Electronics primers, course material and books - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / beginners

author: Chasm
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 01, 2011, 08:01:07 pm
content: Hi,I'd like to start a list of freely (and legaly) available electronics primer and course material, books and other stuff, similar to the datasheet database.There were some great links in various topics but they get easily lost.freetechbooks.comhas dozens of books on various topics.Mostly computer sciences, programming and mathematics but also electric circuits and signal processing.New material are added, a RSS feed is availible.NEETS (Navy electricity and electronics training series)linkQuote from: FreeThinker on January 01, 2011, 05:55:37 pm

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 01, 2011, 08:04:25 pm
content: good idea I've made it a sticky, Also This topic is full of goodness:https://www.eevblog.com/forum/beginners/online-resources-for-self-education/

author: MegaWatt
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: January 01, 2011, 09:58:20 pm
content: I don't want to make any advertisement for another forum, but here you can find a lot!All are legal and free!http://www.reddit.com/r/eebooks

author: hjohnson
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: January 23, 2011, 04:37:14 am
content: While it is from one specific company (hopefully not seen as spam, I promise I don't work for them) the tutorials on Sparkfun's website are pretty good. (http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials) The bite-sized tutorials in particular are nice for good information packed into small space for a quick read in your spare time. Not as much detail as you would get in, say, Horowitz and Hill, or even some of the other resources listed here, but a good place to start.

author: KJ6EAD
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 14, 2011, 11:25:30 am
content: Here's two that I've found useful:http://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/

author: jharbuz5
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 29, 2011, 10:05:26 pm
content: I've found this link quite helpful. It ishttp://www.electronicstheory.com/html/cindex.htm.It is an Electronics 101 Course that contains 75 Chapters on just about every undergrad subject for EE. It's legal and free.

author: jharbuz5
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 30, 2011, 11:01:06 pm
content: Thanks for the correction on the link I posted.

author: urbanwriter
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: April 03, 2011, 04:23:40 am
content: http://opencircuits.com/Tutorialshttp://www.sentex.ca/~mec1995/tutorial/tutorial.html

author: TeraHz
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: April 05, 2011, 02:44:43 pm
content: I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the MIT course materials on EE and CS:http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/I just watched (yes, video) the first lecture from 6.002 (Circuits and Electronics) and I'm hooked! Especially at the end when Prof. Agarwal made a pickle glow. I can't believe I can get MIT education for free.Then you have the Stanford SEE (more CS oriented)http://see.stanford.edu/see/courses.aspxOther schools have similar programs, but on the few I checked, they didn't have any electronics related material.

author: Raff
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 19, 2011, 08:10:53 am
content: A mate of mine runs the Radio and Electronics School,www.res.net.au. It's mainly set up for students to gain their Amateur Radio licence, but you learn quite a bit about electronics as well, oh and it's free! It's run by volunteers. You can also join a Yahoo group for students to ask questions etc. Tell Ron Raff sent you!Regards,Raff.

author: Raff
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 21, 2011, 06:11:51 am
content: I had another thouht.. yes I know 2!!! What about Talking Electronics?www.talkingelectronics.comVery well written stuff here, I love the way Colin puts it together, I have all of the old Talking Electronics magazines at home here, and even the 2 computer projects as well, and yes they still work!Regards,Raff.

author: jarcordova
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: May 05, 2011, 02:21:21 pm
content: This is amazing electronics forum, thanks guysI'm looking a good smps book, is anyone know where can I find switch mode power supply book ?

author: maulik112
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: June 22, 2011, 09:28:59 am
content: hello..friends...this is amazing forum..this is one site which is useful :::www.electronics-lab.comand for beginners they should refer book :: boylstead.

author: ralfnalepa
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: June 28, 2011, 04:28:50 pm
content: Hi, and thank you very much. I was searching for exactly this, books for beginners with the basics. I now have a lot of reference books. I was on my local book store but everything was too advanced and confusing for me. Keep the great work up

author: BBQdChips
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 17, 2011, 02:38:55 pm
content: Quote from: TeraHz on April 05, 2011, 02:44:43 pmMy first thought when I saw this thread was about the MIT OpenCourseWare. Great stuff. And in some of the cases, even the textbooks are available in electronic format (view only obviously). I see the above mentioned 6.002 is one of them.

author: ehcaes
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 31, 2011, 05:21:02 pm
content: Make magazines channel on youtube is pretty awesomehttps://www.youtube.com/user/makemagazine

author: johnboxall
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 01, 2011, 06:54:38 am
content: There is an amazing amount of material on analogue, digital, microcontrollers, and heaps more over at Colin Mitchell's website - Talking Electronics.http://www.talkingelectronics.com/te_interactive_index.html

author: robrenz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 23, 2011, 03:31:54 am
content: If I could only keep one of my books on electronics, This would be it:http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Electronics-Inventors-Paul-Scherz/dp/0071452818/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1319339386&sr=1"-1 Practical electronics for inventors by Paul Scherz.It is the "Art of Electronics" for the rest of us normal intelligence folk. Even though it has many obvious errors it covers all aspects of electronics and goes into great depth on components. Every type of a component (carbon, wire wound, thin film, thick film, ceramic , etc.) is explained and why you would or would not use it. There is both graphical analogy explanation of electronic principals and the mathematical. Much of the info are very important topics that I have not seen anywhere else . It is the one book that will stay on your bench.

author: maia
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: November 10, 2011, 01:03:55 pm
content: I'm a complete beginner, therefore this thread is very useful for me. When I have time I will look through the primers. I bet they are really useful and avoid that I will came back and ask stupid questions in the forum. Thank you for thisAlthough it could happen that I have some further questions, I hope this is OK then!

author: ciccio
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 10, 2011, 01:39:13 pm
content: Quote from: jarcordova on May 05, 2011, 02:21:21 pmI have this one : "HIGH-FREQUENCY SWITCHING POWER SUPPLIES : THEORY AND DESIGN" by George Chryssis - McGraw-HillIt's a little outdated and I don't know if a newer edition is available (mine is the second edition, circa 1989?)Search on Amazon. You can find it and other, more recent books.

author: olsenn
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 16, 2011, 06:34:37 pm
content: These are the three references that have helped me out the most so far:* Talking Electronics (books by Colin Mitchell)http://www.talkingelectronics.com/te_interactive_index.html* Op-Amps For Everyonehttp://www.ti.com/lit/an/slod006b/slod006b.pdf* The Electronics Club (website)http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/index.htmOp-Amps for everyone is par none the best resource for finding reference op-amp designs. Talking Electronics has LOTS of great material; however, I find many of the reference circuits have little problems (resistor values approximated, transistor junction voltage drops approximated etc). Lastly the website at the end provides many great tutorials on how to do praticle things.Enjoy!

author: olsenn
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 18, 2011, 05:23:55 pm
content: I forgot to mention there is a suppliment (sort of) to the Op-Amps for Everyone reference; it is called the "Handbook of Operational Amplifiers Applications". It can be found here:http://www.ti.com/lit/an/sboa092a/sboa092a.pdfTogether, these two references will describe everything you will ever need to know about op-amps!

author: quirmche
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: November 29, 2011, 11:16:31 pm
content: Comprehensive Training in Electronics videos. The site isn't organized the best but the videos are really pretty good, enjoy!!http://sites.google.com/site/learnrf/

author: im_a_human
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 01, 2012, 03:56:58 pm
content: Hi, Thanks to everyone for sourcing this information, theres some truly great stuff here. Heres one that will interest people interested in PIC programming...http://www.gooligum.com.au/tutorials.html

author: im_a_human
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 04, 2012, 10:01:49 pm
content: Heres a really usefull link that downloads a .PDF document for a design of a DSPIC33F series DSP Educational Signal Processing Platform....http://spinlab.wpi.edu/projects/dspboard/final.pdf"A Major Qualifying Project Reportsubmitted to the Faculty ofWORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTEin partial fulfillment of the requirements for theDegree of Bachelor of Science"

author: Mint.
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 28, 2012, 03:19:27 am
content: For really beginner electronics and components I came across a YouTube user named randyfromm who's videos I have found extremely helpful.https://www.youtube.com/user/randyfromm/videos?sort=da&view=u

author: harnon
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 30, 2012, 11:05:08 pm
content: Quote from: robrenz on October 23, 2011, 03:31:54 amWas just about to post a link to this book... found it yesterday in Blackwell's and its already helped me out twice(Google books preview).

author: Blofeld
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2012, 10:48:31 am
content: Quote from: harnon on January 30, 2012, 11:05:08 pmPractical Electronics for Inventors is a nice book, Scherz really tries to explain the concepts as easy as possible. I like his water analogies. Also, lots of practical advice. However, as robrenz has already mentioned, it does contain many errors. It may be useful to print out this errata sheet and consult it frequently while reading the book:http://www.eg.bucknell.edu/physics/ph235/errata.pdfThe number of errors might come as a shock, but I think for a beginner in electronics the advantage of good explanations outweighs the inconvenience of having to check for errors.

author: Blofeld
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2012, 06:10:53 pm
content: A very big collection of links:http://educypedia.karadimov.info/electronics/electronicaopening.htm

author: Blofeld
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2012, 06:20:11 pm
content: Some great animations that help you understand electronic devices, circuits and systems:http://www.williamson-labs.com

author: Blofeld
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2012, 10:30:26 pm
content: Quote from: KJ6EAD on March 14, 2011, 11:25:30 amI think both are excellent resources (maybe the best free resources on the web) if one is willing to systematically learn electronics, and to invest some time into it. Both do not demand any prior knowledge of electronics and provide very good and understandable explanations.There is one chapter in allaboutcircuits that I highly recommend to everybody, even if one is only occasionally playing with electronic circuits, and this is the chapter on Electrical Safety:http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_1/chpt_3/index.htmlCarefully studying it might actually safe your life one day.

author: FreeThinker
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 10, 2012, 01:10:46 pm
content: Dave is hosting Lesley Greens book SEEKrets of Electronics Herehttp://eevblog.com/files/seekPDF.pdf

author: Blofeld
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 02, 2012, 09:19:06 pm
content: Quote from: FreeThinker on February 10, 2012, 01:10:46 pmGreat book. If somebody wants to make a financial contribution to the author after reading it, here is the homepage of the book with the details:http://www.logbook.freeserve.co.uk/seekrets/index.html

author: Black_Moons
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 24, 2012, 04:07:07 pm
content: http://www.prototypemachining.ca/Articles/ElectronicsMathSimplified.htmlElectronics math in English, using units in words instead of letters.Example: Inductors: Voltage = Current Change Per Second * HenriesA recommended read for anyone who finds math confusing.

author: Blofeld
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 01, 2012, 08:14:37 pm
content: A good introduction to VHDL:"Free Range VHDL" by Mealy and Tappero - 2011, 188 pages, 2.6 MB pdfwww.freerangefactory.org/dl/free_range_vhdl.pdf

author: TerminalJack505
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 11, 2012, 05:05:59 am
content: Here's a PDF version of the GE Transistor Manual mentioned in The Amp Hour episode #90:GE - Transistor Manual 1964It's a good read, actually.

author: TerminalJack505
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 11, 2012, 05:24:56 am
content: Here's a link for India's NPTEL (National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning) website.http://nptel.iitm.ac.in/To quote the website...QuoteIt has pretty much any EE course you can imagine in either video or web format. You'll also find mathematics, computer science and a ton of other courses as well.

author: Acad12
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: May 06, 2012, 11:25:29 am
content: One of the great books on analog design, now out of print, is available for download from the website of Analog Devices (www.analog.com). It can be downloaded chapter by chapter or complete (75MB):http://www.analog.com/library/analogdialogue/archives/philbrick/computing_amplifiers.htmlAll players should have one! Other useful downloads at:http://www.analog.com/library/analogdialogue/technical_books.htmlRegards Acad12

author: BrockTechnologies
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: May 28, 2012, 03:53:58 pm
content: I am very new to this forum. In fact this is the first posting. I am also not the best at proper etiquette or spelling. Never the less, I hope i did not miss that this was allready posted in order to prevent redundancy, but I am a big fan of the encyclopedia of electronic circuits series. There are no explanations on how the circuits really work, but there are thousands of circuits in which you can clone, modify and own. Each book is about 1000 pages of nothing but circuits. when you get the chance, you can look into it sometime.r,Keith

author: PJinLA
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: June 06, 2012, 11:59:15 pm
content: Hi Guys,This is my first time posting.After two courses in basic electronics, I'm reading two books: 1) "All New Electronics Self-Teaching Guide" by Harry Kybett and Earl Boyson. 2) "How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic" by Michael Jay Geier.They're quite interesting and easy to read. Has anyone read these and/or have any opinions about them?p.s.: I'm just starting out with minimal gear. I have 4 DMMs of different types, a 100MHz dual trace Tek465B analog scope, a 3 Amp linear PSU and a 200 project Radio Shack Electronics Learning Lab. I just got an Elenco transistor/diode tester kit to build. My 12 year old son wants to learn to solder.Thanks in advance for any feed-back.PJinLA

author: kingjay1
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: August 24, 2012, 06:31:14 am
content: A good electronic website fit for beginners.Tell you something aboutcircuit,resistor,multimeter,voltage dividers,oscilloscope,and so onhttp://www.doctronics.co.uk/design.htm

author: Online Simulations
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 18, 2012, 11:35:34 am
content: Please visit this site:http://www.cirvirlab.com/It is educational, for electronics study and simulation of most common electronic circuits and it's free.

author: Blofeld
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 25, 2012, 09:42:14 pm
content: http://www.ecircuitcenter.com/Circuits.htmMany interesting circuits, together with the corresponding SPICE files, good explanations, and suggestions how to "play" with the simulated circuits to understand their behaviour.

