Electronics For Dummies [3 ed.] 3175723993, 9781119117971, 9781119117995, 9781119117988, 1119117976

Table of contents :
Title Page......Page 5
Copyright Page......Page 6
Table of Contents......Page 9
About This Book......Page 19
Foolish Assumptions......Page 20
Beyond the Book......Page 21
Where to Go from Here......Page 22
Part I Fathoming the Fundamentals of Electronics......Page 23
Chapter 1 Introducing You to Electronics......Page 25
Just What Is Electronics?......Page 26
Exploring an atom......Page 27
Identifying conductors and insulators......Page 29
Mobilizing electrons to create current......Page 30
Let the force be with you......Page 31
Why voltage needs to be different......Page 32
Tapping into electrical energy......Page 33
Working electrons deliver power......Page 34
Using Circuits to Make Sure Electrons Arrive at Their Destination......Page 35
Supplying Electrical Energy......Page 36
Getting direct current from a battery......Page 37
Using alternating current from a power plant......Page 38
Using symbols to represent energy sources......Page 39
Creating good vibrations......Page 40
Computing......Page 41
Voice, video, and data communications......Page 42
Chapter 2 Gearing Up to Explore Electronics......Page 43
Getting the Tools You Need......Page 44
Stocking Up on Essential Supplies......Page 46
Getting Ready to Rumble......Page 50
Using a Solderless Breadboard......Page 51
Comparing Closed, Open, and Short Circuits......Page 53
Examining a Basic Circuit......Page 56
Building the basic LED circuit......Page 58
Examining voltages......Page 60
Measuring current......Page 64
Calculating power......Page 65
Creating Series and Parallel Circuits......Page 67
Series connections......Page 68
Parallel connections......Page 69
Controlling the action of a switch......Page 73
Making the right contacts......Page 74
Creating a Combination Circuit......Page 76
Switching On the Power......Page 79
What Do Circuits Look Like?......Page 80
Part II Controlling Current with Components......Page 83
Resisting the Flow of Current......Page 85
What are resistors used for?......Page 87
Choosing a type of resistor: Fixed or variable......Page 91
Reading into fixed resistors......Page 93
Rating resistors according to power......Page 98
Combining Resistors......Page 99
Resistors in series......Page 100
Resistors in parallel......Page 102
Combining series and parallel resistors......Page 105
Driving current through a resistance......Page 107
It’s constantly proportional!......Page 108
One law, three equations......Page 109
Calculating current through a component......Page 110
Calculating voltage across a component......Page 111
Calculating an unknown resistance......Page 113
Seeing Is Believing: Ohm’s Law Really Works!......Page 114
Analyzing complex circuits......Page 117
Designing and altering circuits......Page 119
Joule and Ohm: perfect together......Page 121
Chapter 7 Getting Charged Up about Capacitors......Page 123
Capacitors: Reservoirs for Electrical Energy......Page 124
Charging and Discharging Capacitors......Page 125
Watching a capacitor charge......Page 126
Giving alternating current a pass......Page 130
Discovering Uses for Capacitors......Page 131
Defining capacitance......Page 133
Keeping an eye on the working voltage......Page 134
Sizing up capacitor packaging......Page 135
Reading into capacitor values......Page 136
Varying capacitance......Page 138
Combining Capacitors......Page 139
Capacitors in parallel......Page 140
Teaming Up with Resistors......Page 141
Timing is everything......Page 142
Calculating RC time constants......Page 144
Varying the RC time constant......Page 145
Chapter 8 Identifying with Inductors......Page 149
Drawing the (flux) lines with magnets......Page 150
Producing a magnetic field with electricity......Page 151
Inducing current with a magnet......Page 152
Measuring inductance......Page 153
Opposing current changes......Page 154
Behaving differently depending on frequency......Page 156
Uses for Inductors......Page 157
Reading inductance values......Page 158
Resonating with RLC circuits......Page 159
Ensuring rock‐solid resonance with crystals......Page 161
Letting unshielded coils interact......Page 162
Stepping up, stepping down voltages......Page 163
Are We Conducting or Aren’t We?......Page 165
Sizing up semiconductors......Page 166
Joining N‐types and P‐types to create components......Page 167
Forming a Junction Diode......Page 168
Biasing the diode......Page 169
Conducting current through a diode......Page 170
Identifying with diodes......Page 171
Rectifying AC......Page 172
Regulating voltage with Zener diodes......Page 173
Seeing the light with LEDs......Page 175
Turning on an LED......Page 177
Other uses of diodes......Page 180
Chapter 10 Tremendously Talented Transistors......Page 181
Transistors: Masters of Switching and Amplifying......Page 182
Bipolar junction transistors......Page 183
Field‐effect transistors......Page 184
Recognizing a transistor when you see one......Page 185
Making all kinds of components possible......Page 186
Examining How Transistors Work......Page 187
Using a model to understand transistors......Page 188
Operating a transistor......Page 190
Biasing the transistor so it acts like an amplifier......Page 191
