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If you know a breadboard from a breadbox but want to take your hobby electronics skills to the next level, this is the only reference you need. Electronics All-in-One For Dummies has done the legwork for you — offering everything you need to enhance your experience as an electronics enthusiast in one convenient place.
Written by electronics guru and veteran For Dummies author Doug Lowe, this down-to-earth guide makes it easy to grasp such important topics as circuits, schematics, voltage, and safety concerns. Plus, it helps you have tons of fun getting your hands dirty working with the Raspberry Pi, creating special effects, making your own entertainment electronics, repairing existing electronics, learning to solder safely, and so much more.
If you're obsessed with all things electronics, look no further! This comprehensive guide is packed with all the electronics goodies you need to add that extra spark to your game!
Doug Lowe still has the electronics experimenter's kit his dad gave him when he was 10. Although he became a programmer and has written books on various programming languages, Microsoft Office, web programming, and PCs, Doug never forgot his first love: electronics.
Introduction 1
Book 1: Getting Started in Electronics 7
Chapter 1: Welcome to Electronics 9
Chapter 2: Understanding Electricity 21
Chapter 3: Creating Your Mad-Scientist Lab 37
Chapter 4: Staying Safe 61
Chapter 5: Reading Schematic Diagrams 71
Chapter 6: Building Projects 85
Chapter 7: The Secrets of Successful Soldering 123
Chapter 8: Measuring Circuits with a Multimeter 135
Chapter 9: Catching Waves with an Oscilloscope 149
Book 2: Working with Basic Electronic Components 161
Chapter 1: Working with Basic Circuits 163
Chapter 2: Working with Resistors 203
Chapter 3: Working with Capacitors 233
Chapter 4: Working with Inductors 257
Chapter 5: Working with Diodes and LEDs 269
Chapter 6: Working with Transistors 295
Book 3: Working with Integrated Circuits 325
Chapter 1: Introducing Integrated Circuits 327
Chapter 2: The Fabulous 555 Timer Chip 339
Chapter 3: Working with Op-Amps 375
Book 4: Beyond Direct Current 395
Chapter 1: Getting into Alternating Current 397
Chapter 2: Building Power Supplies 421
Chapter 3: Understanding Radio 433
Chapter 4: Working with Infrared 459
Book 5: Doing Digital Electronics 475
Chapter 1: Understanding Digital Electronics 477
Chapter 2: Getting Logical 493
Chapter 3: Working with Logic Circuits 513
Chapter 4: Working with Flip-Flops 547
Chapter 5: Introducing Microcontrollers 573
Book 6: Working with Arduino Microprocessors 579
Chapter 1: Introducing Arduino 581
Chapter 2: Creating Arduino Sketches 593
Chapter 3: More Arduino Programming Tricks 623
Book 7: Working with BASIC Stamp Processors 655
Chapter 1: Introducing the BASIC Stamp 657
Chapter 2: Programming in PBASIC 675
Chapter 3: More PBASIC Programming Tricks 703
Chapter 4: Adding Sound and Motion to Your BASIC Stamp Projects 725
Book 8: Working with Raspberry Pi 747
Chapter 1: Introducing Raspberry Pi 749
Chapter 2: Programming in Python 773
Chapter 3: Reading Digital and Analog Input 805
Book 9: Special Effects 825
Chapter 1: Building a Color Organ 827
Chapter 2: Animating Holiday Lights 839
Chapter 3: Building an Animatronic Prop Controller 861
Index 893
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