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 11, 2012, 06:58:57 am
content: Such a lot of information here!Here's another I came across recently:http://jacquesricher.com/NEETS/NEETS - US Navy Electricity and Electronics Training Series24 chapters; each chapter is a single pdf.

author: FJV
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2012, 10:02:14 pm
content: There is this one:http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=pcb%20layout%20dave&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDoQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Falternatezone.com%2Felectronics%2Ffiles%2FPCBDesignTutorialRevA.pdf&ei=DwriUIXsDaev0QX73oHADA&usg=AFQjCNGq6NkjIKi8HSJnk8u1x3xrAWsJgA&bvm=bv.1355534169,d.d2k&cad=rjaThe name of the Author seems somehow familiar, however where have I seen that name before?

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 01, 2013, 12:07:17 am
content: I really like AfrotechMods' videos but he hasn't done many recently. I was a fan of his site back in the early 2000's when he was doing videos of hard drive voice coils being used as speakers.

author: commerou
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 12, 2013, 08:42:27 am
content: I dont know if this one have been mentioned, but athttp://www.talkingelectronics.com/te_interactive_index.htmlthere are some nice books with alot of circuits.

author: IanM
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 14, 2013, 04:59:48 am
content: I've been making use of the MIT sitehttp://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/index.htmIt was mentioned earlier, but I've found it pretty useful. A lot of the courses have video lectures and assignments / exams.

author: Franz Zinn
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: April 02, 2013, 10:16:54 pm
content: http://www.digilentinc.com/NavTop/Classroom.cfmAn excellent series of video tutorials, lecture notes, lab exercises.regardsfranz

author: mswhin63
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 03, 2013, 09:51:52 am
content: Excellent, they follow very closely to 2nd Uni topics. For me excellent tutorials.Quote from: Franz Zinn on April 02, 2013, 10:16:54 pm

author: Jebnor
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 15, 2013, 06:27:05 am
content: I found a bunch of lectures from EE courses. I like them.Electronics For Analog Signal Processing - Ihttps://www.youtube.com/course?list=EC4E1A7D28A90C9B41Just go tohttps://www.youtube.com/user/nptelhrd/and search for "Electrical". It seems they have their entire EE course on there. ( And some other stuff as well)I now have 100+hrs of courses to watch.

author: raymond2000
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 27, 2013, 12:45:11 pm
content: http://www.tinyos.net/plus tutorialshttp://www.tinyos.net/nest/doc/tutorial/thank you

author: vineel567
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: July 08, 2013, 04:46:24 pm
content: MITx Circuits and Electronicshttps://6002x.mitx.mit.edu/courseware/

author: DarlingtonPear
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: July 18, 2013, 02:58:36 pm
content: I couldn't agree more, the MIT lectures are awesome!And if you like old-style books on electronics, check outhttps://www.abebooks.comType in "op amps" or whatever, and you'll get hundreds of books listed for around $3 or less. I enjoy the videos, but find books best for learning theory and formula. I'm building a small library of electronic texts for the price of coffee money (but I still like my coffee.)Cheers! -VeraQuote from: TeraHz on April 05, 2011, 02:44:43 pm

author: Sigmoid
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 25, 2013, 02:13:20 pm
content: Great topic.I'm getting back into hobbyist electronics after years of software-only life, and I need something to refresh the stuff I learned at the university, and to augment it with practical knowledge in areas we never covered (such as audio)...My question would be, what is a good source of practical knowledge? I spent long painful nights over Maxwell equations, Laplace transformations and transfer functions, but I am thoroughly lacking in practical stuff that got built up over years and years of engineering history - like sizing filter capacitors, when to use them, when to go with a Zener diode and when with an ohmic voltage divider, practical ways of helping an op-amp give its best, etc.

author: Online Simulations
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: July 26, 2013, 08:17:05 am
content: While at begging of your work, it might be helpful to have possibility to simulate online standard electronic and electric circuits:http://www.cirvirlab.com/index.php/simulations.html

author: neotesla
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 27, 2013, 10:01:14 am
content: Just a quick thanks to all who posted links to resources, that's much more than an average beginner will be able to go through. Great work, EEVBlog ftw!

author: Sigmoid
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 27, 2013, 11:53:49 pm
content: I've found something quite awesome. It's a for-money book, and rather on the pricey side (still, no Art of Electronics, haha), but I really like the way it looks at things from a new, top-down perspective.http://www.amazon.com/Electrical-Engineering-101-School-but-ebook/dp/B005I49M6G/ref=tmm_kin_title_0

author: JOERGG
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 09, 2013, 10:46:46 pm
content: Quote from: jarcordova on May 05, 2011, 02:21:21 pmhttp://www.onsemi.com/pub_link/Collateral/SMPSRM-D.PDF

author: TerminalJack505
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 09, 2013, 11:08:57 pm
content: Quote from: JOERGG on August 09, 2013, 10:46:46 pmThanks for the link. I took a quick look at the PDF. I didn't realize that the term SWITCHMODE was trademarked.

author: yanhua
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: August 13, 2013, 07:22:28 am
content: :)Very well written stuff here, I love the way Colin puts it together, I have all of the old Talking Electronics magazines at home here, and even the 2 computer projects as well, and yes they still work!

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 23, 2013, 08:46:14 am
content: There's a lot of good articles on high speed circuit design here:http://www.sigcon.com/Pubs/pubsChron.htmhttp://www.sigcon.comis the site of Dr. Howard Johnson, author of* High-Speed Digital Design - A Handbook of Black Magic* High-Speed Signal Propagation - Advanced Black Magic

author: apbosh1
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: September 04, 2013, 08:30:03 pm
content: Quote from: jharbuz5 on March 29, 2011, 10:05:26 pmGood link at the top thanks.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 05, 2013, 05:18:15 pm
content: i think that this material from MIT is priceless for all the humanity and the present or future generations who want to learn something...http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/index.htm

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 05, 2013, 05:31:29 pm
content: i always think about that in every curriculum vitae for an electronic job postulation, i will like to see something like, i saw all the videos from that video series called eevblog as a course... i think that this video series deserve it as a kind of course... i think that in this field of educational material eevblog is the best resource you can get from some point of view... so i will recommend it with my idea of making the whole comprehension of this video series a goal in the learning and education of electronics engineering...http://www.eevblog.com/

author: kalobg
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 08, 2013, 05:26:05 am
content: Great listings.

author: MrProsser
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 08, 2013, 08:21:30 am
content: Wonderful resources. I left a lot of my books from university at my parents house, and now that I am in a different province finding good online materials is essential.

author: Shark Bate
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 12, 2013, 05:49:54 am
content: you may know this site but anyway talkingelectronics.com is a good place for electronics related information.

author: michael18
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 13, 2013, 06:23:48 am
content: It looks like mostly ads for selling you something?? bummer!

author: tized
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 14, 2013, 09:49:50 am
content: Just found this when searching on the subject:Fundamental Signal Conditioning -http://www.mccdaq.com/PDFs/specs/Signal-Conditioning.pdfIt neatly covers some of the basics of signal conditioning.

author: nn_in
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 20, 2013, 11:11:13 am
content: (1)A practical and theory based textbook "operational amplifiers and linear integrated circuits by robert coughlin and frederick driscoll(2) Ko Tilman electronic guides on lulu.com(3) Basic Electronics by Norman Lurch : Detailes and excellent coverage on discrete active electronics

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 04, 2013, 08:50:15 pm
content: DarlingtonPear mentioned Abebooks.com/ I purchased a copy of The Art of Electronics, 2nd edition in paperback for $20.05USD plus $4.20 shipping. I received it today and it is in pristine condition.Tom, NW0LF

author: antolanca
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: January 28, 2014, 05:30:55 am
content: If you have an android device, you can download for free Lessons in Electric Circuits from Google Play. It has helped me so much into understanding the great world of electronics.Without it I would still beAlso, if you prefer a proper book, buy Electronic Project Building for Beginners - Circuits and Projects by R.A. Penfold. It's a small, nice easy read covering pretty much anything to get you started. And it only cost me £5But my biggest support goes to our EEVBlog master David and to everyone on this forum. If you are willing to learn then they are willing to help.

author: nowlan
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 17, 2014, 02:22:12 am
content: What is the story with the art of electronic student editions?Are they workbooks? or Have chapter questions?

author: KD0CAC John
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 17, 2014, 02:38:27 pm
content: I have a copy of the Art of Electronics and the student handbook , so I can say they are separate books with 2nd author - additional .I would have to back in my library to give more specific info - old-fartersJohn

author: eenewbies
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 10, 2014, 09:05:09 am
content: Can't open this linkhttp://opencircuits.com/Tutorials

author: auxie22
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: April 04, 2014, 11:29:49 pm
content: Hi guys adding another one... I have been using this as a resource during my studies.http://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/

author: KD0CAC John
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 05, 2014, 02:04:36 pm
content: More RF related , but I thought this was good ,http://www.fourier-series.com/rf-concepts/smithchart.html

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 07, 2014, 09:48:41 am
content: An excellent application note for beginner from Tektronix on different measurements approach with an oscilloscope.Fundamental of Floating Measurements and Isolated Input OscilloscopesBrief summary :What are the Advantages & Trade-Offs for these type of measurements using the oscilloscope ?Isolated Input OscilloscopeDifferential ProbeVoltage Isolator"A minus B" (Two probes technique)"Floating" a Conventional Grounded ScopeDownload link ->http://info.tek.com/rs/tektronix/images/3AW_19134_2_MR_Letter.pdf

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 06, 2014, 08:02:33 pm
content: Free technical support articles on basic electronics and automotive electronicshttp://www.autoshop101.com/

author: What_NZ
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 20, 2014, 11:29:32 am
content: https://www.youtube.com/user/DerekMolloyDCU/videos?flow=grid&sort=da&view=0From his About page........This channel contains the videos that are used to describe the experiments and demonstrations for an introductory module to Digital Electronics, which is running at the School of Electronic Engineering at Dublin City University, Ireland. There are additional videos related to embedded systems, which he also teaches; however, many of these videos stem from personal interest in the area. He has created a website derekmolloy.ie to provide additional materials in order to support these videos and also to capture his personal blog.Dr. Derek Molloy is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Computing at Dublin City University. He lectures in Object-oriented Programming, 3D Computer Graphics and Digital Electronics at postgraduate and undergraduate levels. His research interests are in the fields of Computer & Machine Vision, 3D Graphics & Visualisation and e-Learning.

author: gildasd
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 20, 2014, 12:30:59 pm
content: In my specialty (Ship's mechanics) we use the Wildi:http://www.wildi-theo.com/index.php?p=Books01The current edition is the 6th.The 4th and 5th can easily be found on internet get an idea if this is your cup of tea.If you have an interest in AC motor and generators, it is well worth buying.The instructor's manual is freely available (but apart from the intro useless without the book)http://onlinebookbank.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/electrical-machines-drives-and-power-systems.pdfIt's well looking at his problem solving exercises, offered free of charge!http://www.wildi-theo.com/index.php?p=ListProblems

author: bwat
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 30, 2014, 12:03:38 pm
content: I've searched but couldn't find a mention of the Elenco Micro-Master MM-8000 8085 microprocessor basic systems course. Basically you go though the following booklet:http://www.elenco.com/admin_data/pdffiles/MM8000K1.pdfand build a basic 8085 single board computer. It's great fun and very detailed w.r.t. processor buses and timing. It did my soldering a world of good. I attach before and after pictures.

author: levinite
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: July 16, 2014, 04:18:26 am
content: If you want a good introduction to the true field nature of electricity, but is still approachable with only a good algebraic mathematical background; I highly recommend the article* "AC electrical theory" by David W. Knight. Not for true beginners, since some familiarity with dc ohm's law is required but this should provide an excellent beginning for someone who is particularly interested in how ac and rf circuits work. I must say, I was blown away with some of the concepts presented even though I learned basic electronics some time ago. Not the easiest read, but there are quite a few somewhat advanced topics and formulas covered in a rather, compact form, even so, the author derives them from previous concepts. The best part is that it is available on-line, although there is a copyright , in a 108 page pdf file along with other articles, some rather incomplete.*http://www.g3ynh.info/zdocs/index.html

author: gildasd
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 19, 2014, 09:47:38 pm
content: L'électronique par l'expérience (electronics by experience)By Pierre Mayé - Dunod - ISBN 978-2-10-050025-3In French, but the first page is a breadboard and the first example a 741 Op amp... So not much theory then

author: Syntax_Error
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 27, 2014, 07:48:08 pm
content: It was briefly mentioned a few pages back, but I want to bring up Digilent's classroom page again:http://www.digilentinc.com/NavTop/Classroom.cfmOf particular use/utility is their Circuits 1 course, found at:http://www.digilentinc.com/Classroom/RealAnalog/I am about 2/3 of the way through this course now, and the lectures and text are fantastic. This course is more mathematically rigorous than many of the free texts out there, but it is extremely doable. I have learned the differential equations as I went along, and the calculus is possible to learn along the way as well. It really is a much better treatment of the subject than an algebra-based course on introductory circuits, and I recommend it to any newcomer, even those with an aversion to mathematics.For Physics: Electricity and Magnetism material, I highly recommend Michel Van Biezen's youtube series, found at:https://www.youtube.com/user/ilectureonlineHis series centers on solving homework-style problems, and less of an outright lecture. Nonetheless, I have found his videos extremely well put together, and very informative. Good stuff for learning about charge, voltage, fields, energy, etc.

