Art of Electronics" by Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill. It's one of the books one has to…
on “Ask HN: Good resources for learning electronic curcuits and PCB design” ↗…220 Ohm resistor, if you're just hooking it up to an Arduino. You can vary the resistance up or down a little to get the LED brighter or dimmer. For properly learning what's what, I started out with Lessons in Electric Circuits, which is pretty decent: http://www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/electricCircuits/
on “TI releases Launchpad, a $4.30 (shipping included) microproccessor dev kit” ↗…breezes through foundations and OP says he only remembers Kirchhoff's law. I think OP wants a book that takes him from there: Tony Kuphaldt's series of books (available for free to download) titled: "Lessons in Electric Circuits". These babies are 6 books: DC, AC, Semiconductors, Digital. There's also a book for Experiments where you get the info you need to set up a home lab, and then experiment with the stuff you learned…
on “Ask HN: What are some nice electronics courses that blend theory and practice?” ↗While "The Art of Electronics" is often refered to, you won't need the deep analysis that's in there for simple toy projects. What I've used in the past (and even translated into Romanian) is "Lessons In Electric Circuits" by Tony R. Kuphaldt [1] (completely free). The nice thing about it is that it's practical. You have a lot of nice examples that you can try out with a breadboard and a couple of basic components. The…
on “Ask HN: Where did you learn modular electronics?” ↗…amazing. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCivA7_KLKWo43tFcCkFvydw. Ben is concise and I like that a lot. He does not ramble. Technical talking. Books: For books, there's a big book by Tony Kuphaldt titled "Lessons in Electric Circuits", available on his website (https://www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/electricCircuits/) but also on the AllAboutCircuits forums. Tony Kuphaldt is prolific and has another (3000+ page) book titled "Lessons in…
on “Ask HN: How do I get into electronics from scratch?” ↗I highly recommend the All About Circuits textbook: https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/ It starts from the very basics and builds up to quite complex circuits and their workings. It's an all-round great website, too.
on “Ask HN: What are some good resources to learn how electricity works?” ↗I don't have a great answer for you but I'll give it a shot. It sounds like you're trying to get from a basic understanding of analog circuits to understanding the makeup of a simple processor (e.g. the Z80). The general progression is: 1. Circuit Theory (how fundamental components work) 2. Semiconductors(diodes, transistors, op-amps [skip those for now]) 3. Digital Electronics (basic lo
on “Z80, the 8-bit Number Cruncher (2011)” ↗I think these 2 favorites of mine will help you: - Tony Kuphaldt's books: http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/ and related forum http://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/ - "Practical Electronics for Inventors" by Paul Scherz Both books start at explain-like-I'm-5 level and build up the narrative from there. The forum too is a great resource; lots of questions and good answers on fundamentals jus
on “Ask HN: Books to read on electricity” ↗Unfortunately there aren't as many good electronics resources online as you can find for software. "Lessons in Electric Circuits" by Tony R. Kuphaldt is a pretty good introduction to the basics, you can find an improved version online: http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/ The most popular book is probably "The Art of Electronics", it's pricey but well worth it if you're serious: https://www
on “Ask HN: How to learn electrical engineering?” ↗Definitely could have used this back in school ;) Nice companion is AllAboutCircuits online textbooks: https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/digital/ Archive has the original Bell Labs manual from 1951, with some really beautiful logic gate diagrams The Design Of Switching Circuits by William Keister, Alistair E Ritchie, Seth H. Washburn https://archive.org/details/TheDesignOfSwitchingCir
on “Show HN: LogicEmu – Online Logic Simulator” ↗I found All About Circuits to be a great resource when I was a teenager. after skimming this site, I'd say it's too focused on math fundamentals, and not enough on "yeah but how does it ACTUALLY work?". I feel like All About Circuits does a good job of skimming over details that are not going to be important until you've built up some more knowledge. Anyway, it's a great resource, and was a big p
on “Ultimate Electronics” ↗https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/direct-current/ this is the one I used, very comprehensive and useful.
on “Ultimate Electronics” ↗Best resource I found so far on the subject is the allaboutcircuits webpage: https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/direct-current/
on “Voltage, Amps, Resistance and LEDs” ↗I figure it's fair enough, since this is a great but not free book, to drop https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/ - a truly amazing, and in my opinion extraordinarily well written and organized free learning resource. Specifically https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/
on “Electronics for Kids, 2nd Edition” ↗