Controlling the voltage gain......Page 192
Configuring transistor amplifier circuits......Page 193
Choosing Transistors......Page 194
Identifying transistors......Page 195
Amplifying current......Page 196
The switch is on!......Page 198
Chapter 11 Innovating with Integrated Circuits......Page 201
Why ICs?......Page 202
Making Decisions with Logic......Page 203
Beginning with bits......Page 204
Processing data with gates......Page 206
Simplifying gates with truth tables......Page 208
Creating logical components......Page 210
Packaging is everything......Page 211
Probing IC pinouts......Page 213
Relying on IC datasheets......Page 215
Using Your Logic......Page 216
Seeing the light at the end of the NAND gate......Page 217
Turning three NAND gates into an OR gate......Page 219
Operational amplifiers......Page 220
IC time machine: the 555 timer......Page 222
Counting on the 4017 decade counter......Page 229
Other popular ICs......Page 231
Making Connections......Page 233
Choosing wires wisely......Page 234
Plugging in to connectors......Page 236
Powering Up......Page 237
Turning on the juice with batteries......Page 238
Getting power from the sun......Page 241
Using wall power to supply higher DC current or voltage (not recommended)......Page 242
Using Your Sensors......Page 244
Seeing the light......Page 245
Feeling the heat......Page 246
More energizing input transducers......Page 248
Speaking of speakers......Page 249
Sounding off with buzzers......Page 250
Creating good vibrations with DC motors......Page 252
Part III Getting Serious about Electronics......Page 255
Chapter 13 Preparing Your Lab and Ensuring Your Safety......Page 257
The top ingredients for a great lab......Page 258
Workbench basics......Page 259
Amassing a multimeter......Page 260
Stockpiling soldering equipment......Page 261
Hoarding hand tools......Page 263
Collecting cloths and cleansers......Page 264
Loading up on lubricants......Page 265
Other tools and supplies......Page 266
Stocking Up on Parts and Components......Page 267
Solderless breadboards......Page 268
Circuit‐building starter kit......Page 269
Protecting You and Your Electronics......Page 271
Understanding that electricity can really hurt......Page 272
Avoiding static like the plague......Page 277
What’s a Schematic and Why Should I Care?......Page 281
Seeing the Big Picture......Page 282
It’s all about your connections......Page 283
Looking at a simple battery circuit......Page 284
Showing where the power is......Page 285
Marking your ground......Page 287
Analog electronic components......Page 289
Digital logic and IC components......Page 292
Miscellaneous components......Page 294
Knowing Where to Take Measurements......Page 295
Exploring a Schematic......Page 296
Alternative Schematic Drawing Styles......Page 298
Chapter 15 Building Circuits......Page 299
Taking a Look at Solderless Breadboards......Page 300
Exploring a solderless breadboard......Page 301
Sizing up solderless breadboard varieties......Page 303
Preparing your parts and tools......Page 304
Saving time with prestripped wires......Page 305
Laying out your circuit......Page 307
Soldering 101......Page 309
Preparing to solder......Page 310
Soldering for success......Page 311
Inspecting the joint......Page 312
Desoldering when necessary......Page 313
Practicing safe soldering......Page 314
Exploring a printed circuit board......Page 315
Relocating your circuit to a perfboard......Page 316
Making a custom circuit board......Page 318
Chapter 16 Mastering Your Multimeter to Measure Circuits......Page 321
Multitasking with a Multimeter......Page 322
It’s a voltmeter!......Page 323
Ohm my! It’s an ohmmeter, too!......Page 324
Choosing a style: analog or digital......Page 325
Taking a closer look at a digital multimeter......Page 326
Homing in on the range......Page 328
Setting Up Your Multimeter......Page 329
Operating Your Multimeter......Page 330
Measuring voltage......Page 332
Measuring current......Page 333
Measuring resistance......Page 335
Using a Multimeter to Check Your Circuits......Page 341
Getting What You Need Right Off the Bat......Page 343
Creating an LED Flasher Circuit......Page 344
Exploring a 555 flasher......Page 345
Building the LED flasher circuit......Page 347
Checking your handiwork......Page 349
Creating an LED Bike Flasher......Page 350
Catching Intruders with a Light‐Sensing Alarm......Page 351
Assembling the light alarm parts list......Page 353
Playing the C‐Major Scale......Page 354
Scoping out the 555 siren parts list......Page 357
How your warbler works......Page 358
Building an Audio Amp with Volume Control......Page 359
Building Light Chaser 1......Page 361
Building Light Chaser 2......Page 363
Red Light, Green Light, 1‐2‐3!......Page 364
Part IV The Part of Tens......Page 369
Getting a Jumpstart with Hobby Kits......Page 371
Counting Up Those Megahertz......Page 372
Microcontrolling Your Environment......Page 373
Try, Fry, and Try Again......Page 374
North America......Page 375
Electronic Goldmine......Page 376
RadioShack......Page 377
What’s RoHS Compliance?......Page 378
New or Surplus?......Page 379
Glossary......Page 381
Index......Page 391
EULA......Page 419

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