author: dave3533
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: November 07, 2014, 06:37:40 am
content: The companion website for the electromagnetics book I'm using has an absolutely excellent interactive modules section. The transmission lines demos are especially excellent:http://em.eecs.umich.edu/ulaby_modules.htmlOnly bummer is they run on Java.They were co-developed with another site which has a few other good demos:http://amanogawa.com/

author: Kappes Buur
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 15, 2015, 07:34:49 pm
content: On page 1, TeraHZ already mentioned the MIT 6.002x (Circuits and Electronics) course.Review the material as a guest onhttps://6002x.mitx.mit.edu.The accompanying text book isFoundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Circuitsby Anant Agarwal and Jeffrey H. LangMorgan Kaufmann PublishersCHAPTER 1 The Circuit AbstractionCHAPTER 2 Resistive NetworksCHAPTER 3 Network TheoremsCHAPTER 4 Analysis of Nonlinear CircuitsCHAPTER 5 The Digital AbstractionCHAPTER 6 The MOSFET SwitchCHAPTER 7 The MOSFET AmplifierCHAPTER 8 The Small-Signal ModelCHAPTER 9 Energy Storage ElementsCHAPTER 10 First-Order Transients in Linear Electrical NetworksCHAPTER 11 Energy and Power in Digital CircuitsCHAPTER 12 Transients in Second-Order CircuitsCHAPTER 13 Sinusoidal Steady State: Impedance and Frequency ResponseCHAPTER 14 Sinusoidal Steady State: ResonanceCHAPTER 15 The Operational Amplifier AbstractionCHAPTER 16 DiodesAPPENDIX A Maxwell's Equations and the Lumped Matter DisciplineAPPENDIX B Trigonometric Functions and IdentitiesAPPENDIX C Complex NumbersAPPENDIX D Solving Simultaneous Linear Equationsoops, forgot the x in the course number

author: Kappes Buur
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 26, 2015, 08:55:05 am
content: Beginners may like this one:http://github.com/billcollis/textbookThe downloadable textbook covers both hardware, interfacing and software design. It is based aroundthe Atmel AVR range of microcontrollers and the Bascom AVR cross compiler from MCS Electronics.1 Introduction to Practical Electronics2 An introductory electronic circuit3 Introductory PCB construction4 Soldering, solder and soldering irons5 Introductory Electronics Theory6 Introduction to microcontroller electronics7 Microcontroller input circuits8 Programming Review9 Introduction to program flow10 Introductory programming - using subroutines11 Introductory programming – using variables12 Basic displays13 TDA2822M Portable Audio Amplifier Project14 Basic programming logic15 Algorithm development – an alarm system16 Basic DC circuit theory17 Basic project planning18 Example system design - hot glue gun timer19 Basic interfaces and their programming20 Basic analog to digital interfaces21 Basic System Design22 Basic System development - Time Tracker23 Basic maths time24 Basic string variables25 Advanced power interfaces26 Advanced Power Supply Theory27 Year11/12/13 typical test questions so far28 Advanced programming -arrays29 AVR pull-up resistors30 Advanced keypad interfacing31 Do-Loop & While-Wend subtleties32 DC Motor interfacing33 Advanced System Example – Alarm Clock34 Resistive touch screen35 System Design Example – Temperature Controller36 Advanced programming - state machines37 Alarm clock project re-developed38 Advanced window controller student project39 Alternative state machine coding techniques40 Complex - serial communications41 Radio Data Communication42 Introduction to I2C43 Plant watering timer student project44 Bike audio amplifier project45 Graphics LCDs46 GLCD Temperature Tracking Project47 Interrupts48 Timer/Counters49 LED dot matrix scrolling display project – arrays and timers50 Medical machine project – timer implementation51 Multiple 7-segment clock project – dual timer action52 The MAX 7219/7221 display driver IC’s53 Cellular Connectivity-ADH806654 Data transmission across the internet55 Assignment – maths in the real world56 SSD1928 based colour graphics LCD57 Traffic Light help and solution58 Computer programming – low level detail59 USB programmer - USBASP60 USBTinyISP programmer61 C-Programming and the AVR62 Object Oriented Programming (OOP) in CPP and the AVR63 Current (2014) AVR development PCBS64 Eagle - creating your own library65 Practical Techniques66 CNC67 Index[edit 1] new link

author: timofonic
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2015, 06:06:01 pm
content: Whoah! Tons of stuff!Any volunteer to organize it and put it in the first post?I'm bad at maths, I have problems with complex numbers. Are there some easy tutorial about it?

author: KD0CAC John
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2015, 08:06:03 pm
content: One of these , the fourier series was in my bookmarks , found the other while trying to find my bookmark .https://www.physicsforums.com/http://www.fourier-series.com/

author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2015, 08:14:52 pm
content: Good stuff here:UCSB ECE 2C :Circuits,Devices, & Systems

author: Kappes Buur
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 12, 2015, 05:42:02 am
content: Build virtual circuits easily withEveryCircuitfor the Chrome browserand simulate interactively.

author: miguelvp
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 12, 2015, 07:48:42 am
content: nice, will play with it, $10 for the android app is not too much, the free one seems to have in-app purchases, not sure what that's about.

author: jamesd168
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 12, 2015, 10:32:20 pm
content: Thank you guys, as a beginner I really need this information.

author: Sigmoid
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 09, 2015, 09:15:48 pm
content: http://www.play-hookey.com/analog/I have recently found this site, and in my opinion it's probably the best basic course on analog computation and op-amps that I've come across.

author: Blofeld
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 19, 2015, 08:10:01 pm
content: 48520 Electronics and Circuits Lecture Notes. 2015, by Peter McLean, University of Technology, Sydney.http://services.eng.uts.edu.au/pmcl/ec/Downloads/LectureNotes.pdfMainly lots of theory about analyzing linear circuits.By the same author - 48551 Analog Electronics Lecture Notes, 2014.http://services.eng.uts.edu.au/pmcl/ae/Downloads/LectureNotes.pdfThe theoretical parts are mostly about filter circuits. But Lecture 4, Passive Components, contains lots of information about all kinds of capacitors and resistors.

author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 23, 2015, 08:05:06 pm
content: It looks like TI has jumped into the online education realm with theirTI Precision LabsThe introductory video makes it look promising. I think I'll give it a go.

author: Alex Eisenhut
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 24, 2015, 05:20:04 pm
content: http://www.hparchive.com/appnotes.htmNice 1960s vibe, full of information.

author: FAQBytes
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 27, 2015, 01:05:41 am
content: Wow, definitely going to be reading up on some of these if my AP teachers would lighten up a bit.Might have to wait until after the AP exams in May, but hey, free college credits for me!

author: bitwelder
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 27, 2015, 07:06:17 am
content: I recently found this one by Tektronix (pdf + courseware):Learn Digital Oscilloscope Operations using Arduino Board as DUT (Signal Generator)http://www.tek.com/lab-course/learn-digital-oscilloscope-operations-using-arduino-board-dut-signal-generatorBTW: Tek has similar tutorials that use Raspberry Pi and MSP430

author: Blofeld
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 02, 2015, 09:25:10 pm
content: Electronic Circuits 1, Video Lectures by Behzad Razavi (2014)https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7qUW0KPfsIIOPOKL84wK_Qj9N7gvJX6vAt about the level of Sedra / Smith, but without digital circuits. At the start of each video a lecture map is displayed that shows the title of all 45 video lectures.EDIT: Added attachment, screenshot of the lecture map so you can see the title of each lecture. Thanks KD0CAC John for pointing this out to me.

author: timofonic
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 02, 2015, 09:57:35 pm
content: What about ordering and collecting all them in a wiki page? I can help to make an initial draft, I'm very.interested in the "for dummies", soldering, PCB and schematic design. parts.

author: KD0CAC John
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 03, 2015, 01:47:30 am
content: Quote from: Blofeld on April 02, 2015, 09:25:10 pmToo bad , that link just a bunch on lectures by number , is would much better if lecture had a title that gave some idea of topic ?

author: Blofeld
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 03, 2015, 06:24:13 am
content: Quote from: KD0CAC John on April 03, 2015, 01:47:30 amYou are right, thank you. I have attached a screenshot of the lecture map now.

author: KD0CAC John
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 03, 2015, 01:53:11 pm
content: It does seem to be there ?

author: ozwolf
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 06, 2015, 08:54:28 am
content: Quote from: bitwelder on March 27, 2015, 07:06:17 amThanks bitwelder, looks good!Ozwolf

author: ScoobyDoo2
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: April 12, 2015, 02:11:21 pm
content: I would recommend the Microcontroller, FPGA and Biomedical-Electonics lab-lectures by Bruce Land:www.youtube.com/user/ece4760Lots of practical and anecdotal information here, delivered in an entertaining/interactive style with his students.

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 16, 2015, 04:08:02 pm
content: For those who haven't got a copy of TAoE yet, you can at least get a free PDF of the Power Conversion chapter here:https://www.dropbox.com/s/r8gu22ficfac3pz/AoE-III_ch-9_109pgs.pdfThe link below should cover any worries about legalities:http://www.wisewarthog.com/electronics/horowitz-hill-the-art-of-electronics-3rd-edition.htmlWe're not worthy! We're not worthy! We're not worthy!

author: Abstr7ct
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 16, 2015, 08:00:08 pm
content: I would like you to recommend me a book that fits the description below:A book on telecommunication systems. It should be explaining the basics of telecommunications, from the early analog modulation schemes to digital modulation. How modern telecommunication infrastructures work (i.e., mobile phones, landline telephones, internet and so on). Things on fiber optics, 3G and 4G and all these jargons. Explanations on the 'block diagram' level. No low-level design, circuits and such.I could be asking for too much, and yeah, these can be obtained from the internet, but it wouldn't be easy to gather a reasonable amount of consistent, reliable and correct information. Getting knowledge from a book, and from a good author, is something I appreciate.

author: Cherry
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: April 20, 2015, 05:59:25 am
content: Sounds like good.

author: PCB designer
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: April 25, 2015, 09:39:57 am
content: Thanks for your sharing , and i will get it

author: Blofeld
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 01, 2015, 04:32:54 pm
content: The freely downloadable "Designing Analog Chips" by the late Hans Camenzind (designer of the 555) was mentionend in some threads, but not yet in this sticky one, so here is the link:http://www.designinganalogchips.com/_count/designinganalogchips.pdf(if you are in doubt, please check the following link - 3rd paragraph "This book can be downloaded in Adobe Acrobat format, free of charge"):http://www.designinganalogchips.com/

author: allen.gordon
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2015, 01:41:13 am
content: WOW!!! I spent the last hour downloading or creating bookmarks to most of these recommendations!Thanks for sharing all these resources!!!

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 18, 2015, 05:10:45 am
content: For beginners and from a link in this post (http://www.reddit.com/r/eebooks/?count=25&after=t3_1nv1ri)is this nice beginners' book -->http://pdf.textfiles.com/technical/atari_thebook.pdfIf you print it, watch out for the schematics in the middle(sorry if repeated)

author: Dat Tran
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: July 24, 2015, 12:07:38 am
content: I'm a beginer, too. You all are excellent

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 24, 2015, 04:38:14 am
content: https://www.edx.org/course

author: Mark IV
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: July 27, 2015, 08:43:27 am
content: Someone knows a good doc/book/anything to learn EMC design techniques?

author: Dat Tran
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 07, 2015, 04:57:55 pm
content: its very good

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 08, 2015, 01:09:39 pm
content: Two free magazinesPopular ElectronicsandRadio Electronics Magazine

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 08, 2015, 06:40:29 pm
content: Quote from: Shock on August 08, 2015, 01:09:39 pmthanks - starting to download the pdfs

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 16, 2015, 03:34:49 am
content: Info on ESD starting on page 2http://people.ece.cornell.edu/land/courses/ece4760/microchip_newsletter.pdfFrom a Cornell lab "How to avoid killing chips"

author: TerminalJack505
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 16, 2015, 03:58:18 am
content: Tim Green's series on Op Amp StabilityAll you ever wanted to know about op amp compensation but were too afraid to ask.

author: piranha32
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 16, 2015, 04:03:17 am
content: Something for HAMs: 73 Magazine:https://archive.org/details/73-magazine?&sort=-dateFull index:http://www.qsl.net/kb9mwr/files/ham/73.html

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 16, 2015, 04:21:17 am
content: Here are some Cornell lectures, one series is on microcontrollers from 2012https://www.youtube.com/user/ece4760/playlists

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2015, 06:48:29 am
content: DSP pdf bookhttp://www.dspguide.com/pdfbook.htm

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2015, 07:25:14 am
content: Analog circuits:http://www.digilentinc.com/Classroom/RealAnalog/

author: piranha32
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 18, 2015, 08:01:14 am
content: DSP classes from MIT by Alan V. Oppenheimhttp://ocw.mit.edu/resources/res-6-008-digital-signal-processing-spring-2011/video-lectures/

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2015, 02:18:29 pm
content: Sencore Tech Tipshttps://web.archive.org/web/20061230062617/http://www.sencore.com/custsup/techtips.htm

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 21, 2015, 07:02:15 pm
content: Minimizing Switching Regulator Residue in Linear Regulator Outputs12 pageshttp://cds.linear.com/docs/en/application-note/an101f.pdf

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 22, 2015, 12:11:31 am
content: Introduction to oscilloscopeshttp://www.phys.ufl.edu/courses/phy4802L/f05/lectures/oscilloscope.pdf16 pages

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 04, 2015, 08:27:51 am
content: Basic Electronics, Volumes 1-5 (1955) Van Valkenburgh Nooger & Nevillehttp://archive.org/details/BasicElectronicsVolumes151955

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 04, 2015, 01:27:33 pm
content: Wow! Get the PDF. It's 570 pages of easy learning in time warp style. I haven't seen selenium rectifier's since I was a kid.

