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#613 Beginning Digital Electronics through Projects

Book notes: Beginning Digital Electronics through Projects by Andrew Singmin, first published December 1, 2000.

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Digital electronics is a little more abstract than analog electronics, and trying to find a useful starter book can be tough. For those interested in learning digital electronics, with a practical approach, Beginning Digital Electronics Through Projects is for you. It is published in the same tradition as Beginning Analog Electronics Through Projects, Andrew Singmin’s revision to the popular Beginning Electronics Through Projects. Beginning Digital Electronics Through Projects provides practical exercises, building techniques, and ideas for over thirty-five useful digital projects. Some digital logic knowledge is necessary, but the theory is limited to “need-to-know” information that will allow you to get started right away without complex math. Many components in this text are common to either analog or digital electronics, and beginners or hobbyists making their start here will find and overview of commonly used components and their functions described in everyday terms. Each of the projects builds on the theory and component knowledge developed in earlier chapters, establishing progressively more ambitious goals. Step-by-step learning instructions help you determine the best ways of working with such projects as Schmitt Trigger Circuits, Versatile ICs, Digital Support Circuits, and much more. Two interesting wireless projects (an FM receiver and an FM transmitter) bring the final chapters of this book to a close.

Projects

Chapter LEAP?
Project 01 - LM 555 Demo Oscillator LEAP#016 555 Timer - A-Stable Oscillator
Project 02 - LF TTL Pulse Generator LEAP#016 555 Timer - A-Stable Oscillator
Project 03 - High-Low State Display  
Project 04 - Pulse Speed Reducer  
Project 05 - Threshold Level Detector LEAP#034 Low-light Trip Detector, LEAP#052 LM741 OpAmp Comparator
Project 06 - Hi-Lo Trip Detector  
Project 07 - LED Pulse Stretcher LEAP#136 CounterModule
Project 08 - DC level shifter  
Project 09 - Schmitt Pulse Oscillator LEAP#022 Square Wave - Schmitt Oscillator
Project 10 - Turn-on Delay Schmitt  
Project 11 - Turn-of Delay Schmitt  
Project 12 - Schmitt Triangle Generator LEAP#031 555 Timer - Triangle Wave Generator
Project 13 - Schmitt Switch Debouncer  
Project 14 - NOR gate demo LEAP#072 NOR7402 - 74LS02 Quad 2-input NOR gate test
Project 15 - SCR Latch Demo LEAP#172 SCRLatch
Project 16 - NOR Gate Latch LEAP#077 NOR Gate SR Latch
Project 17 - NOR Gate Metronome LEAP#114 NOR Gate Oscillator
Project 18 - 74LS122 Monostable LEAP#075 Monostable 74LS122
Project 19 - 74LS75 Quad Latch LEAP#025 74LS75 Quad Latch Test
Project 20 - CD4072 Quad Switcher  
Project 21 - TTL Relay Driver LEAP#055 RelayControlTest
Project 22 - High Power Transistor Driver  
Project 23 - Power Output FET  
Project 24 - TTL Driver Buffer LEAP#113 TTL Buffer Driver
Project 25 - Passive Five-Step Voltage Indicator  
Project 26 - Active Five-Step Voltage Indicator  
Project 27 - RF Oscillator Stable 6.2V Supply  
Project 28 - Stable 5V Source LEAP#027 LM7805 Regulator
Project 29 - Battery or Power Supply  
Project 30 - Diode Bridge Circuit Protector  
Project 31 - Regulator Protector  
Project 32 - Reversable Voltage Source  
Project 33 - Jack Socket Tutorial  
Project 34 - Meter Overload Protector  
Project 35 - Jack Socket-Power Switch  
Project 36 - Zenner Five-Volt Supply LEAP#029 Zener Regulator
Project 37 - RC Integrator Differentiator  
Project 38 - Variable Resistor Substitute  
Project 39 - Single-chip IC FM Receiver  
Project 40 - FM Low-Power Transmitter  
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LEAP is my personal collection of electronics projects - usually involving an Arduino or other microprocessor in one way or another. Some are full-blown projects, while many are trivial breadboard experiments, intended to learn and explore something interesting.

Projects are often inspired by things found wild on the net, or ideas from the many great electronics podcasts and YouTube channels. Feel free to borrow liberally, and if you spot any issues do let me know or send a pull-request.

NOTE: For a while I included various scale modelling projects here too, but I've now split them off into a new repository: check out LittleModelArt if you are looking for these projects.

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