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Visual Basic For electronics Engineering Applications
Programmeerbare Logica
Visual Basic für Elektroniksteuerungen und Entwicklung

English

German

Dutch / Nederlands

These books are published by Elektor International Media Bv.  www.elektor.com

Work in Progress

Who’s Afraid of Surface Mounted Technology ?

A guide for the newcomer to the world of Surface mounted parts. What are they and how do you deal with them both professionally and when you are on a budget.

A practical overview of the technology and the tools to use these parts effectively. Plenty of tips how to manipulate them without having to resort to expensive equipment. Your basic investment is a soldering tip , tweezers and a magnifier.

 

Besides the basic terminology the book also delves into packaging technology, PCB manufacturing and assembly techniques.

Processes such as making your own boards using either the photographic or direct transfer are included. Component technology is reviewed and guidelines are given for the application of the right kind of component for the task (capacitor selection X7R X5R NP0, tantalum and the likes, resistor selection : thin film , thick film)

Plenty of practical tips are given on how to deal with making reproducible and serviceable circuit boards without having to resort to robotic assembly.

The I2C Bus

A practical guide to the I2C bus from NXP / Philips. Includes bus construction, protocol, software stack, troubleshooting and plenty of practical examples. A set of boards and USB-I2C probe is available to jumpstart your development with this exciting technology.

Essentially The I2C Faq on steroids

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