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 21, 2015, 10:02:28 pm
content: Info on capacitors:Quote from: AndyC_772 on September 21, 2015, 02:01:51 pm

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 22, 2015, 08:02:18 am
content: Info on making printed circuit boards (PCB)http://www.electricstuff.co.uk/pcbs.html

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 02, 2015, 07:35:54 am
content: Quote from: Circuiteromalaguito on February 08, 2015, 06:06:01 pmWouldn't this have to been done by the OP ? I can help do this but I assume the OP has to include it in the first post?

author: Syntax_Error
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 06, 2015, 12:33:39 am
content: https://www.eewiki.net/display/Resources/Engineering+LibraryFound this a few weeks ago, when searching for DDS literature. It is an *awesome* resource.

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 10, 2015, 03:05:49 am
content: The C Book:http://publications.gbdirect.co.uk/c_book/the_c_book.pdf

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 11, 2015, 05:22:49 am
content: GM Techline Basic Electronics

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 19, 2015, 11:31:51 am
content: National Instruments Measurement FundamentalsAnalog FundamentalsDigital FundamentalsRF and Microwave FundamentalsDAQ and Instrument FundamentalsSensor FundamentalsAll downloadable as PDF.http://www.ni.com/white-paper/4523/en/

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 19, 2015, 04:51:01 pm
content: Quote from: Cliff Matthews on October 19, 2015, 01:19:32 pmLinks do not work for me

author: tehmagicsmoke
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 21, 2015, 08:44:45 pm
content: Did someone mention afrotechmods on youtube, he's my favorite because he's so informative and he makes it fun. Second to Dave of course.

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 16, 2015, 02:39:36 am
content: Information on Microcontroller use in industryhttp://bd.eduweb.hhs.nl/es/2014-embedded-market-study-then-now-whats-next.pdf

author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 21, 2015, 07:06:40 am
content: I'm not sure if this has been posted before but theITP Physical Computingmaterial is very good. The videos in particular are clear and well paced for beginners. It is Arduino centric - not surprising since one of the instructors is Tom Igoe - one of the Arduino founders

author: TerminalJack505
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 25, 2015, 02:45:16 am
content: A PDF scan of Forrest M. Mims III'sEngineer's Mini-Notebook Op Amp IC Circuits.

author: MAntunes
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 05, 2016, 02:47:24 am
content: Does anyone know about books, articles, courses about multimeter design (voltmeter, ammeter, etc)? They would be very welcome.Thank you!

author: gildasd
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 06, 2016, 08:23:46 pm
content: Course on Naval electronics safety:http://magelhaes.hzs.be/willem/assorted/HV/Slides.html

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 07, 2016, 04:10:42 am
content: Quote from: gildasd on January 06, 2016, 08:23:46 pmThe actual education can be found herehttp://magelhaes.hzs.be/willem/assorted/HV/High%20Voltage%20Safety.pdf

author: MAntunes
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 09, 2016, 06:46:24 pm
content: Quote from: MAntunes on January 05, 2016, 02:47:24 amAnyone?

author: VK5RC
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 03, 2016, 10:06:03 am
content: I am not sure if this is what you are looking for but the HP Journal from April 1989 covers the technical aspects behind the design of the HP3458, Very serious high end voltage measurement. Heavy reading but very good.

author: Kappes Buur
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 10, 2016, 08:49:15 pm
content: Learning to use EAGLESome time ago, Jason of RPC Electronics did a nice series of 14 videos giving a primer of how to use EAGLE.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC66ImnJYgX_j5EeWkeU-1_AWhile this series is for EAGLE v5 it should still be valid for later versions. I think this is about the easiest wayto learn the basics of EAGLE.I gathered all his videos in this download for offline viewing.http://www.mediafire.com/download/fjt9u55d61uu6gu/RPC.zipabout 460 MB.

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 23, 2016, 02:18:06 am
content: Vintage 22-minute Tektronix video on transmission lines

author: Mephitus
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 02, 2016, 05:08:00 pm
content: Just found a fascinating study on the thermal performance characteristics between IC packages. I did not know that PCB layout/design was SO much more important a factor than that of package size. I had always been of the mindset I used when cooling CPU's. That the more surface area you can get your dedicated heatsink on, the better. Seems that proper design allowing the board to absorb the thermal energy can be a much more effective/efficient.http://www.ti.com/lit/an/spra953b/spra953b.pdf

author: tronde
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 03, 2016, 03:42:16 pm
content: Quote from: Shock on August 08, 2015, 01:09:39 pmA lot more herehttp://americanradiohistory.com/For instance Practical Wireless with a lot of RF knowledge.

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 12, 2016, 05:54:05 pm
content: Newark offering free 233 pg. ebook: RECOM´s DC/DC Book of Knowledge(for those who don't have an account, or don't want to be pestered to give out an email address..)1st PDF - Introduction to various DC/DC converter topologies, feedback loops (analogue and digital), test and measurement, protection, filtering, safety, reliability, constant current drivers and DC/DC applications. The level is necessarily technical, but readable for engineers, designers and students."http://storage.pardot.com/80762/59552/Recom_Book_DCDC_Power.pdf2nd PDF - More info on author Steve Roberts - Technical Director for RECOMhttps://d3i5bpxkxvwmz.cloudfront.net/pulse/07-2015_Pulse_15_spreads.pdf

author: nowlan
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 18, 2016, 05:01:09 am
content: I have a 10% off book depository coupon about to expire. I was wondering if anyone has compared the 2nd & 3rd edition of the AoE student manual. Is there much of a difference? I have access to the old book.

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 05, 2016, 01:19:35 pm
content: 1953 AT&T short transistor documentary. Gotta love the Dick Tracy wrist radioHard to believe 63 years have past, but electrons still fascinate an inquisitive mind.

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 07, 2016, 11:50:29 pm
content: Book on STM32 microcontrollershttps://leanpub.com/mastering-stm32

author: Nozzer
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 08, 2016, 09:07:48 am
content: I have recently encountered a very useful resource giving information about all aspects of electronics including news, use of test equipment and explaining applications such as the different types of oscilloscope probe and what they can be used for. It also has a section on electronic components which is excellent for noobs.The link to some specific sections that can be reached via their home page (http://www.radio-electronics.com) can be found below:Test equipmenthttp://www.radio-electronics.com/info/t_and_m/Componentshttp://www.radio-electronics.com/info/data/Formulaehttp://www.radio-electronics.com/info/formulae/

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 10, 2016, 08:50:19 pm
content: Quote from: ez24 on June 07, 2016, 11:50:29 pmA response from the editor:https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/economics-of-writing-a-technical-ebook/Quote

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 26, 2016, 10:18:00 pm
content: Modern Embedded Systems Programming Coursehttp://state-machine.com/quickstart/

author: judyfromraypcb
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: June 28, 2016, 10:09:40 am
content: Quote from: maia on November 10, 2011, 01:03:55 pm

author: ChrisG
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 30, 2016, 03:22:16 pm
content: All, I recently bought thehttp://artofelectronics.net/the Art of Electronics and started from scratch: Chapter 1. Together with the reference book this is really great great and fantastic! Enormously good reading and guidance I highly highly recommend this to anyone to own, read, study and practice.It brings a smile, deception and eureka on my face for sure!Chris

author: Nexo
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 02, 2016, 09:26:31 pm
content: Hello everyone!I found a good Youtube channel with the first ~20 experiments from the book "Make: Electronics: Learning Through Discovery" by Charles Platt. Haven't watched it yet but it must be really good:https://www.youtube.com/user/christophermball/videosHope serves you wellBye!

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 03, 2016, 05:16:48 pm
content: Just in case this is not herehttp://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/experiments/

author: whitevamp
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 10, 2016, 04:26:15 pm
content: I just sorta skimmed over all the pages and didnt see any of these sites.https://www.edx.org/andhttps://www.coursera.org/both sites offer more then just stuff about electronics.

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 13, 2016, 08:02:59 pm
content: 100+ analog book by TIhttps://www.ti.com/seclit/sl/slyw038b/slyw038b.pdf

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 13, 2016, 08:15:07 pm
content: Copied From a Tom45 postDon't think this has been mentioned here. Electronic Design has published an eBook based on Bob Pease's column. Volume 1 is available for download:http://electronicdesign.com/Electronic_Design_Library_Bob_Pease_eBook1_Vol._1

author: breadbox
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: July 29, 2016, 05:19:33 pm
content: Two books with distinctive approaches: (1) tearing down and (2) building up.(1) Bryan Bergeron, ‘Teardowns: Learn How Electronics Work by Taking Them Apart’ (2010, McGraw-Hill)Preview athttps://books.google.com/books?id=9GwDb1ELd2sC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=falseDevices featured are not as exotic as the test equipment in Dave’s videos, but if you like the guided-tour approach with lots of commentary on components and circuit functions, along with some design critique, it’s well worth looking at. Items covered (or uncovered) include smoke alarms, motion-activated lights, surge protectors, ultrasonic humidifiers, stereo amplifiers, analog VOM. There are also three chapters on electric guitars + effects pedals + tube amps.(2) Abraham Marcus and William Marcus, ‘Elements of Radio’ (multiple editions: 1943, 1948, 1953, 1959, 1965, 1973)1953 edition:https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924004082834Unfortunately I can’t find a PDF version of a more recent edition of this book online (it’s not to be confused with Marcus’s ‘Elements of Radio Servicing’, which is easier to track down). I have the 6th edition (1973), which is divided into two parts. Part 1 describes, using little or no math, how to build a simple crystal radio and then, step by step, turn it into a superheterodyne AM receiver. Part 2 is a more technical (i.e., some equations, but still introductory) discussion of DC, AC, inductance, capacitance, impedance, resonance, etc.The catch is that the book was first published in 1943 and the superheterodyne receiver is built around vacuum tubes. Later editions (6th, 1973; 5th, 1965 [I think; it's got a picture of Telstar on the cover . . .]) add some chapters on semiconductors and show how a tube receiver can be turned into a transistor receiver, but the bulk of the book is tube-oriented. Nevertheless, the book’s strategy of introducing a basic circuit and improving and refining it, with fulsome explanations of each change and plenty of circuit diagrams, is extremely effective in communicating both the how and the why at every stage of development. As a result, the discussions of tubes are valuable because they are lessons in basic theory, not explanations of an older technology that many beginners have little interest in learning. And if you are reading a more recent edition of the book, the presentation of transistors neatly builds on the earlier presentation of tubes.

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 02, 2016, 06:16:16 am
content: A course on circuits:ECE2040: Circuit Analysis website for the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology.Seems to be here for awhile :http://www2.ece.gatech.edu/academic/courses/ece2040/

author: Vietk123
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2016, 05:50:37 am
content: Really glad i have found this post. Thanks all for the info. I downloaded a whole bunch of beginner info here.

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2016, 10:56:46 pm
content: Power Management (power supplies)Excuse if duplicate188 pages loaded with Power Management informationFree with registrationhttp://pages.electronicdesign.com/book-registration?elqTrackId=044395b2217d4f5897a0e62ee336b3fd&elq=00000000000000000000000000000000&elqaid=1207&elqat=2&elqCampaignId=

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2016, 12:15:24 am
content: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/beginners/online-resources-for-self-education/msg2441/#msg2441

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 27, 2016, 10:06:26 pm
content: I think if anyone wants to learn "street smarts" around RF radio,http://www.repeater-builder.comhas enough guides, manuals, DIY's and pdf's to sink a ship. Just found it since someone gifted me two radio's: a Motorola Radius M120 and a Yaesu-Vertex VX-2100. This kind of gear runs a lot of service bureau's, fire, police, ambulance, emerg. etc.. so a tech never has to be unaware this segment of equipment not seen in typical consumer box stores.

