ComponentsOld

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Resistors
and Potentiometers

Other Passives
including Inductors and Transformers

Microcontrollers
Little Computers for your entertainment.

Other Integrated Circuits
Op Amps, Voltage Regulators, Drivers, Digitally Programmable Potentiometers, 555 Timers ...  For motor drivers see Motors below.

Transistors, Diodes, etc.
Diodes, Transistors are described here. ( But not Light Emitting Diodes = LED or Photo Diodes which are listed under Optoelectronics. )

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

Oscillator
Crystals, Ceramic Resonators, oscillators, ...

Batteries
Power Up.

Enclosures
Cover up.

Sensors
Accelerometers, Gyroscopes, Temperature Sensors, Pressure Sensors, ...

Switches and Relays
Turn things on and off.

Motors
Make thing move. We include some circuits/chips for driving motors

Modules
GPS, Mobile Phone, RF Transceiver, Bluetooth Modules, ...

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?

Component Manufacturers
Links to homepages, phone numbers, contact info, ... There is often info under each component as well in the components sections above.

PCB Manufacturers
contact info, PCB trace width/spacing capability, ...

Suppliers
Good places to buy, numbers to call, people to talk to, ...

Get your low cost motor controller boards & motor driver ICs

Free Samples
Free is nice.

Free From Salvage
Dig in, to the free stuff, a list of links and a bunch of ideas on how to use your loot.

Salvage Ideas
Unusual ideas for the fruits of your labor.

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.

data sheets
You will want data sheets for you parts. Check:
 * original manufacturer
 * parts distributor
 * http://www.datasheetcatalog.com/

Links

 * Basic Components Quite a few components and some info on use.
 * Physical Computing Components

Component and Parts Storage
Component and Parts Storage