Editing Electronics in the Age Of The Arduino
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
Latest revision | Your text | ||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
= Status = | = Status = | ||
− | + | A workshop that SCIL is thinking about offering. | |
= General = | = General = | ||
Line 28: | Line 28: | ||
* Network theory | * Network theory | ||
* Current | * Current | ||
− | * | + | * Capicators |
* Inductors | * Inductors | ||
* Transistor | * Transistor | ||
Line 35: | Line 35: | ||
* AC theory..... | * AC theory..... | ||
− | == | + | === How To Build An Amplifier === |
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | = How To Build An Amplifier = | ||
− | |||
* Find plans or design a power supply | * Find plans or design a power supply | ||
* Find plans or design an amplifier | * Find plans or design an amplifier | ||
Line 53: | Line 45: | ||
== Now == | == Now == | ||
+ | Now you still need to know the basics of Voltage, Current, and Power, this is perhaps best understood by using the analogy of electricity to water and water pressure: ( link needed ). Rather than think of AC and DC it is probably best to think of these as quantiles variables that change with time. DC is just a Voltage that is constant, and therefore the simplest, to understand. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Next think of other circuit components as "black boxes" that have some practical use, and for now ignore how they work. The old basic components: Batteries, Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors, Transistor.... are just examples of these black boxes, but perhaps not the place to start as you can easily buy much more interesting ones for cheap money. | ||
+ | |||
+ | In the new world we need to think of the power/load characteristics of "the black boxes" and the communications between "black boxes". | ||
+ | |||
+ | === How To Build An Amplifier === | ||
* Order an amplifier and power supply ( must know how to select appropriate parts ) | * Order an amplifier and power supply ( must know how to select appropriate parts ) | ||
Line 58: | Line 57: | ||
* Two parts plus wire. | * Two parts plus wire. | ||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
=== Spend Time On === | === Spend Time On === | ||
* Basic concepts of Potential Difference ( Voltage units Volt ), Current ( units Ampere ), Power ( units Watts ) Charge ( units Coulomb ) Time ( units second ) | * Basic concepts of Potential Difference ( Voltage units Volt ), Current ( units Ampere ), Power ( units Watts ) Charge ( units Coulomb ) Time ( units second ) | ||
* Basic ohms law, but note that it is not a law for many components, perhaps most. Is good for metal like wires and resistors. | * Basic ohms law, but note that it is not a law for many components, perhaps most. Is good for metal like wires and resistors. | ||
+ | |||
=== Spend Less Time On === | === Spend Less Time On === | ||
Line 77: | Line 71: | ||
= Theory Details - Things to Learn = | = Theory Details - Things to Learn = | ||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
== Power/Load == | == Power/Load == | ||
− | |||
== Constant Voltage == | == Constant Voltage == | ||
− | Most circuits are set up as constant voltage. By that we mean that for some time the circuit operates with some voltage constant. Here we will consider it constant even if it is constant for a short time as with a pulse, which while varying is constant first at one voltage and then at another | + | Most circuits are set up as constant voltage. By that we mean that for some time the circuit operates with some voltage constant. Here we will consider it constant even if it is constant for a short time as with a pulse, which while varying is constant first at one voltage and then at another. |
=== Output === | === Output === |