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 13, 2016, 11:31:33 am
content: "Socratic Electronics" has no mention on this forum.http://www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/socratic/index.html"Socratic Instrumentation" (same author) has been updated for 10-years.http://www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/socratic/sinst/Note this 75meg PDF (3,200+ pages ofmeaty goodness..)http://www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/socratic/sinst/book/liii.pdf

author: Mephitus
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 11, 2016, 06:20:03 pm
content: Paper about designing toroidal transformers by Nasa circa 1972

author: anker_by
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 26, 2016, 12:54:26 am
content: Anyone knows a good resource for soldering components in laptops?

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 01, 2016, 10:02:25 pm
content: I do not think I have seen Khan Academy mentioned here:https://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineeringHere you can seeVisualizing the Fourier expansion of a square wavehttps://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineering/ee-signals/ee-fourier-series/v/ee-visualize-fourier-series-square-wave

author: salbayeng
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 21, 2016, 09:13:37 am
content: An excellent book from TI about opamp applications, and a lot of other useful stuff:http://www.cypress.com/file/65366/download(This was on another EEVblog forum)

author: DP53
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: November 23, 2016, 04:24:12 pm
content: A lot of information about various sensors, transmitters (temperature, mechanical specifications, photo effects, thermocouples, etc.):http://senphys.com/

author: KD0CAC John
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 27, 2016, 03:04:02 am
content: On the RF side of things , and over on the RF / ham radio forum here , another ebook & videos .Half way through and looks good .https://www.eevblog.com/forum/rf-microwave/free-explore-rf-online-training/

author: salbayeng
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 04, 2016, 05:47:03 am
content: Just found this (apologies if already mentioned)http://www.mosaic-industries.com/embedded-systems/microcontroller-projects/electronic-circuits/push-button-switch-turn-on/latching-toggle-power-switchThis particular page shows many circuits of on-off function from a push button with very clear circuits and good explanation.The pages are well written and well laid out.The site is a good reference for all things electronic, and has excellent navigation on the left hand pane.Many resources for micro-contoller peripherals, interfaces, touch screens etc.

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2016, 04:10:42 am
content: A list of Youtube electronic channels provided by Cliff Matthews (thanks Cliff)(there are a few unrelated ones such as mechanical engineering)/DRIVEAA Computers and TechnologyAbelardo PardoAbom79AfrotechmodsAintBigAintCleverAlan GarfieldAllAmericanFiveRadioAndyDaviesByTheSeaAPH Group (www.aphgroup.com)Applied ScienceArrow ElectronicsAvEbigclivedotcomBlue MatterBrek MartinBridgewaterChris BallChris GammellChrisFixConsumer ReportsCraig HollingerCrashCourseCSTworldCuriousInventorCypress SemiconductorDelcopondDerek MolloyDextersLab2013DIY PerksDOCUMENTARY TUBEDr. Ray RidleyDrPhysicsAEdisonTechCenterEEEnthusiastEEVblogEEVblog2El Colo TronicsElectroBOOMElectronics Trivia by Steve WagnerelectronicsNmoreelectronupdateElPaso TubeAmpsEngineering ExplainedGauthier Electric OakvilleGerry SweeneyGrants Pass TV RepairGreatScott!humanHardDriveHydraulic Press ChanneliantubeIBM Internet of ThingsiFixit VideoInténtalo CaritoJack GanssleJeremy Blumjimmydirestajoe smithJohn GammellJohn WardJoop BrokkingJulian IlettJulian's ReviewsKevin DarrahKeysight OscilloscopesKhan AcademykhanacademymedicineKristian_LaholmLabVIEWLabVIEW MakerHublasersaberLearn EngineeringLectures by Walter LewinLonnie HoneycuttLouis RossmannLuís RMake:Mega MechatronicsmikeselectricstuffminutephysicsmisperryMIT OpenCourseWaremjlortonN2CUANerdwriter1NightHawkInLightNode7Novaspirit TechNucleus Medical MediaOnstate LED LightingPatrick Hood-DanielPeter OakesPhysics Videos by Eugene KhutoryanskyPSoC ProjectspsocappsPSoCDesignerQuantum Leaps, LLCRimstarOrgRLScienceroberhiy2Robert BolanosROBRENZRODALCO2007rolinychupetinRoman UrsuHackScotty KilmerScullcom Hobby ElectronicsSDG ElectronicsShopJimmy.comShotcutSmarterEveryDayState of ElectronicsSteven CasagrandeSuspicious0bserversTampatecTech ExplorationsTechmoanTechnology - TopicTechquickieTemasInteresantestesla500The 8-Bit GuyThe Andrew Klavan ShowThe Post Apocalyptic InventorThe Radio ShopThe Signal PathThe Slow Mo GuysTheology, Philosophy and ScienceThunderf00tTim WilliamsTimothy SchulzTodd HarrisonTodoElectronica21Veritasiumvk3yeVoltLogVsaucew2aewwattnotionsWebTegrityWranglerstar

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 17, 2016, 04:18:12 am
content: Quote from: ez24 on December 17, 2016, 04:10:42 am

author: ZeTeX
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2016, 03:16:00 pm
content: Quote from: Cliff Matthews on December 17, 2016, 04:18:12 amYou have Hydraulic Press Channel in the list

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 17, 2016, 05:47:23 pm
content: Quote from: ZeTeX on December 17, 2016, 03:16:00 pmAwe shucks, that's just anger management. You ever think some bad EE projects may need fluid force before tossing in the trash?

author: ZeTeX
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2016, 09:14:40 pm
content: Quote from: Cliff Matthews on December 17, 2016, 05:47:23 pmgood reason I guess lol, your project doesn't work? crash it in hydraulic press!

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 18, 2016, 12:07:39 pm
content: Quote from: ez24 on December 17, 2016, 05:31:46 amYou may want to add to an item I posted in sub-forum MCU's & FPGA's about the need for a resource sticky there too. It's funny how folks that type so much (coding) had no resource list to help out with the basic stuff.. Maybe they like asking and answering the same questions over and over? I don't know..

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 18, 2016, 08:31:04 pm
content: Hi ez24, good idea. Long messy url's should be hidden and a short description can be given instead, like this (thanks to Ian.M for lending me his brain):Code:[url=http://www.example.com/anypage]description text for link goes hereWish I could offer more, but I leave for the Caribbean Tuesday (I've just 3-weeks to forget about the Canadian snow..)

author: eeFearless
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: January 16, 2017, 06:14:30 pm
content: OpenStax was started by Rice University. They write openly licensed college textbooks. Limited subjects available. But, what they do have avail is very good (Calculus, Statistics, Chemistry, Physics, etc):https://openstax.org/subjects

author: hwj-d
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 10, 2017, 09:39:38 pm
content: NOTE: This message has been deleted by the forum moderator Simon for being against the forum rules and/or at the discretion of the moderator as being in the best interests of the forum community and the nature of the thread.If you believe this to be in error, please contact the moderator involved.An optional additional explanation is:

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 12, 2017, 03:05:19 pm
content: Here's a well done small collection of "Handyman's Guide to..." articles from The National Radio Astronomy Observatory:http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~pharden/hobby/Hobby.shtmlCould be of some help for the newMakersamong us.

author: zerorisers
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 09, 2017, 10:38:17 pm
content: coursera.org has some pretty good lectures from georgia tech!

author: PDXjason
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2017, 04:44:26 pm
content: CODE, by Charles Petzold, if no one else mentioned it. Although it deals with understanding code, it also goes through logic, relays and other EE-related things.

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 02, 2017, 05:29:44 pm
content: Electronic/electric help site with cross-linked terms (beginner to mid-level concepts)https://www.electrical4u.com/

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 15, 2017, 03:26:23 pm
content: Jim Pytel (Bigbadtech) has a basic electronics series of 52 videos on his channel.https://www.youtube.com/user/bigbadtech/videosPlaylist: Basic Electronics 1: DC Circuit Analysishttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdnqjKaksr8qQ9w3XY5zFXQ2H-zXQFMlI

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 17, 2017, 08:55:04 pm
content: Quote from: Shock on May 15, 2017, 03:26:23 pmWhen I get caught up with the YouTube Listhttps://www.eevblog.com/forum/other-blog-specific/dd/msg1093983/#msg1093983I will go through this topic and links that are here but not there

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 19, 2017, 02:57:53 am
content: Added to the YT list using a new method

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 24, 2017, 02:36:05 pm
content: SelectingInductors for DC/DC convertors- Wurth Electronics GroupThis is also available in GermanThere'sother trainingvideo's worth watching too (mostly English).

author: tronde
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 18, 2017, 07:16:41 pm
content: Quote from: Cliff Matthews on May 12, 2016, 05:54:05 pmDC/DC BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE is out in a new version with a new chapter on magnetics.https://www.recom-power.com/emea/downloads/bok.htmlIn Englishhttp://www.recom-power.com/fileadmin/EMEA/Downloads/Book_of_Knowledge/BookOfKnowledge_EN_WEB.pdfIn Germanhttp://www.recom-power.com/fileadmin/EMEA/Downloads/Book_of_Knowledge/BookOfKnowledge_DE_WEB.pdf

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 02, 2017, 04:24:45 pm
content: Stanford University OnlineSolar Cells, Fuel Cells and Batteries - Freehttps://lagunita.stanford.edu/courses/Engineering/Solar/Fall2013/about

author: tronde
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 05, 2017, 03:20:20 am
content: Some reading about mains earthing systems. See attachments.Worth a look not only for beginners.Other stuff from Schneider Electrichttp://electrical-engineering-portal.com/download-center/books-and-guides/schneider-electric

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 23, 2017, 10:32:28 pm
content: OP AMPShttps://www.eevblog.com/forum/beginners/opamps-for-everyone-pdf/

author: MrTurk
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: September 05, 2017, 06:35:01 pm
content: Here is a thorough introduction to electronicshttps://www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/electricCircuitsNexus 5 cihaz?mdan Tapatalk kullan?larak gönderildi

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2017, 10:37:21 am
content: Philips book on Power Semiconductor Applications including SMPS, motor control, automobile, TV and monitorcircuits, lighting etc.http://www.moodle2.tfe.umu.se/pluginfile.php/60819/mod_label/intro/nxp/APPCHP1.pdfCHAPTER 1 Introduction to Power Semiconductorshttp://www.moodle2.tfe.umu.se/pluginfile.php/60819/mod_label/intro/nxp/APPCHP1.pdfCHAPTER 2 Switched Mode Power Supplieshttp://www.moodle2.tfe.umu.se/pluginfile.php/60819/mod_label/intro/nxp/APPCHP2.pdfCHAPTER 3 Motor Controlhttp://www.moodle2.tfe.umu.se/pluginfile.php/60819/mod_label/intro/nxp/APPCHP3.pdfCHAPTER 4 Televisions and Monitorshttp://www.moodle2.tfe.umu.se/pluginfile.php/60819/mod_label/intro/nxp/APPCHP4.pdfCHAPTER 5 Automotive Power Electronicshttp://www.moodle2.tfe.umu.se/pluginfile.php/60819/mod_label/intro/nxp/APPCHP5.pdfCHAPTER 6 - power control with thyristors & triacshttp://www.moodle2.tfe.umu.se/pluginfile.php/60819/mod_label/intro/nxp/APPCHP6.pdfCHAPTER 7 - thermal managementhttp://www.moodle2.tfe.umu.se/pluginfile.php/60819/mod_label/intro/nxp/APPCHP7.pdfCHAPTER 8 - Lightinghttp://www.moodle2.tfe.umu.se/pluginfile.php/60819/mod_label/intro/nxp/APPCHP8.pdf

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 23, 2017, 09:02:22 pm
content: Just in case this is not herehttps://www.udemy.com/Some good free university level courses

author: nn_in
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 06, 2017, 08:34:09 am
content: 1)Electronics Technology Fundamentals/Conventional Flow Version Third Edition by Robert T. Paynter and B.J. Toby Boydell2)Introductory Electronic Devices and Circuits: Conventional Flow Sixth Edition by Robert T. PaynterAre there any differences in content between the above two book.? Thanks

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 03, 2017, 03:44:09 pm
content: Thermistor Tutorial- 40mins. by Pete Vree* and PDF (sorry, it was too big to attach here..)http://wyedelta.wixsite.com/html_canada-electrical/copy-of-thermocouple*Permission granted from author

author: rsduhamel
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: November 03, 2017, 03:54:35 pm
content: I am a semi-retired electronics instructor and I am in the process of putting my curriculum online for free. I think I have a unique and useful way of explaining electronics. People commenting on my YouTube channel seem to agree. Everything is free and is suitable for students who want to learn electronics from the ground up and for instructors who want to give their students an alternate point of view. You can find my text lessons athttp://rsdacademy.net. My YouTube channel ishttps://youtube.com/channel/UCOausWDNRDJikQ11gSLj7nAThis is a work in progress but I have complete lessons in basic DC Circuits, AC Circuits and Solid State Devices. I am currently working on Analog Circuits. I hope people find these resources useful.

