Building Your Own Electronics Lab : A Guide to Setting Up Your Own Gadget Workshop / by Dale Wheat.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wheat, Dale.

Series:

Technology in action series.

Technology in action

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Makerspaces.

Computers.

Maker.

Computer Hardware.

Local Subjects:

Maker.

Computer Hardware.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 165 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed. 2012.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : Apress : Imprint: Apress, 2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

What should an electronics hackerspace look like? Is it in your bedroom, garage, a classroom, or even a suitcase? And where do you start? What parts are essential, and which are just nice to have? And how do you organize it all? Dale Wheat, the author of Arduino Internals, will show you how to build your own electronics lab complete with tools, parts, and power sources. You'll learn how to create a portable lab, a small lab to save space, and even a lab for small groups and classrooms. You'll learn which parts and tools are indispensable no matter what type projects you're working on: which soldering irons are best, which tools, cables, and testing equipment you'll need. You'll also learn about different chips, boards, sensors, power sources, and which ones you'll want to keep on hand. Finally, you'll learn how to assemble everything for the type of lab best suited to your needs. If you need to carry everything to your local makerspace, you can build the Portable Lab. If you plan to tinker at home or in the garage, there is the Corner Lab. If you're going to run your own local makerspace or you need to set up a lab to teach others, there is the Small-Group Lab. No matter what your gadgeteering needs may be, Building Your Own Electronics Lab will show you exactly how to put it all together so you have what you need to get started.

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; About the Author; About the Technical Reviewer; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Planning Your Electronics Workshop; Chapter 2: Building Your Tool Chest; Chapter 3: Components; Chapter 4: A Portable Mini-Lab; Chapter 5: The Cozy Corner Lab; Chapter 6: The Small Group Lab and Classroom; Appendix A: Getting Started with Tool Building; Chapter 1: Planning Your Electronics Workshop; What to Expect; It Starts with a Plan; A Broad Outline; A Little Time; A Little Space; Basic Tools; Fundamental Components; Ideas; Goals

Inspiration! How Electricity Works; The Theoretical Approach; A Practical Approach; Safety; Lighten Up!; Environmental Impact; Budgeting; Buying New; Finding Used; Harvesting or Recycling; Some Example Workshops; A Fresh Start; The Robot Clubhouse; A Cautionary Tale; Summary; Chapter 2: Building Your Tool Chest; The Most Important Tool Ever; Care and Feeding of Your Brain; All Those Other Bits, Too; Basic Hand Tools; Wire Cutters and Wire Strippers; How Wire is Made-The Very Short Version; Selecting the Correct Tool; Wire Strippers; Practice Makes Perfect; Pliers and Tweezers

Screwdrivers, Nut Drivers, Wrenches, and Ratchets Screws, Bolts, and Nuts; More Specialized Hand Tools; Wire Crimpers; Computers; Tools for Soldering; Power Tools; Drills and Drill Bits; Laser Cutters and 3D Printers; Basic Test and Measurement Equipment; Inspection Equipment; Physical Measurement Devices; Simple Electronic Measurement Tools; Voltmeters; Ammeters; Ohmmeters; Advanced Test and Measurement Equipment; Multimeters; Oscilloscopes; The Golden Age; Modern Oscilloscopes; Tiny Oscilloscopes; Power Supplies; Organizing Your Tools; Summary; Chapter 3: Components

Conductors and Interconnects Electrical Schematics; Wire and Cables; Using Wire: The Very Short Version; Using Wire: The Longer Version; Conductivity; Applying Ohm's Law; Testing Your Wires; Storing Your Wire; Connectors; Clip Leads; Solderless Breadboards; Passive Components; Resistors; Through-Hole and Surface-Mount Resistors; Schematic Symbols and Reference Designators; Standard Resistor Values and Tolerances; Color Codes; Resistor Power Ratings; Variable Resistors; Specialty Resistors; Capacitors; Schematic Symbols; Inductors; Switches; Active Components; Power Supplies; Batteries

Transfomers Diodes; LEDs; Transistors; Integrated Circuits; Acquiring Components; Buying New Components; Recycling Used Components; Component Data Sheets; Summary; Chapter 4: A Portable Mini-Lab; Have Lab, Will Travel; The Compact Executive Model; No Soldering Required; The Ever-Shrinking Computing Device; Electrical Experiments You Can Perform; Lighten Up, 20th Century Style; First Possible Outcome: The LED Lights Up When Attached to the Coin Cell; Second Possible Outcome: Nothing Interesting Happens; Third Possible Outcome: Nothing Interesting Happens

Fourth Possible Outcome: Nothing Interesting Happens Because the LED Is Defective

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781430243878

1430243872

OCLC:

831116023