Aug 05 2008
Learning Electronics
Recently I’ve bumped into several projects which have sparked an interest in me for learning electronics. Something appeals to me about building a physical device to interact with in addition to the software required.
I hope to work my way up to building a build indicator, a small robot or an intruder defense system in the next few months. So where does someone like me get started? Why, with the basics of course. To that end I’ve picked up Electronic Circuits for the Evil Genius and have been building the circuits in there. The book has a nice project based approach which is good for getting your hands dirty quickly (how I learn best). I haven’t designed any circuits yet but that will come after I have a better feel for why the circuits do what they do.
After I have a handful of experiments under my belt I think I’m going to pick up a book with more theory and revisit the circuits I’ve already built. Wish me luck!