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 03, 2017, 04:31:42 pm
content: Quote from: rsduhamel on November 03, 2017, 03:54:35 pmWelcome to EEVblog! Yes, you do have that "classic teachers touch" (starting to review them now)I think you should make a posting also in the other blogs section (this way it adds to the Electronics YouTubers list).https://www.eevblog.com/forum/other-blog-specific/

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 04, 2017, 05:52:17 am
content: Quote from: rsduhamel on November 03, 2017, 03:54:35 pmI previously found (by looking for op amps) your YouTube channel and added it to the YT lists. I liked your YT op amps video. Keep up the good work.I need to add your member name to the list, but the list is going to have a major change tomorrow.

author: rsduhamel
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: November 05, 2017, 03:41:53 am
content: Cliff Matthews: thanks for the suggestion. I thought of posting my announcement in some other sections, but I don't want to get spammy (I have already been accused of posting spam at another forum just for making the one post.) If nobody minds posting in multiple sections I'll do that.

author: rsduhamel
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: November 05, 2017, 03:46:13 am
content: ez24: Thanks for the complement. I really appreciate it.

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 05, 2017, 08:58:52 pm
content: Quote from: rsduhamel on November 05, 2017, 03:41:53 amI have never seen anyone criticized for posting a link to their video. This forum has its roots based on YT (Dave makes his living on YT). I suggest you add your YT channel to your profile so it shows every time you make a post. You also can add a link to your web site. I added a link to the YT list in my profile (see below).I do not know about multiple posts on the same subject - that might be frowned on ?You can make new posts showing off your new uploads. For example you could make a new post on your new diode video and include a link to it. Since the diode video is a basic one, I would list it under Beginners. Even though this forum is not a beginners forum, I appreciate them. There might be a few of us hiding in the corners.Keep up the good work and keep the videos coming

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 10, 2017, 04:31:44 pm
content: TI makes BLDC control look easy in their TI InstaSpin (no hall sensors) training material. WMMV, but I like the video.http://www.ti.com/ww/en/mcu/instaspin/index.shtml

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 22, 2017, 01:08:04 am
content: RTD PT100 (Resistance Temperature Detector) Tutorial- 48mins. by Pete Vree* and PDF (sorry, too big again..)http://wyedelta.wixsite.com/html_canada-electrical/copy-of-temperature-sensors*Permission granted from author

author: cdev
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 26, 2017, 02:48:05 am
content: This should be listed in the Wiki..if you go to raspberrypi.org there you will find a HUGE wealth of very high quality stuff all relevant to learning electronics and computing fundamentals on the Raspberry Pi platform which in case you've been dead the last few years, started out a mere five years ago as a project to make a credit card sized computer that cost $35 for everybody.Well, THEY SUCCEEDED and now its five years later and they have sold millions of them and its incredibly useful device for everybody and their most recent one, the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B actually is more powerful than many laptops and tablets are today. And its still $35.When you get there, go to "MagPi" their own magazine, which is quite professionally done, and there you'll find a wealth of download-able material.Their magazine is basically educational project ideas geared towards everybody from smart teenagers to kids, with content so good it will likely also appeal to scientists and engineers, actually pretty much EVERY KIND OF PERSON who frequents this unique community will find something useful there. "I guarantee it!"...everything from free BOOKs on Bash scripting and beginning C programming for beginners, to four huge PDF "project books" each containing dozens of projects, using the Raspberry Pi hardware family (some of which cost as little as $5 or $10 now). And they all involve either electronics or programming.In addition to these books, there are more than 50 issues of their magazine which is chock full of even more cool Linux stuff to do - some of which you can ALSO do with various kinds of modification or not on Ubuntu or Mint, (or even RedHat's based pidora or fedora!) one way or another. Theres also a bunch of other stuff thats also free, for example some books specifically for teachers. Its really quite a high quality effort, very little elsewhere on this rapidly shrinking planet is even remotely comparable.MagPi is a jewel .https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi-issues/?C=N;O=A

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 26, 2017, 07:07:10 am
content: Tektronix also did a complete set of labs on on the Pi and Arduino. Doesn't seem to be available anymore. Perhaps it was for the earlier hardware generations and needed updating so they took it down.http://direct.tek.com/en-uk/courseware/search?field_courseware_categories_value=1900

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 26, 2017, 08:38:26 am
content: Quote from: Shock on November 26, 2017, 07:07:10 amMy guess is they took the labs down and include them with their Edu scope to increase its educational value. Too bad

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 01, 2018, 01:47:05 am
content: How Does a Switching Power Supply Work (schematic, explanation, example, modifications)This is sure to help SMPS newcomers.From the legend himself (DanyK of Czechoslovakia) one of oldest circuit listing and help websites on the net, and still strong!*Also check his website for more educational material (I like this 3-phase monsterhttp://danyk.cz/3f_vyb_en.html)

author: CharlieEcho
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 02, 2018, 02:51:20 am
content: Quote from: ez24 on November 26, 2017, 08:38:26 amI found this one for the TI MSP430http://www.audentia-gestion.fr/Tektronix/ST_MSP430_Labs_Combined.pdfAnyone have the .ino files?

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 02, 2018, 07:51:19 pm
content: (cont'd) Here is part #2 of DanyK's SMPS basics course:*edit - This guy is one of the smartest guys in action (on YouTube). Sure wish Keysight would have mercy and send him a new o-scope...Everyone would gain from the knowledge he shares, right?

author: CharlieEcho
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 03, 2018, 01:40:10 pm
content: This guy is one of the smartest guys in action (on YouTube). Sure wish Keysight would have mercy and send him a new o-scope...Everyone would gain from the knowledge he shares, right?These are great! Siglent or Rigol should jump on that opportunity, if Keysight or Tek aren't going to.

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 04, 2018, 07:08:55 pm
content: Third part is shorter still good teaching:

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 06, 2018, 08:30:40 pm
content: Quote from: CharlieEcho on February 03, 2018, 01:40:10 pmWhen you really need a scope.. (I vote this one photo of the year)http://danyk.cz/osc_en.htmlInteresting note: His website started 15-years ago and says he used to live in Sydney (AU??)

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 17, 2018, 01:31:00 pm
content: List of electronics related books

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 25, 2018, 04:39:12 pm
content: As posted a short while ago, DanyK (aka DiodeGoneWild) finally has a scope. In his usual DaveCad fashion, he put together a nice-short primer.Note: Feline interference may not fit well with all those DaveCad copyrights

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 25, 2018, 07:29:36 pm
content: I like that cat!

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 18, 2018, 05:45:02 pm
content: Quote from: SeanB on February 25, 2018, 07:29:36 pmI'd get shot if I posted it, but search:DiodeGoneWild - Hidden Camera Reveals what My Cat Does in the Bathroom. I find cats are a mixed lot, some trust the owner, but some loath any owner. Still, I fear the temptation shown may push me too far..

author: Mark.h.b
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 20, 2018, 03:45:14 pm
content: Glad I found this, the NEETS is a good read for the noobs as myself but people are actually selling it on eBay for around $4.00 usd !!Thank you for sharing.

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 20, 2018, 03:59:52 pm
content: Welcome to the last poster! FWIW, it's better not to overwrite BBS code when quoting posts (that link didn't show..)No problem, I think it was this one?http://www.hnsa.org/resources/manuals-documents/2575-2/

author: Dumpsterholic
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 17, 2018, 03:15:58 pm
content: Hey all:Here are a couple of sources I've been using to learn about Arduino (I know, dumb...) and the ESP8266:https://leanpub.com/kolban-ESP32https://www.udemy.com/The first is a *free online book by somebody who really knows about computers, and who has written 400+ pages about setting up and using the ESP8266.The second has a number of courses related to electronics in general and microcontrollers in particular; some topics to browse might include Arduino, IoT, ARM micros, robotics and home automation.*Neither source is strictly free, but Mr. Kolban's download link wouldn't let me pay him any money, and Udemy is constantly running introductory discounts for new students that drastically slash their prices, so it might pay to check it out.Apologies if these have already been mentioned; this thread is getting kinda long.... Which shows that there is a lot of interest.

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 17, 2018, 06:40:36 pm
content: Quote from: Dumpsterholic on April 17, 2018, 03:15:58 pmThanks - I could not remember LeanpubAdded them to my listhttps://www.eevblog.com/forum/other-blog-specific/a/msg1341170/#msg1341170

author: Dumpsterholic
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 19, 2018, 04:47:09 pm
content: Hi all:On the same topic as my previous post, here's a link that I would not have known about had I not registered for an Arduino course on udemy.com. As far as I can tell through a cursory overlook, EVERYTHING on this site is totally free. Not only Arduino-related material, but also a wealth of information on RaspberryPi, programming in C, microcontrollers in general, plus analog and digital electronics and a lot more that I have not yet delved into. There are forums, downloadable code snippets and quite a few videos.https://core-electronics.com.au/(After that glowing review, please let me state categorically that I have NO personal or commercial involvement with these people; I just think they have a well-organized & informative site. They run work$hops in Australia, and--I don't wish to incur the wrath of Mr. Jones by potentially tapping into his lucrative market share--they also sell stuff....)

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 19, 2018, 07:28:24 pm
content: Quote from: Dumpsterholic on April 19, 2018, 04:47:09 pmThanks - I added them to my list. I also got confused so I asked this:https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/what-is-the-difference-between-a-'course'-and-a-'tutorial'-or-'learn'/msg1482866/#msg1482866

author: RomDump
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 28, 2018, 12:06:17 am
content: Quote from: CharlieEcho on February 02, 2018, 02:51:20 amThe Tektronix Courseware are now located here:https://www.tek.com/courseware/search

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 28, 2018, 12:34:28 am
content: Quote from: RomDump on April 28, 2018, 12:06:17 amThanks - I updated List Chttps://www.eevblog.com/forum/other-blog-specific/a/msg1341170/#msg1341170

author: davidradio
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: May 21, 2018, 09:30:00 am
content: Quote from: ez24 on July 03, 2016, 05:16:48 pmThanks! Its very helpful for me!

author: illusive
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 26, 2018, 08:58:39 pm
content: Hi to everyone,I want to learn more about control systems, mainly digital control systems - theory and practical uses. Recently i had to implement a PID controll with a microcontroller and while i managed do it with the help of random google results and youtube tutorials i want to learn about it in more consistent way.Can you recommend me a book or other source of information in this field?I've heard good thinks about Modern Control Engineering by Katsuhiko Ogata and Control Systems Engineering by Norman S. Nise seems to be populer choice. Should i get them?Thanks a ton!

author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 26, 2018, 09:10:42 pm
content: Quote from: illusive on August 26, 2018, 08:58:39 pmI did about halfof this free control systems coursewhen it was offered. It was pretty good. I'm not sure if they will offer it again but you can try registering and see if you can access the archived course.

author: Housedad
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 30, 2018, 01:05:27 am
content: Quote from: Cliff Matthews on February 23, 2016, 02:18:06 amI happened across this vid the other day. About the best basic tutorial on wave reflection I have seen. They KNEW how to make their instructional videos intuitive back then.

author: tanveerriaz
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 01, 2018, 04:17:03 pm
content: The uhf compendium part 1 and 2 K.Weiner DJ9HOhttp://www.radioamateur.eu/Scuola/

author: avogadro
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 02, 2018, 04:46:33 pm
content: Whats the standard book for learning dc and ac analysis of electronic circuits? So like static and dynamic points and similar. Preferably with loads of problems and solutions.

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 03, 2018, 04:38:44 pm
content: Quote from: avogadro on October 02, 2018, 04:46:33 pmHi Avogadro we use this thread for listing free resources.Starting a new thread like the one you started forbooks on amplifiers and other analog circuitswill probably get better responses.

author: Chilabothrus
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: November 01, 2018, 08:39:58 pm
content: Hey thanks everyone for posting these resources... there's so many its hard to tell which one might be right for me!I just started on the more physical side of the electronic journey (I'm really good with things like Raspberry pi's and the like but so many parts of the physical aspects of circuits and power are still mysterious to me).My old Weller soldering iron was giving out and, thinking about reviews of new ones, ran into EEVBlog and Dave's awesome youtube videos... I gotta say he's super entertaining.

author: Chilabothrus
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: November 05, 2018, 09:35:20 pm
content: I found the beginner electronics series helpful:

author: spec
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 09, 2018, 03:57:34 pm
content: TI SIGNAL: COMPENDIUM OF OPAMP BLOG POSTSCame across this:http://www.ti.com/lit/ml/slyt701/slyt701.pdf(direct link: no reg required)May be of interest for those who like opamps.(did a search and could not find it posted already in this thread)

author: spec
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 10, 2018, 06:36:27 am
content: TI POWER MANAGEMENT GUIDEhttp://www.ti.com/lit/sg/slvt145r/slvt145r.pdf(direct link: no reg required)Gives major parameters of TI's power management products (switching regulators, gate drivers, MOSFETs, etc), with short descriptions of applications and outline circuits.

author: spec
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 11, 2018, 03:58:19 am
content: MUST CALCULATEhttp://mustcalculate.com/electronics/capacitorimpedance.phpMany calculators for a wide range of electronic parameters: slick, comprehensive, and simple to use.There is even a 'formula builder' where you can define your own formulas.

