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== Electricity ==
 
== Electricity ==
  
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  [http://wiki.iat.sfu.ca/IAT884/images/0/0d/What_is_electricity.pdf What is Electricity? from '''Getting Started with Arduino''' by Massimo Banzi]
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  [https://884.wiki.iat.sfu.ca/mediawiki-1.32.0/images/0/0d/What_is_electricity.pdf What is Electricity? from '''Getting Started with Arduino''' by Massimo Banzi]
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[https://884.wiki.iat.sfu.ca/mediawiki-1.32.0/images/1/1d/Fundamentals_of_Electronics.pdf Fundamentals of Electricity (Detailed, Technical)]
  
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[http://wiki.iat.sfu.ca/IAT884/images/1/1d/Fundamentals_of_Electronics.pdf Fundamentals of Electricity (Detailed, Technical)]
 
  
 
== Essential Electronics Concepts ==  
 
== Essential Electronics Concepts ==  
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  [http://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/electric-power POWER! (watts & stuff, or "how to not blow up stuff")]
 
  [http://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/electric-power POWER! (watts & stuff, or "how to not blow up stuff")]
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== Tools and Calculators ==
 
== Tools and Calculators ==
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[http://www.rapidtables.com/calc/electric/ohms-law-calculator.htm Ohms Law Calculator]
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  [http://www.digikey.ca/en/resources/conversion-calculators/conversion-calculator-resistor-color-code-4-band Resistor Colour Code & Calculator]
 
  [http://www.digikey.ca/en/resources/conversion-calculators/conversion-calculator-resistor-color-code-4-band Resistor Colour Code & Calculator]
  
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  [http://www.raltron.com/cust/tools/voltage_divider.asp Simple Voltage Divider Calculator]
 
  [http://www.raltron.com/cust/tools/voltage_divider.asp Simple Voltage Divider Calculator]
  
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== Components ==
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== Basic Components ==
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'''A List of Components, Symbols, and Functions:''' http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/symbol.htm
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'''A List of Components, Symbols, and Functions:''' http://electronicsclub.info/circuitsymbols.htm
  
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'''The Electronics Club:''' http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/
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'''The Electronics Club:''' http://electronicsclub.info/
  
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'''Resistors:''' http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/resist.htm
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'''Resistors:''' http://electronicsclub.info/resistors.htm
  
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'''Resistance Calculator:'''http://www.dannyg.com/examples/res2/resistor.htm
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'''Switches:''' http://electronicsclub.info/switches.htm
  
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'''Switches:''' http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/switch.htm
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'''Capacitors:''' http://electronicsclub.info/capacitors.htm
  
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'''Capacitors:''' http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/capac.htm
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'''Diodes:''' http://electronicsclub.info/diodes.htm
  
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'''Diodes:''' http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/diode.htm
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'''Transistors:''' http://electronicsclub.info/transistors.htm
  
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'''Transistors:''' http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/tran.htm
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'''Relays:''' http://electronicsclub.info/relays.htm
  
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'''Relays:''' http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/relay.htm
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'''LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes):''' http://electronicsclub.info/leds.htm
  
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'''LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes):''' http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/led.htm
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'''Variable Resistors and Potentiometers:''' http://electronicsclub.info/variableresistors.htm
  
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'''Variable Resistors and Potentiometers:''' http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/vres.htm
 
  
 
== Mail Order Electronics Suppliers ==
 
== Mail Order Electronics Suppliers ==
 
   
 
   
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  ''' Digikey:''' http://www.digikey.ca
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Wholesale Components:
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  '''Digikey:''' http://www.digikey.ca (>$100 = free shipping, <$100 = flat $8 shipping. Buy in groups!)
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'''Mouser:''' http://ca.mouser.com/ (similar sort of shipping scheme)
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'''Newark/Element14:''' http://canada.newark.com/ (If something is from U.K., look here (e.g. Raspberry Pi))
  
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  '''Sparkfun Electronics:''' http://www.Sparkfun.com
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Parts, kits, breakouts, modules, plus libraries & tutorials:
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  '''Sparkfun Electronics:''' http://www.Sparkfun.com (USA)
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'''Adafruit:''' http://www.adafruit.com/ (USA)
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'''Solarbotics:''' http://solarbotics.com/ (Calgary)
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'''Pololu''': http://www.pololu.com/ (USA)
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'''Spikenzie:''' http://www.spikenzielabs.com/ (Montreal)
  
