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I think a great place to start is on kits. There are TONS of great materials these days on: https://learn.adafruit.com https://learn.adafruit.com https://lear
by ChrisGammell 9y ago
I think a great place to start is on kits. There are TONS of great materials these days on:
https://learn.adafruit.com https://learn.adafruit.com
https://learn.sparkfun.com https://learn.sparkfun.com
They basically trade you knowledge in the hope of you buying some of their kits, which I wholeheartedly endorse.
Past that, you should consider eventually diving into making your own PCBs. I think this is a transformative skill because it replaces breadboarding and wires. I created a couple of free low-investment tutorials using the open source layout program called KiCad:
https://contextualelectronics.com/courses/shine-on-you-crazy-kicad/ https://contextualelectronics.com/courses/shine-on-you-crazy...
https://contextualelectronics.com/courses/getting-to-blinky/ https://contextualelectronics.com/courses/getting-to-blinky/
There are lots of forums out there as well to start asking your questions. I hang out at the following:
https://eevblog.com/forum https://eevblog.com/forum (ranges from beginner to advanced)
https://forum.contextualelectronics.com https://forum.contextualelectronics.com
https://forums.adafruit.com https://forums.adafruit.com