Fritzing for Inventors: Take Your Electronics Project from Prototype to Product
Fritzing for Inventors: Take Your Electronics Project from Prototype to Product

Author: Simon Monk

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2015-08-31

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0071844643

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In this TAB book, bestselling electronics author Simon Monk shows maker-entrepreneurs how to use Fritzing’s open-source software and services to create electronics prototypes, design and manufacture printed circuit boards (PCBs), and bring professional-quality electronic products to market. Fritzing for Inventors: Take Your Electronics Project from Prototype to Product explains how to use this set of free, open-source electronics prototyping tools to lay out breadboards, create schematics, and design professional-quality printed circuit boards (PCBs). No engineering skills needed! Whether you’re a hobbyist, artist, inventor, or student, you’ll be able to develop a product from schematic to prototype to professional-quality printed circuit board, all from one easy-to-use software package. Fritzing works well with prototyping boards such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and BeagleBone. This DIY guide covers the whole lifecycle of product development for a hobbyist entrepreneur. It takes you from initial concept, to prototyping, to PCB production, to distribution. Along the way, it examines the sourcing of components, product testing, and even how to price products for wholesale and retail. Simon Monk is a bestselling TAB electronics author and popular presenter at MakerFaires Well-illustrated tutorial with screen captures, easy-to-follow instructions, and step-by-step projects Describes an up-to-date contemporary approach to PCB design, including surface-mount designs Explains how to become a maker entrepreneur by using crowdfunding and indie marketplaces for technical products

Electronics Cookbook
Electronics Cookbook

Author: Simon Monk

Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

Published: 2017-03-31

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13: 1491989300

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If you’re among the many hobbyists and designers who came to electronics through Arduino and Raspberry Pi, this cookbook will help you learn and apply the basics of electrical engineering without the need for an EE degree. Through a series of practical recipes, you’ll learn how to solve specific problems while diving into as much or as little theory as you’re comfortable with. Author Simon Monk (Raspberry Pi Cookbook) breaks down this complex subject into several topics, from using the right transistor to building and testing projects and prototypes. With this book, you can quickly search electronics topics and go straight to the recipe you need. It also serves as an ideal reference for experienced electronics makers. This cookbook includes: Theoretical concepts such as Ohm’s law and the relationship between power, voltage, and current The fundamental use of resistors, capacitors and inductors, diodes, transistors and integrated circuits, and switches and relays Recipes on power, sensors and motors, integrated circuits, and radio frequency for designing electronic circuits and devices Advice on using Arduino and Raspberry Pi in electronics projects How to build and use tools, including multimeters, oscilloscopes, simulations software, and unsoldered prototypes

TAB – Simon Monk eBook Sampler
TAB – Simon Monk eBook Sampler

Author: Simon Monk

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2016-03-28

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 1259836363

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FREE download! Preview five exclusive projects from brand-new renowned TAB Electronics books author Simon Monk! Please enjoy chapter samples from 5 Simon Monk TAB books, including the latest edition of Practical Electronics for Inventors. This latest edition will help you advance your electronics knowledge and gain the skills necessary to develop and construct your own functioning gadgets. Make great stuff with TAB Electronics books. TAB Electronics an imprint of McGraw-Hill Education is a leading publisher of do-it-yourself technology books for makers electronics hobbyists students and inventors. Our mission is to combine fun and education with hands-on learn-by-doing projects in each book. Covering everything from Arduino to steampunk to 3D printing these DIY guides tap into the booming maker movement coaching hobbyists of all levels how to ...make great stuff! Enjoy the fun projects in this FREE download compliments of TAB Electronics. Here's what you'll get: From Practical Electronics for Inventors, 4th Edition – Chapter 6: Sensors From Hacking Electronics: An Illustrated DIY Guide for Makers and Hobbyists – Chapter 1: Getting Started From Programming the Raspberry Pi, Second Edition: Getting Started with Python – Chapter 3: Python Basics From Fritzing for Inventors: Take Your Electronics Project from Prototype to Product – Chapter 1: Introduction to Fritzing From The TAB Book of Arduino Projects: 36 Things to Make with Shields and Proto Shields – Chapter 28: Singing Plant

Make Your Own PCBs with EAGLE: From Schematic Designs to Finished Boards
Make Your Own PCBs with EAGLE: From Schematic Designs to Finished Boards

Author: Simon Monk

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2014-08-05

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 0071819266

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Design custom printed circuit boards with EAGLE Learn how to make double-sided professional-quality PCBs from the ground up using EAGLE--the powerful, flexible design software. In this step-by-step guide, electronics guru Simon Monk leads you through the process of designing a schematic, transforming it into a PCB layout, and submitting standard Gerber files to a manufacturing service to create your finished board. Filled with detailed illustrations, photos, and screenshots, Make Your Own PCBs with EAGLE features downloadable example projects so you can get started right away. Install EAGLE Light Edition and discover the views and screens that make up an EAGLE project Create the schematic and board files for a simple LED project Find the right components and libraries for your projects Work with the Schematic Editor Lay out PCBs with through-hole components and with surface mount technology Build a sound level meter with a small amplifier and ten LEDs Generate Gerber design files to submit for fabrication Solder through-hole PCBs and SMD boards Design a plug-in Arduino shield Build a Raspberry Pi expansion board Automate repetitive tasks using scripts and User Language Programs Create your own libraries and parts and modify existing components

Making Things See
Making Things See

Author: Greg Borenstein

Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

Published: 2012-01-27

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 1449307078

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A guide to creating computer applications using Microsoft Kinect features instructions on using the device with different operating systems, using 3D scanning technology, and building robot arms, all using open source programming language.

