UID:
edoccha_9960161414202883
Format:
1 online resource (1 volume) :
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illustrations
Edition:
2nd ed.
ISBN:
0-12-811641-2
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0-12-811879-2
Note:
Front Cover -- Electronics Explained -- Electronics Explained: Fundamentals for Engineers,Technicians, and Makers -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface -- 1 - Learning About Electronics for Your Own Good: A Little Bit of Perspective Before You Get to the Details -- A Little Bit of Perspective Before You Get to the Details -- INTRODUCTION -- IT IS NOT LIKE IT USED TO BE -- WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU? -- ELECTRONICS: THE BIG PICTURE -- Communications -- Computers -- Control -- Instrumentation -- Components -- HOW THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY WORKS? -- Electricity Versus Electronics -- THE PAINFUL TRUTH -- Cell Phone -- Computers -- Robots -- 2 - Electronic Concepts: More Interesting Than You Think: Some Basic Stuff You Really Need to Know -- INTRODUCTION -- ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS -- Atoms and Electrons -- Charge, Voltage, and Current -- Dynamic Electricity and Current Flow -- Direction of Current Flow -- Conductors, Insulators, and Semiconductors -- MAGNETISM -- Magnetic Fields -- Electromagnetism -- Electromagnetic Induction -- VOLTAGE SOURCES -- Direct Current Voltages -- Alternating Current Voltages -- PRACTICAL DIRECT CURRENT AND ALTERNATING CURRENT VOLTAGE SOURCES -- Direct Current Voltage Sources -- Fuel Cell -- Alternating Current Voltage Sources -- Analog and Digital Signals -- Fourier Theory and the Frequency Domain -- 3 - The Systems Versus Components View of Electronics: A Fresh New Way to Learn About Electronics -- A Fresh New Way to Learn About Electronics -- INTRODUCTION -- WHY SYSTEMS AND NOT CIRCUITS? -- ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS -- Switches -- Resistors -- Capacitors -- Inductors -- Transformers -- Diodes -- Transistors -- Amplifiers -- Switches -- Integrated Circuits -- 4 - Electronic Circuits: Linear/Analog: The Building Blocks of Electronic Equipment.
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The Building Blocks of Electronic Equipment -- INTRODUCTION -- LINEAR CIRCUITS -- Amplifiers -- Classifying Amplifiers -- Small Signal Versus Large Signal -- Frequency Classification -- Configuration Classification -- Classification by Class of Operation -- Operational Amplifiers -- Amplifier Specifications -- Input Impedance -- Output Impedance -- Cascading Amplifiers -- Efficiency -- Frequency Response -- Output Capability -- Filters -- Oscillators -- Mixers -- Phase Detector -- Phase-Locked Loops -- Frequency Synthesizers -- Power Supplies -- Batteries -- Standard Power Supply -- Regulators -- DC-DC Converters -- Bus-Oriented Architecture -- Power Management -- Inverters -- Solar Power System -- 5 - Electronic Circuits: Digital: Practically Everything Is Digital These Days -- INTRODUCTION -- BINARY NUMBERS -- Binary-to-Decimal Conversions -- Using Hardware to Represent Binary Quantities -- Decimal-to-Binary Conversions -- Maximum Decimal Value for N Bits -- BCD and ASCII -- Parallel and Serial Data -- DIGITAL LOGIC ELEMENTS -- Inverter -- AND Gate -- OR Gate -- NAND and NOR Gates -- Exclusive OR Gate -- Flip-Flops -- Storage Registers -- Shift Registers -- Counters -- COMMON LOGIC CIRCUITS -- Multiplexer -- Demultiplexer -- Decoder -- Comparators -- Arithmetic Circuits -- DIGITAL MEMORIES -- Random Access Memory -- Read-Only Memory -- PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICES -- DATA CONVERSION -- Analog-to-Digital Conversion -- Digital-to-Analog Conversion -- Resolution and Sampling Interval -- Direct Digital Synthesis -- 6 - How Microcomputers Work: The Brains of Every Electronic Product Today -- INTRODUCTION -- CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS -- COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION -- OPERATIONAL DETAILS -- Registers and the Arithmetic Logic Unit -- Control Unit -- Instruction-Word Formats -- Program Execution Example -- Microcomputer Buses -- POPULAR MICROCOMPUTERS.