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 28, 2018, 02:41:57 pm
content: Elektor is offering a 'free' 4-month subscription and access to their archive of projects, pcb's, source-code and schematic's etc..I can't give any link here, because it seems new subscribers need to be logged into YT to click a link (with custom re-direct token)..You'll find the offer in the description text under Marco Reps most recent videohttps://youtu.be/QtQiWFmDmvE**edit - It didn't ask for any credit card info (just a mailing address to send the magazine)

author: HarlanLSU1
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: November 29, 2018, 06:13:01 pm
content: :-+4th ed 2016 1056pp.This is a great paperback book for only $27.https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1259587541/ref=nav_timeline_asin?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

author: spec
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 01, 2018, 07:19:10 am
content: Yes,PRACTICAL ELECTRONICS FOR INVENTORSis a very good book, especially the way that the author gets to the core of complex areas and explains them a succinct and simple way. I wish this book had been available when I started learning about electronics.

author: spec
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 01, 2018, 07:27:45 am
content: CALCULUS MADE EASYhttps://www.cimat.mx/ciencia_para_jovenes/bachillerato/libros/[Thompson,Gardner]Calculus%20Made%20Easy(1998).pdfLong-time classic with a very readable style.

author: spec
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 02, 2018, 08:52:46 am
content: EMC FOR PRODUCT DESIGNERSThis is the bible for EMC. Not only is it packed with easy-to-understand theory, but it gives practical guidance too, and it is a good read. Highly recommended.https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9780081010167?gC=5a105e8b&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIrMXZoeGA3wIV4ZPtCh0rkwx3EAYYAiABEgKdnPD_BwE

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 13, 2018, 01:47:14 am
content: I saw on Pete Vree (YT channel) afree TI calculator emulator.. this works for me!http://wabbitemu.org/From the site:"Texas Instruments graphing calculator right on your Windows, Mac, or Android device. Wabbitemu supports the TI-73, TI-81, TI-82, TI-83, TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-84 Plus, TI-84 Plus Silver Edition, TI-85, and TI-86. Fast and convenient, Wabbitemu allows you to always have your trusty calculator with you. Because Wabbitemu is an emulator, the calculator it creates will act exactly like the real thing."AFAIK, this has not been posted on the forum yet, and it may be of help to "someone in a pinch" (no cash or dead calc. batteries?)** On my mid-range i5 it uses 40-60 meg RAM and between 6 and 10% of CPU - WMMV

author: BehsunSchool
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: December 21, 2018, 10:40:30 am
content: WOW!!! I spent the last hour downloading or creating bookmarks to most of these recommendations!Thanks for sharing all these resources!!!

author: spec
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 24, 2018, 11:38:16 am
content: PRACTICAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGThis is a really great book, covering the basics up to fairly advanced. It is comprehensive, fairly light on math (only where necessary), well presented and a good read. I would say that it spans the intermediate to advanced level. But, even if you are a newbee in electronics but planning on study and advancing, it would be worth looking at. Highly recommended.A taster here:https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=H_6ODAAAQBAJ&pg=SA8-PA46&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 11, 2019, 12:51:36 pm
content: I don't know if this is on purpose or by error, but for the few here interested in state-of-the-art in high-power electronics, it seems issues ofBodo's Power Systemsare available by year and month (directly in the URL).Eg:http://www.bodospower.com/restricted/downloads/bp_2019_01.pdf

author: spec
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 16, 2019, 10:09:11 pm
content: THE CALCULUS STORYby David AchesonIf you are just getting into calculus, this book is excellent. It explains both differentiation and integration in a simple, succinct way, with plenty of diagrams to illustrate the principles. Highly recommended:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Calculus-Story-Mathematical-Adventure/dp/0198804547

author: spec
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 16, 2019, 10:29:47 pm
content: DAYCOUNTER CALCULATORSThere are a load of calculators on the net, but the DayCounter calculators are particularly comprehensive and wide ranging:https://daycounter.com/Calculators/DAYCOUNTER DECIBELL CALCULATORFor some reason, the DayCounter deciBell calculator is at a different web address to the other calculators:https://www.daycounter.com/Calculators/Decibels-Calculator.phtml

author: JeanF
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 18, 2019, 07:58:14 pm
content: Hello,I wanted to take a look at the Philips book linked by Mike in post #204 (thank you, Mike!), and I found that having 8 separate PDF files for 8 chapters was not ideal (anyhow, that looked messy in my PDF folder).If anyone is interested, here is the book, slightly rearranged: the table of contents is now at the beginning, the index is still at the end, and the 8 chapters follow one another nicely. The entries in the table of contents are not clickable (they didn't either in the original files) but the PDF bookmarks for the chapters do work.http://jfsimon.net/public/Power_Semiconductor_Applications_Philips.pdfthanks to everyone for the great list of URLs and books in this topic !

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 25, 2019, 07:33:30 pm
content: NOTE: This message has been deleted by the forum moderator Simon for being against the forum rules and/or at the discretion of the moderator as being in the best interests of the forum community and the nature of the thread.If you believe this to be in error, please contact the moderator involved.An optional additional explanation is:

author: GeoffreyF
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 26, 2019, 07:33:06 pm
content: Antenna Physics by Robert J Zavrel. This takes a very deep dive into how antennas work, why they work and how to understand them.It is described as "An Introduction" and this is true relative to the subject but those who want some breezy and light reading with no math, this is not the book for you. If you are not really facile with physics and math but wish to be enlightened, this is an awesome book.I recommend the soft cover over the Kindle edition because the Kindle does not do well with displaying the formulas.https://www.amazon.com/Antenna-Physics-Introduction-ARRL-Inc-ebook/dp/B01CQ07E46

author: spec
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 02, 2019, 02:33:13 pm
content: INTRODUCTION TO SMPS CONTROL TECHNIQUESBelow is a link to the slides from a Micochip web seminar, which give a wonderfully, clear and concise overview of the different types of control for SMPS, ranging from the traditional to the most modern: 'traditional control techniques are like driving a car by looking out of the rear window, whereas modern control techniques are like driving a car by looking through the front window- the first is reactive and the second is proactive.'Well worth taking a few minutes to read if you have an interest in SMPs:https://www.microchip.com/stellent/groups/SiteComm_sg/documents/Training_Tutorials/en527885.pdf

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2019, 10:03:47 am
content: BK Precision has some free guides on their website, they can be downloaded.http://www.bkprecision.com/support/downloads.htmlLinks for convenience:https://bkpmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/guides/en-us/oscilloscope_guide.pdfhttps://bkpmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/guides/en-us/lcr_meter_guide.pdfhttps://bkpmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/guides/en-us/power_supply_guide.pdfhttps://bkpmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/guides/en-us/function-generator-awg-guide.pdfhttps://bkpmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/guides/en-us/dc_electronic_load_application_note.pdf

author: Johnboy
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 15, 2019, 03:40:21 am
content: My vote is for "Electronic Communication" by Robert Shrader. You may take that with a generous dash of salt.Even the latest edition is outdated by today's standards. Yet Shrader really knew how to communicate electronics, if you'll forgive the permutation of the title. I wish I'd discovered it earlier.

author: harnon
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 16, 2019, 05:55:37 am
content: This might have been posted before (couldn't find it in a search) but there are a lot of reference designs herehttp://www.ti.com/reference-designs/index.htmlwhich look interesting.

author: Liam
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: May 21, 2019, 05:18:02 am
content: Quote from: Chasm on January 01, 2011, 08:01:07 pm

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 03, 2019, 04:32:18 pm
content: Here's the TOC from the new 2019Analog Engineer’s Pocket Referencefrom our friends at TI(12meg PDF)https://www.ti.com/seclit/ml/slyw038c/slyw038c.pdfConversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Physical constants / Standard decimal prefixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Metric conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Temperature conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Error conversions (ppm and percentage) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Discrete components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Resistor color code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Standard resistor values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Practical capacitor model and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Practical capacitors vs frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Capacitor type overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Standard capacitance values / Capacitance marking and tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Diodes and LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Bipolar junction transistors (BJT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Junction field effect transistors (JET) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Analog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Resistor equations / Ohm’s law and voltage divider equation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Power equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Capacitor equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Inductor equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Equation for charging an RC circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Equation for discharging an RC circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Capacitor with constant current source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34RMS and mean voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Logarithmic mathematical definitions / Alternative notations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38dB definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Log scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Time to phase shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Bode plots: Poles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Pole (equations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Bode plots (zeros) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Zero (equations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Basic op amp configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Simple non-inverting amp with Cf filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Simple inverting amp with Cf filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Differential filter cutoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Calculating amplifier offset voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Op amp bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Small signal step response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Full power bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Large signal response (slew rate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Settling time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Combining noise sources / Averaging noise sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Noise bandwidth calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611/f total noise calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Thermal noise calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Op amp noise model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Total noise calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65AC response versus frequency (dominant 2-pole system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Transient overshoot (dominant 2-pole system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Stability open loop SPICE analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Stability transient square wave lab test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Stability AC sine wave lab test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Power dissipation calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72Electrical overstress (EOS) protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74PCB and wire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77PCB printed circuit board conductor spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Self-heating of PCB conductors on inner layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79PCB trace resistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80PCB trace resistance for 1 oz-Cu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81PCB trace resistance for 2 oz-Cu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82Common package types and dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83PCB parallel plate capacitance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84PCB microstrip capacitance and inductance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85PCB adjacent copper traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86PCB via capacitance and inductance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Coaxial cable information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88Coaxial cable equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Resistance per length for different wire types (AWG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90Maximum current for wire types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93Temperature sensor overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94IC temperature sensor overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95RTD equation temperature to resistance (T>=0C and T<0C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96RTD equation resistance to temperature (T<0C or Rrtd<R0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Diode equation vs temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Diode voltage versus temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Type J thermocouples translating temperature to voltage (ITS-90 standard) . . . . . . . . . 100Type J thermocouples translating voltage to temperature (ITS-90 standard) . . . . . . . . . 101Type K thermocouples translating temperature to voltage (ITS-90 standard) . . . . . . . . . 102Type K thermocouples translating voltage to temperature (ITS-90 standard) . . . . . . . . . 103Thermistor: Resistance to temperature, Steinhart-Hart equation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104Digital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Numbering systems: binary, decimal and hexadecimal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106Data formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108Digital logic thresholds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109CMOS logic thresholds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110SPI (Serial peripheral interface) hardware overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111SPI data latching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112SPI critical edge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113SPI modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114I2C bus (Inter-integrated circuit) hardware overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115I2C addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116I2C communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117I2C setup, hold and rising timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119I2C pull-up resistor selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120ADC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121ADC definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122ADC resolution for unipolar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123ADC resolution for bipolar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124Resolution voltage vs . full-scale range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125Quantization error of ADC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) from quantization noise only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127Total harmonic distortion (VRMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128Total harmonic distortion (dBc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Ac signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130Dc signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Settling time and conversion accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132ADC system noise calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134Effect of clock jitter on ADC SNR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135DAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137DAC definitionas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138DAC errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139DAC non-linearity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144DAC total unadjusted error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146Multiplexer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147CMOS switch construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148ON-resistance (RON) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149RON flatness / Effective op amp gain including MUX RON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150ON and OFF capacitance (CON/COFF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152MUX settling time with CLOAD and RLOAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153Leakage current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154Charge injection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155Bandwidth (BW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156Channel-to-channel crosstalk(XTALK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157OFF-isolation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158Total harmonic distortion plus noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

author: Doctorandus_P
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 11, 2019, 12:30:36 am
content: Just bumped into an impressive collection of info about electronics:https://www.analog.com/en/education/courses-and-tutorials.htmlhttps://www.analog.com/en/education/education-library/op-amp-applications-handbook.htmlIt goes from books about various aspects of electronics, from passive components to Opamps and Spice.Also seems to have course material for self education witht lab experiments etc.

