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Re: gEDA-user: Design Lab Equipment
On Apr 3, 2007, at 9:29 AM, Felipe Balbi wrote:
> Hmm... Nice...
>
> Actually, I'm Engineering studying... so.. that's my 4-year
> studying...
> But, I want to get it started now... Wanna understand how to design
> the correct interfaces... where to use capacitors, resistors,
> inductors, etc... How to interface a PIC or 8051 with an LCD... How to
> design a circuit to flash their memory... stuff like that...
>
>
> I think there should be some techniques to make things a little
> easier... :-p
I will warn you, please listen...DO NOT expect to pick this up
overnight, or even in a few weeks. There is a lot going on in those
little components, and a lot of stuff to be aware of. I admire your
desire to "dive in" and start doing things, but it's very important
to be aware of one's own capabilities and select your projects
accordingly. START SMALL...get a Basic Stamp and blink an LED, maybe
make a low-frequency sine wave with a D/A converter, *then* move to a
PIC or 8051 with an LCD.
Seriously...you will be much less frustrated, and you'll destroy
fewer components, if you start small. Move quickly, but start small.
As others have suggested, Horowitz & Hill's "The Art of
Electronics" is absolutely fantastic. You can also check out http://
www.allaboutcircuits.com/, it is very well-done and will get you off
to a good start. Don't be tempted to skip over things like Ohm's
Law, etc., because you'll use it every day and it's important to
understand the underlying concepts.
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
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