Practical Electronics for Inventors 2/E
Practical Electronics for Inventors 2/E

Author: Paul Scherz

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2006-12-05

Total Pages: 977

ISBN-13: 0071776443

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THE BOOK THAT MAKES ELECTRONICS MAKE SENSE This intuitive, applications-driven guide to electronics for hobbyists, engineers, and students doesn't overload readers with technical detail. Instead, it tells you-and shows you-what basic and advanced electronics parts and components do, and how they work. Chock-full of illustrations, Practical Electronics for Inventors offers over 750 hand-drawn images that provide clear, detailed instructions that can help turn theoretical ideas into real-life inventions and gadgets. CRYSTAL CLEAR AND COMPREHENSIVE Covering the entire field of electronics, from basics through analog and digital, AC and DC, integrated circuits (ICs), semiconductors, stepper motors and servos, LCD displays, and various input/output devices, this guide even includes a full chapter on the latest microcontrollers. A favorite memory-jogger for working electronics engineers, Practical Electronics for Inventors is also the ideal manual for those just getting started in circuit design. If you want to succeed in turning your ideas into workable electronic gadgets and inventions, is THE book. Starting with a light review of electronics history, physics, and math, the book provides an easy-to-understand overview of all major electronic elements, including: Basic passive components o Resistors, capacitors, inductors, transformers o Discrete passive circuits o Current-limiting networks, voltage dividers, filter circuits, attenuators o Discrete active devices o Diodes, transistors, thrysistors o Microcontrollers o Rectifiers, amplifiers, modulators, mixers, voltage regulators ENTHUSIASTIC READERS HELPED US MAKE THIS BOOK EVEN BETTER This revised, improved, and completely updated second edition reflects suggestions offered by the loyal hobbyists and inventors who made the first edition a bestseller. Reader-suggested improvements in this guide include: Thoroughly expanded and improved theory chapter New sections covering test equipment, optoelectronics, microcontroller circuits, and more New and revised drawings Answered problems throughout the book Practical Electronics for Inventors takes you through reading schematics, building and testing prototypes, purchasing electronic components, and safe work practices. You'll find all thisin a guide that's destined to get your creative-and inventive-juices flowing.

Programming Interactivity
Programming Interactivity

Author: Joshua Noble

Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

Published: 2009-07-21

Total Pages: 736

ISBN-13: 1449379192

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Make cool stuff. If you're a designer or artist without a lot of programming experience, this book will teach you to work with 2D and 3D graphics, sound, physical interaction, and electronic circuitry to create all sorts of interesting and compelling experiences -- online and off. Programming Interactivity explains programming and electrical engineering basics, and introduces three freely available tools created specifically for artists and designers: Processing, a Java-based programming language and environment for building projects on the desktop, Web, or mobile phones Arduino, a system that integrates a microcomputer prototyping board, IDE, and programming language for creating your own hardware and controls OpenFrameworks, a coding framework simplified for designers and artists, using the powerful C++ programming language BTW, you don't have to wait until you finish the book to actually make something. You'll get working code samples you can use right away, along with the background and technical information you need to design, program, build, and troubleshoot your own projects. The cutting edge design techniques and discussions with leading artists and designers will give you the tools and inspiration to let your imagination take flight.

Monitoring with Ganglia
Monitoring with Ganglia

Author: Matt Massie

Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

Published: 2012-11-19

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 1449329705

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"Taking dynamic host and application metrics at scale"--Cover.

Intel Galileo and Intel Galileo Gen 2
Intel Galileo and Intel Galileo Gen 2

Author: Manoel Ramon

Publisher: Apress

Published: 2014-12-31

Total Pages: 665

ISBN-13: 1430268387

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Intel® Galileo and Intel® Galileo Gen 2: API Features and Arduino Projects for Linux Programmers provides detailed information about Intel® Galileo and Intel® Galileo Gen 2 boards for all software developers interested in Arduino and the Linux platform. The book covers the new Arduino APIs and is an introduction for developers on natively using Linux. Author Manoel Carlos Ramon is a member of the Intel Galileo development team; in this book he draws on his practical experience in working on the Galileo project as he shares the team’s findings, problems, fixes, workarounds, and techniques with the open source community. His areas of expertise are wide-ranging, including Linux-embedded kernel and device drivers, C/C++, Java, OpenGL, Assembler, Android NDK/SDK/ADK, and 2G/3G/4G modem integration. He has more than 17 years of experience in research and development of mobile devices and embedded circuits. His personal blog about programming is BytesThink (www.bytesthink.com).

Designing the Internet of Things
Designing the Internet of Things

Author: Adrian McEwen

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-12-09

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 111843062X

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Take your idea from concept to production with this unique guide Whether it's called physical computing, ubiquitous computing, or the Internet of Things, it's a hot topic in technology: how to channel your inner Steve Jobs and successfully combine hardware, embedded software, web services, electronics, and cool design to create cutting-edge devices that are fun, interactive, and practical. If you'd like to create the next must-have product, this unique book is the perfect place to start. Both a creative and practical primer, it explores the platforms you can use to develop hardware or software, discusses design concepts that will make your products eye-catching and appealing, and shows you ways to scale up from a single prototype to mass production. Helps software engineers, web designers, product designers, and electronics engineers start designing products using the Internet-of-Things approach Explains how to combine sensors, servos, robotics, Arduino chips, and more with various networks or the Internet, to create interactive, cutting-edge devices Provides an overview of the necessary steps to take your idea from concept through production If you'd like to design for the future, Designing the Internet of Things is a great place to start.