DIY Electronics

Hi. I'm excited so many folks are interested in using and adding to this pearl tree. I started it after returning to electronic hacking after 20 years away from it.

Anyone else notice how much an AVR processor is like a PDP-11 on a chip?

Please don't delete existing pearls. Add branches with care If a given pearl has more than 14 branches, it may be time for reorganization. sean.true Feb 25

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Electronic theory index

http://mysite.du.edu/~etuttle/electron/elecindx.htm

There is a very large number of texts on electronic circuits, most of which are too big and rather bad. The science and algebra are easy, but the subject requires understanding, not substitution in formulas.

Building a Balancing Scooter

Self-balancing scooters, like the Segway™ are often thought to be technological miracles, but it is not actually very hard to build one. I built the one described here in about a week using off-the-shelf parts. I spent another week tweaking the high-speed stability, improving the steering control, and writing about it.

How to build a Tesla Coil

This Instructable will walk you through building a medium sized Tesla coil.

Design and build

Arduino and friends

Sounds, audio, music

Low-Power electronics

Lights, lasers, leds

CPU architecture

Electronics vendors

Finding parts