Hacking Electronics illustrated Diy Guide For Makers & Hobbyists – PDF DOWNLOAD
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Hacking Electronics illustrated Diy Guide For Makers & Hobbyists – PDF DOWNLOAD
Cover.................................................................... 1 About the Author......................................................... 3 Title Page............................................................... 4 Copyright Page........................................................... 5 Contents at a Glance..................................................... 8 Contents................................................................. 10 Acknowledgments.......................................................... 20 Introduction............................................................. 22 You Will Need........................................................ 23 How to Use This Book................................................. 24 1. Getting Started....................................................... 28 Getting Stuff........................................................ 28 Buying Components................................................ 28 Where to Buy Things to Hack...................................... 29 A Basic Toolkit.................................................. 30 How to Strip a Wire.................................................. 32 You Will Need.................................................... 32 How to Join Wires Together by Twisting............................... 34 You Will Need.................................................... 34 How to Join Wires by Soldering....................................... 35 Safety........................................................... 35 You Will Need.................................................... 36 Soldering........................................................ 37 Joining Wires.................................................... 38 How to Test a Connection............................................. 39 You Will Need.................................................... 39 How to Hack a Computer Fan to Keep Soldering Fumes Away.............. 41 You Will Need.................................................... 41 Construction..................................................... 41 Summary.............................................................. 45 2. Theory and Practice................................................... 46 How to Assemble a Starter Kit of Components.......................... 46 You Will Need.................................................... 46 How to Identify Electronic Components................................ 47 Resistors........................................................ 47 Capacitors....................................................... 49 Diodes........................................................... 50 LEDs............................................................. 50 Transistors...................................................... 51 Integrated Circuits.............................................. 51 Other Stuff...................................................... 52 Surface Mount Components......................................... 52 What Are Current, Resistance, and Voltage?........................... 52 Current.......................................................... 53 Resistance....................................................... 53 Voltage.......................................................... 53 Ohm’s Law........................................................ 54 What Is Power?....................................................... 55 How to Read a Schematic Diagram...................................... 56 The First Rule of Schematics: Positive Voltages Are Uppermost.... 56 Second Rule of Schematics: Things Happen Left to Right........... 57 Names and Values................................................. 57 Component Symbols................................................ 57 Summary.............................................................. 58 3. Basic Hacks........................................................... 60 How to Make a Resistor Get Hot....................................... 60 You Will Need.................................................... 60 The Experiment................................................... 60 How to Use Resistors to Divide a Voltage............................. 61 You Will Need.................................................... 61 How to Convert a Resistance to a Voltage (and Make a Light Meter).... 64 You Will Need.................................................... 64 Hack a Push Light to Make It Light Sensing........................... 66 You Will Need.................................................... 66 Breadboard....................................................... 67 Construction..................................................... 68 How to Choose a Bipolar Transistor................................... 72 Datasheets....................................................... 72 MOSFET Transistors............................................... 73 PNP and N-Channel Transistors.................................... 73 Common Transistors............................................... 74 How to Use a Power MOSFET to Control a Motor......................... 75 You Will Need.................................................... 75 Breadboard....................................................... 75 How to Select the Right Switch....................................... 77 Push-Button Switches............................................. 77 Microswitches.................................................... 78 Toggle Switches.................................................. 78 Summary.............................................................. 80 4. LEDs.................................................................. 82 How to Stop an LED from Burning Out.................................. 82 You Will Need.................................................... 82 Diodes........................................................... 83 LEDs............................................................. 83 Trying It Out.................................................... 85 How to Select the Right LED for the Job.............................. 86 You Will Need.................................................... 86 Brightness and Angle............................................. 86 Multicolor....................................................... 87 IR and UV........................................................ 87 LEDs for Illumination............................................ 88 How to Use a LM317 to Make a Constant Current Driver................. 89 You Will Need.................................................... 89 Design........................................................... 90 Breadboard....................................................... 91 Construction..................................................... 92 How to Measure the Forward Voltage of an LED......................... 93 You Will Need.................................................... 94 How to Power Large Numbers of LEDs................................... 95 How to Make LEDs Flash............................................... 96 You Will Need.................................................... 96 Breadboard....................................................... 96 How to Use Stripboard (LED Flasher).................................. 98 Designing the Stripboard Layout.................................. 98 You Will Need....................................................100 Construction.....................................................101 Troubleshooting..................................................104 How to Use a Laser Diode Module......................................105 Hacking a Slot Car Racer.............................................105 You Will Need....................................................105 Storing Charge in a Capacitor....................................106 Design...........................................................107 Construction.....................................................108 Testing..........................................................108 Summary..............................................................109 5. Batteries and Power...................................................110 Selecting the Right Battery..........................................110 Battery Capacity.................................................110 Maximum Discharge Rate...........................................111 Single-Use Batteries.............................................111 Rechargeable Batteries...........................................113 Charging Batteries (in General)......................................115 C................................................................115 Over-Charging....................................................116 