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[edit] Individual Components and there Uses

Note that components are sometimes characterized by their electrical characteristics ( resistor, capacitor... ) and sometimes by there use ( sensor ). This can mean that a component is listed twice, for example a temperature sensing resistor is both a resistor and a sensor. We are listing in alphabetic order, but remember components may have various names.

[edit] Batteries

Power Up.

[edit] Capacitors

Store charge and energy, block dc, filter. In there simplest form passive components, but now some are IC using switched capacitors to synthesize other and variable values.

[edit] Connectors

Join parts.

[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] Enclosures

Cover up.

[edit] Other Integrated Circuits

Op Amps, Voltage Regulators, Drivers, Digitally Programmable Potentiometers, 555 Timers ... For motor drivers see Motors below. Lots of parts in a package to do something useful.

[edit] Optoelectronics

LEDs, photodiodes, optoisolators, LCDs, IR proximity detectors,...

[edit] Oscillator

Crystals, Ceramic Resonators, oscillators, ... Vibrate with excitement.

[edit] Other Passives

including Inductors and Transformers

[edit] Microcontrollers

Little Computers for your entertainment.

[edit] Resistors

and Potentiometers Resistance is not futile. In there simplest form passive components, but now some are IC using forming variable resistors and potentiometers.

[edit] Transistors, Diodes, etc.

Diodes, Transistors are described here. These guys are the basic semiconductors or solid state electronics. ( But not Light Emitting Diodes = LED or Photo Diodes which are listed under Optoelectronics. )