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Great reference! I tried to read it through straight, but got pretty lost somewhere in the transistor section. The bad news: I still suck at electronics. The
by the__alchemist 3y ago
Great reference!
I tried to read it through straight, but got pretty lost somewhere in the transistor section.
The bad news: I still suck at electronics.
The good news: I have this book on hand as a reference.
For better, or for worse: You can get quite far these days being an IC baby. Connect pin A to pin B by apeing data sheet reference diagrams. Electronics-by-numbers, perhaps. So, for better or for worse, electronics fundamentals is only a hard-requirement if you're the one designing the ICs. (Even with RF, there are modules, and IC filters) You can likely think of several programming analogies.
- phero_cnstrcts 3y agoSo this is overkill if I’m only hacking around with sensors and iot devices?
- the__alchemist 3y agoProbably. I think it's always nice to have an understanding of what's going on behind the scenes; this book more describes the circuits that make up the sensor and iot devices, for example. You can make practical devices by learning an EDA tool like KiCad, get familiar with how to choose parts, and get a feel for how to quickly/effectively extract the info you need from datasheets for various part classes. If you are looking to design those parts, you need the skills in this book.