Don't spend time reading about theory, components and old ham radios - that's history! Industry veteran, Louis Frenzel, gives you the real scoop on electronic product fundamentals as they are today. Rather than tearing electronics apart and looking at every little piece, the author takes a systems-level view. For example, you will not learn how to make a circuit but how a signal flows from one integrated circuit (IC) to the next and so on to the ultimate goal. This practical application-driven viewpoint and breadth of coverage is unprecedented. This book touches upon TV, audio, satellite, radio, wireless communication, and networking. All of this content is brought to life through hands-on projects that you will enjoy whether you are a hobbyist, student, or engineer. A fresh look at how electronics workLearn about the inner workings of your HDTV, cell phone, and video game consoleHands-on projects and experiments bring electronics to life
Author(s): Louis Frenzel
Edition: Pap/Psc
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 360
Cover Page
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Title Page
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Copyright......Page 4
Dedication......Page 5
List of Figures......Page 6
Preface......Page 17
Introduction......Page 19
What’s in it for you?......Page 20
Electronics: the big picture......Page 21
Control......Page 22
How the electronics industry works......Page 23
Electricity versus Electronics......Page 24
The painful truth......Page 25
Computers......Page 26
Robots......Page 29
How Much Electronics Do you Own?......Page 30
Decisions, Decisions......Page 31
Electricity and electronics......Page 32
Charge, Voltage, and Current......Page 33
Static Electricity......Page 34
Dynamic Electricity and Current Flow......Page 35
Magnetic Fields......Page 37
Electromagnetism......Page 38
Electromagnetic Induction......Page 40
DC Voltages......Page 41
AC Voltages......Page 43
AC Voltage Measurement......Page 45
Batteries......Page 46
Solar Cells......Page 48
Analog and Digital Signals......Page 50
Getting Familiar with a Multimeter......Page 52
Magazines of Interest......Page 53
Measuring Voltages......Page 54
Why systems and not circuits?......Page 56
Switches......Page 60
Resistors......Page 61
Capacitors......Page 64
Transformers......Page 66
Transistors......Page 67
Amplifiers......Page 69
Integrated Circuits......Page 70
Setting Up a Simple Lab......Page 72
Light Emitting Diode......Page 74
Capacitors......Page 75
Transistor Switch......Page 77
Linear circuits......Page 78
Amplifiers......Page 79
Configuration Classification......Page 80
Classification by Class of Operation......Page 81
Operational Amplifiers......Page 85
Amplifier Specifications......Page 86
Input Impedance......Page 87
Cascading Amplifiers......Page 88
Frequency Response......Page 89
Filters......Page 90
Oscillators......Page 92
Mixers......Page 93
Phase Detector......Page 94
Phase-Locked Loops......Page 95
Frequency Synthesizers......Page 97
Standard Power Supply......Page 99
Regulators......Page 101
DC—DC Converters......Page 102
Solar Power System......Page 103
Build a Kit......Page 105
Introduction......Page 106
Binary-to-Decimal Conversions......Page 107
Decimal-to-Binary Conversions......Page 108
Maximum Decimal Value for N Bits......Page 109
BCD and ASCII......Page 110
Parallel Data......Page 115
Serial Data......Page 116
Inverter......Page 117
AND Gate......Page 118
OR Gate......Page 119
Exclusive OR Gate......Page 121
Flip-Flops......Page 123
Storage Registers......Page 124
Shift Registers......Page 125
Counters......Page 126
Demultiplexer......Page 127
Arithmetic Circuits......Page 128
RAM......Page 129
ROM......Page 131
Programmable logic devices......Page 133
Analog-to-Digital Conversion......Page 135
Resolution and Sampling Interval......Page 137
Digging Deeper into Digital......Page 139
Concepts and definitions......Page 140
Computer organization and operation......Page 143
Registers and the ALU......Page 146
Control Unit......Page 148
Instruction-Word Formats......Page 149
Program Execution Example......Page 150
Microcomputer Buses......Page 152
