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Hacking electronics : an illustrated DIY guide for makers and hobbyists /
Bring your electronic inventions to life! "This full-color book is impressive . there are some really fun projects!"--GeekDad, Wired.com Who needs an electrical engineering degree? This intuitive guide shows how to wire, disassemble, tweak, and re-purpose everyday devices quickly and easil...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, N.Y. :
McGraw-Hill Education,
[2013]
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineering.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- A. About the author
- B. Dedication
- C. Acknowledgments
- D. Introduction
- You will need
- How to use this book
- 1. Getting started
- Getting stuff
- How to strip a wire
- How to join wires together by twisting
- How to join wires by soldering
- How to test a connection
- How to hack a computer fan to keep soldering fumes away
- Summary
- 2. Theory and practice
- How to assemble a starter kit of components
- How to identify electronic components
- What are current, resistance, and voltage?
- What is power?
- How to read a schematic diagram
- Summary
- 3. Basic hacks
- How to make a resistor get hot
- How to use resistors to divide a voltage
- How to convert a resistance to a voltage (and make a light meter)
- Hack a push light to make it light sensing
- How to choose a bipolar transistor
- How to use a power mosfet to control a motor
- How to select the right switch
- Summary
- 4. Leds
- How to stop an led from burning out
- How to select the right led for the job
- How to use a lm317 to make a constant current driver
- How to measure the forward voltage of an led
- How to power large numbers of leds
- How to make leds flash
- How to use stripboard (led flasher)
- How to use a laser diode module
- Hacking a slot car racer
- Summary
- 5. Batteries and power
- Selecting the right battery
- Charging batteries (in general)
- How to charge a nimh battery
- How to charge a sealed lead--acid battery
- How to charge a lipo battery
- Hacking a cell phone battery
- Controlling the voltage from a battery
- Boosting voltage
- Calculating how long a battery will last
- How to design for battery backup
- How to use solar cells
- Summary
- 6. Hacking arduino
- How to set up arduino (and blink an led)
- How to make an arduino control a relay
- How to hack a toy for arduino control
- How to measure voltage with an arduino
- How to use an arduino to control an led
- How to play a sound with an arduino
- How to use arduino shields
- How to control a relay from a web page
- How to use an alphanumeric lcd shield with arduino
- How to drive a servo motor with an arduino
- How to charlieplex leds
- How to type passwords automatically
- Summary.
- 7. Hacking with modules
- How to use a pir motion sensor module
- How to use ultrasonic rangefinder modules
- How to use a wireless remote module
- How to use a wireless remote module with arduino
- How to control motor speed with a power mosfet
- How to control dc motors with an h-bridge module
- How to control a stepper motor with an h-bridge module
- How to make a simple robot rover
- How to use a seven-segment led display module
- How to use a real-time clock module
- Summary
- 8. Hacking with sensors
- How to detect noxious gas
- How to measure something's color
- How to detect vibration
- How to measure temperature
- How to use an accelerometer
- How to sense magnetic fields
- Summary
- 9. Audio hacks
- Hacking audio leads
- How to use a microphone module
- How to make an fm bug
- Selecting loudspeakers
- How to make a 1-watt audio amplifier
- How to generate tones with a 555 timer
- How to make a usb music controller
- How to make a software vu meter
- Summary
- 10. Mending and breaking electronics
- How to avoid electrocution
- How to take something apart and put it back together again
- How to check a fuse
- How to test a battery
- How to test a heating element
- Finding and replacing failed components
- How to scavenge useful components
- How to reuse a cell phone power adapter
- Summary
- 11. Tools
- How to use a multimeter (general)
- How to use a multimeter to test a transistor
- How to use a lab power supply
- Introducing: the oscilloscope
- Software tools
- Summary
- A. Parts
- Tools
- Components.