Simple Electronics Wiki
Anyone can edit Simple Electronics Wiki. It's a wiki that aims to be a succinct and easily understood introduction to practical entry-level electronics, as well as being a useful reference. The intended audience for this wiki is the amateur experimenter. In fact the best way to learn about electronics is by doing practical experiments.
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List of topics
Although each is self contained, the top level articles listed here are written to be read sequentially, each topic leading to better understanding of ones that follow. External links in the articles offer more detailed or advanced explanations of the topic.
Units and symbols
- Units of measurement - abbreviations and conventions, SI units, (mm not mil)
- Electronic symbol
Basic concepts
- Current
- Voltage aka potential difference
- Conductor, insulator and semiconductor
Technical documentation
Components
- Printed circuit board (PCB) - a board used to mechanically support and electrically connect electronic components.
- Through-hole and SMT
- Electromechanical component - connectors, switches and analogue meters
- Passive component - resistor, capacitor, inductor, transformer and color codes
- Diode and LED
- Transistor and Heatsinks
- FET
- Op-amp
- Integrated circuit - comparator, 555 timer
Circuit theory
- Key electronic formulae (Ohm's law and Kirchhoff’s current law)
- Alternating current and voltage
- Waveform - frequency, amplitude and phase
- Power
- Resistance
- Decibel
- Impedance
- Reactance
- Resonance aka Q
Analog circuits
Digital electronics
- Logic - ladders, gates, digital to analog,
- Microprocessor
Workshop practice
- Health and safety
- Tools
- Test equipment
- Component library
- Electronic design automation and Circuit simulation
- Best practices in PCB assembly
- Prototyping
- Soldering
- Fault finding
Simple projects
- Audio projects
- Control projects
- Logic circuits
- Microcontroller projects
- Radio projects
- Sound making projects
Resources