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We are planning a redo of this page with Components New this is old copy of Components
[edit] Passives
[edit] Resistors
and Potentiometers
[edit] Capacitors
[edit] Other Passives
including Inductors and Transformers
[edit] Microcontrollers
Little Computers for your entertainment.
[edit] Other Integrated Circuits
Op Amps, Voltage Regulators, Drivers, Digitally Programmable Potentiometers, 555 Timers ... For motor drivers see Motors below.
[edit] Transistors, Diodes, etc.
Diodes, Transistors are described here. ( But not Light Emitting Diodes = LED or Photo Diodes which are listed under Optoelectronics. )
[edit] Optoelectronics
LEDs, photodiodes, optoisolators, LCDs, IR proximity detectors,...
[edit] Oscillator
Crystals, Ceramic Resonators, oscillators, ...
[edit] Connectors
[edit] Batteries
Power Up.
[edit] Enclosures
Cover up.
[edit] Sensors
Accelerometers, Gyroscopes, Temperature Sensors, Pressure Sensors, ...
[edit] Switches and Relays
Turn things on and off.
[edit] Motors
Make thing move. We include some circuits/chips for driving motors
[edit] Modules
GPS, Mobile Phone, RF Transceiver, Bluetooth Modules, ...
[edit] Popular Parts
So many parts to pick, but which ones? Why not pick a popular part, or a group of parts for areas of interest?
[edit] Component Manufacturers
Links to homepages, phone numbers, contact info, ... There is often info under each component as well in the components sections above.
[edit] PCB Manufacturers
contact info, PCB trace width/spacing capability, ...
[edit] Suppliers
Good places to buy, numbers to call, people to talk to, ...
Get your low cost motor controller boards & motor driver ICs
[edit] Free Samples
Free is nice.
[edit] Free From Salvage
Dig in, to the free stuff, a list of links and a bunch of ideas on how to use your loot.
[edit] Salvage Ideas
Unusual ideas for the fruits of your labor.
[edit] demo board
Lots of people put a microprocessor and most of the other essential stuff on a tiny little demo board, easy to plug into your solderless breadboard (or your custom PCB) that has just a few more things that make your project special.
[edit] data sheets
You will want data sheets for you parts. Check:
- original manufacturer
- parts distributor
- http://www.datasheetcatalog.com/
[edit] Links
- Basic Components Quite a few components and some info on use.
- Physical Computing Components
