Practical Electronics Handbook

Introduction1 Passive Components Resistors Thermistors Capacitors Inductors Quartz Crystals2 Active Discrete Components Diodes LEDs Transistors FETs Negative Feedback Heatsinks Switching Circuits3 Discrete Component Circuits Amplifiers Tone Controls Filters Output Stages Oscillators R.F. Stages Modulation Power Supplies Stabilizers4 Linear I.C.s Bias Methods Op-Amp Circuits Phase-Locked Loops Voltage Stabilizers Timers5 Digital I.C.s Logic Notes Boolean Algebra Sequential Logic Displays and Decoders MOS Circuits Pinouts6 Microprocessors and Microprocessor Systems The Instruction Register Clocking Memory Read-Write Memory The Buses Reading and Writing Actions Three-State Control The Control Bus Timing and Bus Control The PC Register and Addressing Addressing Methods Interrupts Inputs and Outputs Ports Keyboard Interfacing Video Interfacing Further Reading7 Transferring Digital Data Serial and Parallel The IEEE-488 Bus Serial Transfer8 Digital-Analogue Conversions Analogue-to-Digital Conversion Sampling and Conversion Digital-to-Analogue Conversion Current Addition Methods Conversion Problems Bitstream Methods Computer Plug-in Boards9 Computer Aids in Electronics The computer Linear Circuit Analysis by Computer The Menus Circuits and Nodes PCB Layouts Circuit Diagrams The Public Domain Software Library10 Hardware Components and Practical Work Hardware Video Connectors Control Knobs and Switches Switches Cabinets and Cases Packages for Semiconductors Integrated Circuit Packages Constructing Circuits Surface Mounting Testing and Trouble-Shooting Practical Work on Microprocessing Equipment Instruments for Digital Servicing Work Logic AnalyzersAppendix I Standard Metric Wire TableAppendix II BibliographyAppendix III The Hex ScaleIndex