Sean Westcott, Jean Riescher Westcott

Basic Electronics (eBook, ePUB)

Theory and Practice
Redaktion: Mercury Learning and Information

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This updated edition introduces students and hobbyists to electronics, covering microcontrollers, sensors, and wireless communication. Each chapter includes a lab, progressing to building a robot with Arduino and Netduino. New material on Raspberry Pi and Python is included, with companion files featuring videos and code samples.
The course begins with basic electronics concepts, building circuits, and understanding components. It covers digital theory and practical applications with sensors, motors, and microcontrollers. Topics include electricity theory, currents, circuits, tools, safety, and components like resistors, capacitors, diodes, and transistors. Advanced topics include power supplies, soldering, digital theory, integrated circuits, memory, and microcontrollers.
These concepts are crucial for innovation in electronics. This book transitions readers from basic labs to constructing a robot using open-source hardware. It covers Raspberry Pi projects and explores cybersecurity and IoT. Appendices include math for electronics, a timeline of innovations, careers in electronics, and a glossary. This guide provides both theoretical knowledge and practical skills, making it invaluable for mastering electronics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Packt Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juli 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781836643326
• Artikelnr.: 71325525

Autorenporträt

Westcott Sean : Sean Westcott works in IT and cybersecurity in Washington, DC. Together Sean and Jean Westcott have written Digitally Daunted: The Consumer's Guide to the Technology in Your Life and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Electronics 101.Westcott Jean Riescher : Jean Riescher Westcott is the co-author of Industrial Automation and Robotics and Video Game Addiction. Together Jean and Sean Westcott have written Digitally Daunted: The Consumer's Guide to the Technology in Your Life and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Electronics 101.

Inhaltsangabe

1: The Theory Behind Electricity
2: How Electricity Works
3: Currents and Circuits
4: Tools of the Trade
5: Shop Setup and Safety
6: Switches
7: Resistors
8: Capacitors
9: Diodes
10: Transistors
11: Power Sources and Power Supplies
12: Soldering
13: Constructing a Power Supply
14: Digital Theory
15: Integrated Circuits
16: Memory
17: Microcontrollers
18: Motors and Controllers
19: Sensors
20: Electronic Communication
21A: Arduino-Building Your Robot
21B: Netduino-Building Your Robot
22A: Arduino-Getting Your Robot Moving
22B: Netduino-Getting Your Robot Moving
23A: Arduino: Adding Sensors to Your Robot
23B: Netduino: Adding Sensors to Your Robot
24: Using Raspberry Pi in Your Electronic Projects
25: Cybersecurity and the Internet of Things (IoT)
Appendices:
A: Glossary
B: Timeline of Electronics
C: Mathematics for Electronics
D: Careers in Electronics
E: Resources
F: Answers for Odd-Numbered Exercises
G: Lab Video Directory
Index

ON THE COMPANION FILES:
(files also available from the publisher for downloading)

• Over twenty video tutorials on currents, soldering, power supply, resistors, decoder circuits, Raspberry Pi, and more
• Images from the book ( including 4-color)