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  '''Robot Shop Canada''': http://www.robotshop.ca
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Suppliers (Re-distribution of above, parts, etc.)
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'''Diigiit Robotics:''' http://www.ca.diigiit.com/ (small but might have hard to find stuff. Montreal)
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  '''Robot Shop Canada''': http://www.robotshop.com/ca/en/ (emphasis on robotics, surprise! Montreal)
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'''ABRA:''' http://abra-electronics.com/ (Comprehensive stock, comparable to Lee's. Montreal)
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'''Servo City:''' http://www.servocity.com/ (servos, robot parts, structural parts. USA)
  
 
== Local Suppliers ==
 
== Local Suppliers ==
  
 
  '''Lee's Electronics:''' http://www.leeselectronic.com/
 
  '''Lee's Electronics:''' http://www.leeselectronic.com/
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  '''RP Electronics:''' http://www.rpelectronics.com/
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  4522 Mainstreet Vancouver
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  '''Main Electronics:''' http://www.mainelectronics.com/
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  Vancouver, BC V5V 3R5
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  '''Metal Supermarkets:''' http://metalsupermarkets.com/ (low quantity metals)
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  604-875-1993
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  '''MRO Electronic Supply:''' http://www.mroelectronics.com/

Latest revision as of 05:00, 3 July 2019

Electricity

What is Electricity? from Getting Started with Arduino by Massimo Banzi

Fundamentals of Electricity (Detailed, Technical)


Essential Electronics Concepts

Ohm's Law - Everything starts here!

Polarity (+ & -)

Series v. Parallel

Analog v. Digital

Pull-up Resistors (essential info for using sensors)

Voltage Divider (THIS IS WAY MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOU MIGHT THINK)

POWER! (watts & stuff, or "how to not blow up stuff")


Tools and Calculators

Ohms Law Calculator

Resistor Colour Code & Calculator

Voltage Divider Calculator

Simple Voltage Divider Calculator


Basic Components

A List of Components, Symbols, and Functions: http://electronicsclub.info/circuitsymbols.htm

The Electronics Club: http://electronicsclub.info/

Resistors: http://electronicsclub.info/resistors.htm

Switches: http://electronicsclub.info/switches.htm

Capacitors: http://electronicsclub.info/capacitors.htm

Diodes: http://electronicsclub.info/diodes.htm

Transistors: http://electronicsclub.info/transistors.htm

Relays: http://electronicsclub.info/relays.htm

LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes): http://electronicsclub.info/leds.htm

Variable Resistors and Potentiometers: http://electronicsclub.info/variableresistors.htm


Mail Order Electronics Suppliers

Wholesale Components: 

Digikey: http://www.digikey.ca (>$100 = free shipping, <$100 = flat $8 shipping. Buy in groups!)
Mouser: http://ca.mouser.com/ (similar sort of shipping scheme)
Newark/Element14: http://canada.newark.com/ (If something is from U.K., look here (e.g. Raspberry Pi))

Parts, kits, breakouts, modules, plus libraries & tutorials: 

Sparkfun Electronics: http://www.Sparkfun.com (USA)
Adafruit: http://www.adafruit.com/ (USA)
Solarbotics: http://solarbotics.com/ (Calgary)
Pololu: http://www.pololu.com/ (USA)
Spikenzie: http://www.spikenzielabs.com/ (Montreal)

Suppliers (Re-distribution of above, parts, etc.) 

Diigiit Robotics: http://www.ca.diigiit.com/ (small but might have hard to find stuff. Montreal)
Robot Shop Canada: http://www.robotshop.com/ca/en/ (emphasis on robotics, surprise! Montreal)
ABRA: http://abra-electronics.com/ (Comprehensive stock, comparable to Lee's. Montreal)
Servo City: http://www.servocity.com/ (servos, robot parts, structural parts. USA)

Local Suppliers

Lee's Electronics: http://www.leeselectronic.com/
RP Electronics: http://www.rpelectronics.com/
Main Electronics: http://www.mainelectronics.com/ 
Metal Supermarkets: http://metalsupermarkets.com/ (low quantity metals)
MRO Electronic Supply: http://www.mroelectronics.com/
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