Hacking electronics : an illustrated DIY guide for makers and hobbyists

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Cover About the Author Title Page Copyright Page Contents at a Glance Contents Acknowledgments Introduction You Will Need How to Use This Book 1. Getting Started Getting Stuff Buying Components Where to Buy Things to Hack A Basic Toolkit How to Strip a Wire You Will Need How to Join Wires Together by Twisting You Will Need How to Join Wires by Soldering Safety You Will Need Soldering Joining Wires How to Test a Connection You Will Need How to Hack a Computer Fan to Keep Soldering Fumes Away You Will Need Construction Summary 2. Theory and Practice How to Assemble a Starter Kit of Components You Will Need How to Identify Electronic Components Resistors Capacitors Diodes LEDs Transistors Integrated Circuits Other Stuff Surface Mount Components What Are Current, Resistance, and Voltage? Current Resistance Voltage Ohm’s Law What Is Power? How to Read a Schematic Diagram The First Rule of Schematics: Positive Voltages Are Uppermost Second Rule of Schematics: Things Happen Left to Right Names and Values Component Symbols Summary 3. Basic Hacks How to Make a Resistor Get Hot You Will Need The Experiment How to Use Resistors to Divide a Voltage You Will Need How to Convert a Resistance to a Voltage (and Make a Light Meter) You Will Need Hack a Push Light to Make It Light Sensing You Will Need Breadboard Construction How to Choose a Bipolar Transistor Datasheets MOSFET Transistors PNP and N-Channel Transistors Common Transistors How to Use a Power MOSFET to Control a Motor You Will Need Breadboard How to Select the Right Switch Push-Button Switches Microswitches Toggle Switches Summary 4. LEDs How to Stop an LED from Burning Out You Will Need Diodes LEDs Trying It Out How to Select the Right LED for the Job You Will Need Brightness and Angle Multicolor IR and UV LEDs for Illumination How to Use a LM317 to Make a Constant Current Driver You Will Need Design Breadboard Construction How to Measure the Forward Voltage of an LED You Will Need How to Power Large Numbers of LEDs How to Make LEDs Flash You Will Need Breadboard How to Use Stripboard (LED Flasher) Designing the Stripboard Layout You Will Need Construction Troubleshooting How to Use a Laser Diode Module Hacking a Slot Car Racer You Will Need Storing Charge in a Capacitor Design Construction Testing Summary 5. Batteries and Power Selecting the Right Battery Battery Capacity Maximum Discharge Rate Single-Use Batteries Rechargeable Batteries Charging Batteries (in General) C Over-Charging Over-Discharging Battery Life How to Charge a NiMH Battery Simple Charging Fast Charging How to Charge a Sealed Lead–Acid Battery Charging with a Variable Power Supply How to Charge a LiPo Battery Hacking a Cell Phone Battery Controlling the Voltage from a Battery You Will Need Breadboard Boosting Voltage Calculating How Long a Battery Will Last How to Design for Battery Backup Diodes Trickle Charging How to Use Solar Cells Testing a Solar Panel Trickle Charging with a Solar Panel Minimizing Power Consumption Summary 6. Hacking Arduino How to Set up Arduino (and Blink an LED) You Will Need Setting Up Arduino Modifying the Blink Sketch How to Make an Arduino Control a Relay Relays Arduino Outputs You Will Need Construction Software How to Hack a Toy for Arduino Control You Will Need Construction The Serial Monitor Software How to Measure Voltage with an Arduino You Will Need Construction Software How to Use an Arduino to Control an LED You Will Need Construction Software (Flashing) Software (Brightness) How to Play a Sound with an Arduino You Will Need Construction Software How to Use Arduino Shields How to Control a Relay from a Web Page You Will Need Construction Network Configuration Testing Software How to Use an Alphanumeric LCD Shield with Arduino You Will Need Construction Software How to Drive a Servo Motor with an Arduino You Will Need Construction Software How to Charlieplex LEDs You Will Need Construction Software How to Type Passwords Automatically You Will Need Construction Software Summary 7. Hacking with Modules How to Use a PIR Motion Sensor Module You Will Need (PIR and LED) Breadboard You Will Need (PIR and Arduino) Construction Software How to Use Ultrasonic Rangefinder Modules You Will Need The HC-SR04 Rangefinder The MaxBotix LV-EZ1 Rangefinder How to Use a Wireless Remote Module You Will Need Breadboard How to Use a Wireless Remote Module with Arduino You Will Need Software How to Control Motor Speed with a Power MOSFET You Will Need Breadboard Software How to Control DC Motors with an H-Bridge Module You Will Need Breadboard Using the Control Pins How to Control a Stepper Motor with an H-Bridge Module You Will Need Construction Software How to Make a Simple Robot Rover You Will Need Construction Testing Software How to Use a Seven-Segment LED Display Module You Will Need Construction Software How to Use a Real-Time Clock Module You Will Need Construction Software Summary 8. Hacking with Sensors How to Detect Noxious Gas You Will Need The LM311 Comparator Breadboard Using a Gas Sensor with an Arduino How to Measure Something’s Color You Will Need Construction Software How to Detect Vibration You Will Need Construction Software How to Measure Temperature You Will Need Construction Software How to Use an Accelerometer You Will Need Construction Software How to Sense Magnetic Fields You Will Need Construction Software Summary 9. Audio Hacks Hacking Audio Leads General Principals Soldering Audio Connectors Converting a Stereo Signal to Mono How to Use a Microphone Module How to Make an FM Bug You Will Need Construction Testing Selecting Loudspeakers How to Make a 1-Watt Audio Amplifier You Will Need Construction Testing How to Generate Tones with a 555 Timer You Will Need Construction How to Make a USB Music Controller You Will Need Construction Software How to Make a Software VU Meter You Will Need Construction Software 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 Testing Components Desoldering Replacement How to Scavenge Useful Components How to Reuse a Cell Phone Power Adapter Summary 11. Tools How to Use a Multimeter (General) Continuity and Diode Test Resistance Capacitance Temperature AC Voltage DC Voltage DC Current AC Current Frequency How to Use a Multimeter to Test a Transistor How to Use a Lab Power Supply Introducing: The Oscilloscope Software Tools Simulation Fritzing EAGLE PCB Online Calculators Summary Appendix: Parts Tools Components Component Starter Kits Resistors Capacitors Semiconductors Hardware and Miscellaneous Modules Index