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Introduction to Electronics

Topic last updated 16 Jul 2024, by Gene Binfa. 4 replies
Benjamin Bastian
01 Oct 2010

Hello, all!

I'm rather new to making electronics, but I'm no stranger to programming. I do it by profession and have some C/C++ experience. I'd love to get hacking on the mbed, but I don't know how to get much farther than having it execute code! Does anybody have advice on how to get a better grasp on making electronics? I've been reading about basic circuits lately, but don't know where to go from there.

I'd really appreciate some advice!

Chris Burrows
02 Oct 2010

Sparkfun have some tutorials for beginners:

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/tutorials.php

Chris.

Benjamin Bastian
02 Oct 2010

Sweet! Thanks, guys. Both of those tips are really helpful.

Gene Binfa
02 Oct 2010

Another awesome resource is

http://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/

The forums are helpful and there are tutorials broken down by subject (e.g. DC, AC, Analog, Digital, etc..) on thier main website, sort of like an encyclopedia of electronics.

Good luck!