Ross / Lowe Electronics All-in-One For Dummies - UK, UK Edition

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-58971-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 840 Seiten, E-Book

Your one-stop UK shop for clear, concise explanations to all the important concepts in electronics and tons of direction for building simple, fun electronic projects.
The 8 mini-books in this 1 volume include:
* Getting Started with Electronics
* Working with Basic Components
* Working with Integrated Circuits
* Getting into Alternating Current
* Working with Radio and Infrared
* Doing Digital Electronics
* Working with Basic Stamp Processors
* Building Special Effects
With nearly 900 pages of instruction, Electronics All-in-One For Dummies, UK Edition covers all the bases and provides a fascinating hands-on exploration of electronics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ross, Dickon

Lowe, Doug

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1
Book I: Getting Started with Electronics 7
Chapter 1: Entering the Exciting World of Electronics 9
Chapter 2: Understanding Electricity 21
Chapter 3: Creating Your Own Mad-Scientist Lab 37
Chapter 4: Staying Safe 59
Chapter 5: Reading Schematic Diagrams 69
Chapter 6: Building Your Own Electronic Projects 83
Chapter 7: Uncovering the Secrets of Successful Soldering115
Chapter 8: Measuring Circuits with a Multimeter 127
Chapter 9: Catching Waves with an Oscilloscope 141
Book II: Working with Basic Electronic Components 153
Chapter 1: Working with Basic Circuits 155
Chapter 2: Working with Resistors 197
Chapter 3: Working with Capacitors 227
Chapter 4: Working with Inductors 249
Chapter 5: Working with Diodes and LEDs 261
Chapter 6: Working with Transistors 287
Book III: Working with Integrated Circuits 313
Chapter 1: Introducing Integrated Circuits 315
Chapter 2: The Fabulous 555 Timer Chip 327
Chapter 3: Working with Op Amps 363
Book IV: Getting into Alternating Current 383
Chapter 1: Understanding Alternating Current 385
Chapter 2: Working with Mains Voltage 397
Chapter 3: Supplying Power for Your Electronics Projects4109
Book V: Working with Radio and Infrared 421
Chapter 1: Tuning in to Radio 423
Chapter 2: Building a Crystal Radio 437
Chapter 3: Working with Infrared 449
Book VI: Doing Digital Electronics 467
Chapter 1: Understanding Digital Electronics 469
Chapter 2: Getting Logical 483
Chapter 3: Putting Logic Circuits to Work 505
Chapter 4: Interfacing to Your Computer's Parallel Port535
Chapter 5: Getting the Hang of Flip-Flops 567
Book VII: Working with BASIC Stamp Processors 591
Chapter 1: Introducing Microcontrollers and the BASIC Stamp593
Chapter 2: Programming in PBASIC 615
Chapter 3: Discovering More PBASIC Programming Tricks 641
Chapter 4: Adding Sound and Motion to Your BASIC Stamp Projects661
Book VIII: Having Fun with Special Effects 679
Chapter 1: Synchronising Sight and Sound with a Colour-OrganCircuit 681
Chapter 2: Unearthing Hidden Treasure with a Handy MetalDetector 693
Chapter 3: Making Light Dance to the Music 713
Chapter 4: Hacking a Toy to Make a Talking Puppet 741
Index 767

Über Autor(innen)

Doug Lowe is a life-long tinkerer and a computer programmingbook author. He's written books on COBOL, Fortran, Visual Basic,IBM mainframe computers, mid-range systems, PCs and Webprogramming. He's the best-selling author of more than 30 ForDummies books. Dickon Ross is the Editor-in-Chief of E&TMagazine, published by the Institute of Electronics andTechnology, and the Editor-in-Chief of Flipside, a science,engineering and technology magazine for young teenagers. He is theauthor of the UK edition of Electronics For Dummies.