Popular micros......Page 153
PIC Processors......Page 154
32- and 64-Bit Processors......Page 156
A word about software......Page 158
Assembly Language......Page 159
BASIC Language......Page 160
Digital signal processing......Page 161
Learn More about DSP......Page 162
Radio communication systems......Page 163
Three basic ways of communications......Page 165
Electric and Magnetic Fields......Page 166
Signal Speed......Page 167
Signal Strength......Page 168
Electromagnetic frequency spectrum......Page 169
Low and Medium Frequencies......Page 172
High Frequencies......Page 173
VHF, UHF, and Microwaves......Page 174
Sidebands......Page 175
Bandwidth......Page 176
Frequency Modulation......Page 177
Digital Modulation......Page 178
Transmitters......Page 180
Receivers......Page 181
ISM Band Transceiver......Page 184
Yagi......Page 186
Other Antennas......Page 187
Microwave Antennas and Waveguides......Page 188
Two-way radio......Page 191
Amateur Radio......Page 192
Marine......Page 193
Satellites......Page 194
Radio telescopes......Page 195
Experience CB or FRS......Page 198
Can you hear me now?......Page 199
The cellular concept......Page 200
What’s inside a cell phone?......Page 203
What Type of Cell Phone Do You Have?......Page 205
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation......Page 207
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing......Page 209
Multiple Input Multiple Output......Page 212
Spectral Efficiency......Page 213
Access methods and duplexing......Page 214
A look inside a 3G cell phone......Page 216
Smartphones......Page 217
Femtocells......Page 218
Mobile TV......Page 219
Check Out the Latest Handsets, Features, and Services......Page 220
Relevant Websites......Page 221
Is everything networked?......Page 222
Personal Area Networks......Page 223
Network Relationships......Page 224
Network interconnection methods......Page 225
Types of Cables......Page 226
How Is Ethernet Used?......Page 228
Sonet......Page 231
How the internet works......Page 232
Wi-Fi......Page 235
Bluetooth......Page 237
ZigBee......Page 238
WiMAX......Page 239
Radio Frequency Identification and Near-Field Communications......Page 240
Cable TV Connectivity......Page 241
Wireless Broadband......Page 242
Become More Familiar with Wireless Data Protocols......Page 243
The nature of sound......Page 244
Speakers......Page 245
Digital audio......Page 246
Past Recording Media......Page 247
Digitizing Sound......Page 248
Digital Compression......Page 249
The Compact Disc......Page 251
AV receiver......Page 254
Surround Sound......Page 257
Musical Instruments......Page 258
Noise-Canceling Earphones......Page 259
Hearing Aids......Page 260
Test Your Hearing Response......Page 261
Video fundamentals for the impatient......Page 262
Aspect Ratio......Page 263
Analog TV......Page 265
Digital TV......Page 267
Color Video Principles......Page 269
Video Compression......Page 270
TV Transmission......Page 273
TV Screen Technology......Page 275
Summary of Screen Technologies......Page 278
3D TV......Page 279
Cable television......Page 280
Satellite TV......Page 284
Cell phone TV......Page 286
Closed-circuit TV......Page 287
How a DVD Player Works......Page 289
A Word about Blu-ray......Page 290
Try Over-the-Air TV......Page 291
Open- and closed-loop control......Page 292
Closed-Loop Control......Page 293
Controllers......Page 295
Sensors......Page 296
Temperature Sensors......Page 297
Pressure Sensors......Page 298
Switches......Page 299
Photoelectric Sensors......Page 300
Relays......Page 304
Solenoids......Page 310
Motors......Page 311
DC Motors......Page 312
Thyristors......Page 313
Silicon-Controlled Rectifier......Page 314
Triac......Page 316
Programmable logic controllers......Page 318
Organization......Page 320
Operation......Page 321
Programming......Page 322
Book References......Page 324
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B......Page 326
C......Page 327
D......Page 329
F......Page 331
G......Page 332
I......Page 333
L......Page 334
M......Page 335
O......Page 336
P......Page 337
R......Page 338
S......Page 339
T......Page 341
V......Page 342
Z......Page 343