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 23, 2019, 02:12:14 am
content: DiodeGoneWild has put together an overview of Active PFC and a bit of reverse engineering on a 850 watt Enermax PSU.*Edit - I'd recommend starting at about the 5 minute mark to skip a lot of the basic component identification blabbery.

author: Teichhermelin
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 14, 2019, 10:27:27 am
content: Nice Thread!

author: Haloe
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: September 02, 2019, 03:38:17 am
content: I am a beginner. I am sure it will be helpful for every beginner. Such nice a thread! My gratitude for every contributor.

author: JPNH20
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 03, 2020, 05:11:28 am
content: Hi all - So glad I found this forum. I'm a network engineer and software developer by day, but I've recently taken to doing DIY audio and guitar amplifiers. I apologize if any of these have been posted I'm still going through the thread. So many great resources! Thanks to all that shared. Here are some books and tutorial stuff that I've been reading or watching as of late. Maybe someone will find it useful.Burr Brown Operational Amplifiers: Design And Applicationshttps://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.introni.it/pdf/Graeme%2520-%2520Applications%2520of%2520Operational%2520Amplifiers%25203rd%2520generation%2520techniques%25201973.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiHmJKPx7TnAhUtlXIEHR7RD9EQFjANegQIBhAB&usg=AOvVaw3FgM8Bz6qMTCG_uttLFgITTube Books - Tons and tons of books on vacuum tube data, analog circuits, old electrical engineering books, transformer data etc. If you're interested in learning about vintage audio and electronics it's a great resource.http://www.tubebooks.org/Lots of great stuff here:http://www.tubebooks.org/technical_books_online.htmBlueglow Electronics YouTube Channel. He does lots of tutorials on DIY audio and has a few video series where he builds various audio amplifiers. There's a great single ended class A series of videos. He's a really good teacher and I'm able to easily learn from him.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXv8_dfJjqWluEFktmv12AKT88 Single Ended Amplifier Build Serieshttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo7DGF0CxJGnfxQSKWOXtvhF23jLjEpOCDesign and Construction of Tube Guitar Amplifiershttps://www.amazon.com/Design-Construction-Tube-Guitar-Amplifiers/dp/0615291805/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?keywords=9780615291802&linkCode=qs&qid=1580706153&s=books&sr=1-2Millard Tube Circuits For Audio Amplifiershttps://archive.org/details/MullardTubeCircuitsForAudioAmplifiers/mode/2upAnyway, thanks again everyone for sharing your knowledge I'm in complete awe at this thread alone not to mention the entire forum. As I learn I hope to be able to contribute more and help other new members. Cheers! And now to dig into these amazing resources!Joe

author: JPNH20
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 04, 2020, 03:10:04 pm
content: I haven't had a lot of time to go through everything this site offers, but it looks like a lot of interesting content. My apologies if it's been posted already.https://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/

author: Doddy883
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: July 03, 2020, 07:42:43 am
content: I've just done my weekly check on what's available at Humble Bundle, and at the moment you can get 17 electronics e-books for £12.Humble BundleFirst post by the way, hi!Doddy

author: palpurul
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 03, 2020, 08:34:20 am
content: If you're interested in analog stuff this book is great:Design With Operational Amplifiers And Analog Integrated CircuitsI hate practical electronics for inventors btw

author: SuperNerd
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: July 25, 2020, 12:40:42 pm
content: Sorry if the NEETS has already been listed. I skimmed all pages quickly and did not see it. The NAVY made a course for all of there electronics and electrical based technicians. It was so useful that the other services started using it. It covers everything from the basics to how radar and other advanced systems work. Most of it is available to the public. Very useful, and from what I can tell, accurate.https://www.fcctests.com/neets/Neets.htmhttp://www.compatt.com/Tutorials/NEETS/NEETS.html

author: koloko
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: December 11, 2020, 07:18:46 pm
content: Whats a good book for learning about feedback and stability of circuits?Ive found Automatic Control Systems by Farid Golnaraghi, Benjamin C., Kuo. Is this a good book?

author: baoancnc
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: January 07, 2021, 07:28:37 am
content: I have found a lot of good document on this topic. thank you

author: woodge
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: January 08, 2021, 05:30:08 pm
content: While not a dedicated site for tutorials, the articles at the Elliott Sound Products site are some of the best I've ever read, particularly if you're into building audio equipment and/or test gear:https://sound-au.com/index.htmlFor instance, I have yet to find a better discussion of DC servo circuits in as concise a format, and his practical, experience-based comments on topics such as heat sinking and op amps are refreshingly direct and helpful.The top of the Index page (the above URL) doesn't look promising, but scroll down a bit and your patience will be rewarded. Great stuff!

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 17, 2021, 07:16:21 pm
content: Another good easy reading resource is the topic list page for 23 years of Jack Gansslehttp://www.ganssle.com/tem-back.htm

author: elektronika
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 22, 2021, 07:44:40 pm
content: Yes, it is a good and big book. The question is how much time are are ready to invest? I never learned this theory (and probably I should) mainly because of intimidating big books on paper. Another very good book is:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Signals-Systems-International-Alan-Oppenheim/dp/0136511759Nowadays everything is in internet and it is faster and very efficient than a book, because you have cross-check with multiple results, experience from many people, simulations, pictures and so on.I believe the Schaum's outline series is one of the best start-ups. Link here:http://people.disim.univaq.it/~costanzo.manes/EDU_stuff/Feedback%20and%20Control%20System_DiStefano_Schaum_Ch01-09.pdfI hope it helps!

author: Vincenzo
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 25, 2021, 08:12:04 am
content: Throughout my decades in electronics and as an EE undergrad and graduate student, knowing which book or textbook to use was a torturous process of research and trial & error that eventually led me to (in my opinion) the best collection of books that I enjoyed studying in the past and learned a great deal from and those that I still go back to right now. Even though I doubt that they can be acquired for free, I'll use this long thread that I think makes it easier for younger hobbyists and students to find the jewels. They could be found second hand on ebay quite cheap, especially an older edition, since those sciences didn't change much in the last few decadesHere is a short list my favorite books that enjoyed and still have but rarely use now:

author: Vincenzo
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 25, 2021, 08:18:42 am
content: And these are the ones that I'll always be in love with:(For those not familiar with the ARRL, it's the American Radio Relay League and their yearly handbook is as good as The Art of Electronics, for me. A few years old edition like this one is a good compromise between price and content)

author: Vincenzo
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 25, 2021, 08:30:32 am
content: Schaum's Outline seriesis a great resource for studying for tests, learning, and keeping on your bookshelf for reference. I have about 20 of them. There is a book about everything and I never paid for any one book (used, like new) more than $7 with shipping on ebay. The best ones are the Numerical Methods, Electric Circuits, Feedback Control Theory, Analog and Digital Communications Systems, Calculus, Advanced Calculus (it is actually signals and systems), Electromagnetics, ...etc.This control one for example is a large book of over 500 pages and hundreds of solved and supplementary unsolved ones with answers and examples that has everything a heavy textbook that cost hundreds of dollars has.Many of them can be found as downloadable PDF with a simple browser search

author: Vincenzo
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 25, 2021, 08:51:34 am
content: I forgot to mention two books. The first is the best book I used when I first studies electronic circuits academically. The second is (I guess) supposed to be a high school textbook, but I discovered much later in life and I still enjoy today. I have other "weird" interests that are a little far from (or at the edges of) EE like radar, tensor analysis, statistical physics, that I won't go through here.

author: armandine2
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 17, 2021, 04:19:41 pm
content: see attached (book cover and inside pages) from my book acquisition days - the preface says:"This manual provides meaningful and practical laboratory support for a circuits course in solid-state electronics at the secondary school level. The student is assumed to be concurrently studying the related theory manual, Theory for Transistor Fundamentals and Circuits, also published by Electronic Aids, Inc., or a compatible text."There are 26 Experiments - using the plug in modules and other indicated test equipment and passive and active components.

author: Sherlock Ohms
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 30, 2021, 08:44:59 pm
content: This link is no longer valid.

author: rpiloverbd
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 21, 2021, 02:23:10 pm
content: Thanks a lot. If possible, please add some books on Embedded C programming.

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 03, 2022, 05:28:34 am
content: University of Colorado Boulder power electronics course. 23hrs of content with entire specialization and 4 courses in 3 videos. See first video and show notes links to course material and video time stamps.

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2022, 09:28:44 pm
content: Washington Technical College Basic Electronics course. 26hrs of content in 3 videos. Time stamps in show notes. The course text is "Introduction to Electronics" 6th Edition by Earl Gates.

author: disco221
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: July 27, 2022, 11:18:36 am
content: does anyone have this book : Embedded Systems Fundamentals with ARM Cortex-M based Microcontrollers: A Practical Approach in a pdf format ? I've looked everywhere for it but cant seem to find it. Tried on zlibrary,libgen and every google link.

author: PixieDust
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 10, 2022, 03:43:15 am
content: Some ideas on how to do prototyping:

author: Newii
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: December 07, 2022, 03:24:00 pm
content: Does anyone know of a book or online course that talks about the fundamentals of programming with registers? I learned to program STM32 but only with HAL... And I think it's time to roll up your sleeves and learn to program properly hahahaI found some video tutorials but wanted to see your recommendations.

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 14, 2022, 02:29:08 am
content: Sensor TechnologiesFree health orientated overview.https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-1-4302-6014-1.pdfhttps://link.springer.com/download/epub/10.1007/978-1-4302-6014-1.epub

author: walter.brollo
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: February 21, 2023, 02:05:02 pm
content: Hi, here you can find an interesting video about measuring the noise introduced by an amplifier:

author: armandine2
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2023, 12:19:52 pm
content: video on the DC motor control PID example in Hayes's lab book for The Art of Electronics

author: toqeer
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: September 19, 2023, 07:35:33 am
content: If you need any information about electronics, books and course material then this forum will be very helpful for you

author: watchmaker
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 08, 2023, 11:38:31 pm
content: If you are looking for a disciplined self study, here is what I am using to emulate a first year course (leaving aside the needed mathematics):Real Analog on You TubeDave's lectures on EEVblog YouTubeNI/Thinkscape Series and LabsAnalog Discovery Package of labsMIT CoursewareSolid State Workshop Circuit Analysis (You Tube)Heathkit Basic DC CourseI found all of these were needed for me to finally get the basics of ckt analysis which is the basis for understanding even basic input and output matching.I was originally taught using the NEETS curriculum but find that overlooks too many nuances. None of the above covers all the nuances, but seem to dove tail into each other.Art of Electronics was useless to me. I think it likely has a place as a refresher.Took me 2 months with some intense days and several couple day breaks. the labs are important. AS well as breaks to refresh math.I DO suggest starting with the REal Analog lectures. But then you do need to look at other lectures to get a stronger understanding. I can now look at a network and not panic, which happened after just watching the Real Analog lectures. Now I just take the long way instead of the smart way; but that will come.On to caps and coils.Regards,Dewey

author: armandine2
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 03, 2024, 11:03:08 am
content: If you want to, Make PCB like a Pro - should be available on kindle shortly

author: LatvianOnJuice
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 02, 2024, 08:44:00 am
content: This one for me was extremely helpful:Spam link removedIt's a course + development kit combo, where you build projects along with the videos. Very practical, starts from literally "what is electricity" and ends at "you can design a PCB for this automation device". For me, as a beginner, it was amazing!

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 02, 2024, 11:29:02 pm
content: The included kit is a very cheap chinese uno that cost a few dollars. It's mainly $400 of what otherwise you can get elsewhere free. For the same money you could own quality books, a proper dev kit and work on tools to get started. Or you can go the free route and buy a decent starter scope.

author: armandine2
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 12, 2024, 10:42:00 am
content: whilst head scratching the other night, watched two and a half of these MIT Power Electronics lectureshttps://ocw.mit.edu/courses/6-622-power-electronics-spring-2023/

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 23, 2025, 06:40:42 am
content: BBC EGN 9 Engineering Guidance Note 9 Portable Appliance Electrical Safety and Testing July 2009.Out of date procedure, added for prosperity.https://web.archive.org/web/20190504140122if_/http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/safety/documents/safety-guides/buildings/Safety_EGN_9_PAT_v2-2NW.pdf

author: flukyluke
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: May 07, 2025, 01:22:13 am
content: Hello. I'm looking for help in setting up the correct parameters to connect voltage leads to channel 1 and a Hantek CC-650 amperage clamp to channel 2 using an OWON HDS2202S Handheld oscilloscope to perform a 12 volt alternator ripple test. I did a trial run after a lot of reading but the sine wave was very erratic and I was unable to discern voltage above and below the mean as there were no voltage numbers along the Y-axis lines. Any help or direction would be appreciated. I have a good knowledge of electrical systems and some electronics.regards,Donald

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2025, 05:43:43 pm
content: Please post a new thread in the beginners or projects/technical. This thread is for education material.

author: Eighthnote74
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: September 22, 2025, 01:23:58 am
content: Hello, I've tried to go to the Navy course you posted a link to and all I get is the dreaded " We're having trouble finding that page" response. I use Firefox browser. Is the link still live? Thank you........great site.

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 22, 2025, 06:25:55 am
content: Quote from: LatvianOnJuice on August 02, 2024, 08:44:00 amYou will have to do better than that if you want to shill your own stuff.

author: wallxu
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: September 30, 2025, 08:21:27 am
content: Nice to come here.

author: wallxu
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: September 30, 2025, 08:23:52 am
content: I'm a newcomer here to learn from everyone, thanks a lot.

author: DavidAlberto
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 06, 2025, 12:48:07 pm
content: Hi everyone, I've been trying to repair some old audio equipment and electronics and I'm realizing that fixing broken circuits requires a different approach than building new ones. Could anyone recommend resources in any format to learn diagnostic approaches, common failure patterns, and safety considerations? I've found some information on YT but I'd like to learn the process and not just specific solutions. Thanks

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 11, 2025, 07:28:47 am
content: Quote from: DavidAlberto on October 06, 2025, 12:48:07 pmHere is a list of resources I've compiled. If you find some not listed feel free to post in the thread.https://www.eevblog.com/forum/repair/repair-and-service-books-magazines-dvds/

author: DavidAlberto
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 15, 2025, 11:55:19 am
content: Troubleshooting Analog Circuits is gold! Thank you very much for the recommendations, I'm sure there are several more gems in that list 🙏