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8- and 16-Bit Microcontrollers -- 32- and 64-Bit Processors -- DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING -- 7 - Radio/Wireless: The Invisible Cables of Modern Electronics -- INTRODUCTION -- RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS -- THREE BASIC WAYS OF COMMUNICATIONS -- Simplex -- Half Duplex -- Full Duplex -- WHAT IS A RADIO WAVE ANYWAY? -- Electric and Magnetic Fields -- Signal Speed -- Signal Strength -- ELECTROMAGNETIC FREQUENCY SPECTRUM -- RADIO WAVE PROPAGATION -- Low and Medium Frequencies -- High Frequencies -- VHF, UHF, Microwaves and Millimeter Waves -- MODULATION -- Amplitude Modulation -- Sidebands -- Bandwidth -- Single Sideband Modulation -- Frequency Modulation -- Phase Modulation -- Digital Modulation -- Spread Spectrum -- Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex -- RADIO HARDWARE -- Transmitters -- Receivers -- Transceivers -- ISM Band Transceiver -- ANTENNAS -- Ground-Plane Antenna -- Dipole -- Yagi -- Other Antennas -- Transmission Lines -- Microwave Antennas and Waveguides -- TWO-WAY RADIO -- Aircraft -- Citizens Band -- Amateur Radio -- Family Radio -- Marine -- Land Mobile Radio -- SATELLITES -- RADIO TELESCOPES -- 8 - Cell Phones: It Is Now Possible to Do Anything Wirelessly: Talk, Text, Email, Web Browse, Games, Whatever -- INTRODUCTION -- CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? -- THE CELLULAR CONCEPT -- WHAT IS INSIDE A CELL PHONE? -- What Type of Cell Phone Technology Do You Have? -- DIGITAL MODULATION AND WIRELESS TRANSMISSION METHODS -- What Type of Cell Phone Technology Do You Have? -- DIGITAL MODULATION AND WIRELESS TRANSMISSION METHODS -- Quadrature Amplitude Modulation -- Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing -- Multiple Input Multiple Output -- Spectral Efficiency -- ACCESS METHODS AND DUPLEXING -- A LOOK INSIDE A 4G CELL PHONE -- THE LATEST CELL PHONE TECHNOLOGY -- Long-Term Evolution -- Fifth-Generation Wireless Overview -- Location Technology.
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9 - Networking: Wired and Wireless: All Devices Talking to One Another -- INTRODUCTION -- IS EVERYTHING NETWORKED? -- TYPES OF NETWORKS -- Wide Area Networks -- Metropolitan Area Networks -- Local Area Networks -- Personal Area Networks -- Home Area Networks -- Storage Area Networks -- Network Relationships -- NETWORK INTERCONNECTION METHODS -- WIRED NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES -- Types of Cables -- How Is Ethernet Used? -- Synchronous Optical Network -- Optical Transport Network -- HOW THE INTERNET WORKS -- WIRELESS NETWORKS -- Wi-Fi -- Bluetooth -- ZigBee -- ISM-Band Radios -- Radio Frequency Identification and Near-Field Communications -- BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY -- Cable TV Connectivity -- Digital Subscriber Lines -- Wireless Broadband -- THE INTERNET OF THINGS -- How Internet of Things Works -- Wireless Technologies of Internet of Things and Machine 2 Machine -- The Issues of Internet of Things -- 10 - Audio Electronics: Digital Voice and Music Dominate -- INTRODUCTION -- THE NATURE OF SOUND -- Microphones -- Speakers -- DIGITAL AUDIO -- Past Recording Media -- Digitizing Sound -- Digital Compression -- How an MP3 Player Works -- The Compact Disc -- AUDIO-VIDEO RECEIVER -- Radio Choices -- Surround Sound -- SPECIAL SOUND APPLICATIONS -- Wireless Speakers and Headphones -- Downloading and Streaming Audio -- Musical Instruments -- Noise-Canceling Earphones -- Sonar -- Hearing Aids -- 11 - Video Technology: TV and Video Is All Digital Now -- INTRODUCTION -- VIDEO FUNDAMENTALS FOR THE IMPATIENT -- Scanning Fundamentals -- Aspect Ratio -- Persistence of Vision -- Analog TV -- Digital TV -- Color Video Principles -- Video Compression -- TV Transmission -- TV Screen Technology -- Summary of Screen Technologies -- 3D TV -- CABLE TELEVISION -- SATELLITE TV -- OVER-THE-TOP TV -- CELL PHONE TV -- CLOSED-CIRCUIT TV -- DIGITAL VIDEO DISCS -- How a DVD Player Works.
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Blu-ray DVD -- Virtual and Augmented Reality -- 12 - Industrial Control : How to Automate: Monitor, Process, and Control -- INTRODUCTION -- OPEN- AND CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL -- Open-Loop Control -- Closed-Loop Control -- Controllers -- SENSORS -- Temperature Sensors -- Pressure Sensors -- Switches -- Potentiometers -- Photoelectric Sensors -- Flow Sensors -- OUTPUT DEVICES -- Relays -- Solenoids -- Motors -- DC Motors -- AC Motors -- Other Actuators -- THYRISTORS -- Silicon-Controlled Rectifier -- Diac -- Triac -- PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS -- Organization -- Operation -- Programming -- Data Acquisition Systems -- 13 - Software, Programmingand Electronics: Today, Most Electronics Is a Combination -- INTRODUCTION -- SOFTWARE FUNDAMENTALS -- Programming Languages -- PROGRAMMING -- Developing Software for Embedded Controllers -- Microcontroller Unit Interfacing -- PLATFORMS FOR LEARNING PROGRAMMING -- Parallax BASIC Stamp 2 -- PICAXE -- Arduino -- LaunchPad -- Advanced Alternatives -- LEARNING PROGRAMMING -- Books -- Learn by Example -- Online Tutorials -- Online College Courses -- Apply What You Learn -- 14 - Soldering: An Essential Skill for Electronics -- INTRODUCTION -- What is Solder? -- Soldering Tools -- Soldering Procedures -- Desoldering -- A - Book References -- B - Projects Parts List -- PARTS SOURCES -- CHAPTER 2 -- CHAPTER 3 -- CHAPTER 4 -- CHAPTER 5 -- CHAPTER 7 -- CHAPTER 12 -- CHAPTER 13 -- CHAPTER 14 -- C - Learning Resources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Back Cover.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780128116418
Language:
English
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