Over-Discharging.................................................116 Battery Life.....................................................116 How to Charge a NiMH Battery.........................................116 Simple Charging..................................................117 Fast Charging....................................................118 How to Charge a Sealed Lead–Acid Battery.............................118 Charging with a Variable Power Supply............................118 How to Charge a LiPo Battery.........................................119 Hacking a Cell Phone Battery.........................................120 Controlling the Voltage from a Battery...............................122 You Will Need....................................................123 Breadboard.......................................................124 Boosting Voltage.....................................................124 Calculating How Long a Battery Will Last.............................125 How to Design for Battery Backup.....................................126 Diodes...........................................................126 Trickle Charging.................................................127 How to Use Solar Cells...............................................128 Testing a Solar Panel............................................129 Trickle Charging with a Solar Panel..............................130 Minimizing Power Consumption.....................................131 Summary..............................................................131 6. Hacking Arduino.......................................................132 How to Set up Arduino (and Blink an LED).............................133 You Will Need....................................................133 Setting Up Arduino...............................................133 Modifying the Blink Sketch.......................................136 How to Make an Arduino Control a Relay...............................139 Relays...........................................................139 Arduino Outputs..................................................139 You Will Need....................................................141 Construction.....................................................141 Software.........................................................142 How to Hack a Toy for Arduino Control................................143 You Will Need....................................................143 Construction.....................................................143 The Serial Monitor...............................................145 Software.........................................................145 How to Measure Voltage with an Arduino...............................146 You Will Need....................................................147 Construction.....................................................147 Software.........................................................147 How to Use an Arduino to Control an LED..............................149 You Will Need....................................................149 Construction.....................................................149 Software (Flashing)..............................................150 Software (Brightness)............................................151 How to Play a Sound with an Arduino..................................152 You Will Need....................................................152 Construction.....................................................153 Software.........................................................153 How to Use Arduino Shields...........................................154 How to Control a Relay from a Web Page...............................155 You Will Need....................................................156 Construction.....................................................157 Network Configuration............................................158 Testing..........................................................158 Software.........................................................159 How to Use an Alphanumeric LCD Shield with Arduino...................163 You Will Need....................................................164 Construction.....................................................164 Software.........................................................164 How to Drive a Servo Motor with an Arduino...........................166 You Will Need....................................................167 Construction.....................................................167 Software.........................................................167 How to Charlieplex LEDs..............................................169 You Will Need....................................................170 Construction.....................................................170 Software.........................................................170 How to Type Passwords Automatically..................................172 You Will Need....................................................173 Construction.....................................................173 Software.........................................................173 Summary..............................................................174 7. Hacking with Modules..................................................176 How to Use a PIR Motion Sensor Module................................176 You Will Need (PIR and LED)......................................177 Breadboard.......................................................177 You Will Need (PIR and Arduino)..................................178 Construction.....................................................178 Software.........................................................179 How to Use Ultrasonic Rangefinder Modules............................180 You Will Need....................................................181 The HC-SR04 Rangefinder..........................................182 The MaxBotix LV-EZ1 Rangefinder..................................184 How to Use a Wireless Remote Module..................................186 You Will Need....................................................186 Breadboard.......................................................186 How to Use a Wireless Remote Module with Arduino.....................188 You Will Need....................................................188 Software.........................................................188 How to Control Motor Speed with a Power MOSFET.......................190 You Will Need....................................................190 Breadboard.......................................................191 Software.........................................................192 How to Control DC Motors with an H-Bridge Module.....................193 You Will Need....................................................197 Breadboard.......................................................197 Using the Control Pins...........................................198 How to Control a Stepper Motor with an H-Bridge Module...............199 You Will Need....................................................201 Construction.....................................................202 Software.........................................................202 How to Make a Simple Robot Rover.....................................204 You Will Need....................................................205 Construction.....................................................206 Testing..........................................................208 Software.........................................................209 How to Use a Seven-Segment LED Display Module........................210 You Will Need....................................................212 Construction.....................................................213 Software.........................................................214 How to Use a Real-Time Clock Module..................................215 You Will Need....................................................216 Construction.....................................................217 Software.........................................................218 Summary..............................................................219 8. Hacking with Sensors..................................................220 How to Detect Noxious Gas............................................220 You Will Need....................................................220 The LM311 Comparator.............................................221 Breadboard.......................................................222 Using a Gas Sensor with an Arduino...............................223 How to Measure Something’s Color.....................................224 You Will Need....................................................225 Construction.....................................................226 Software.........................................................226 How to Detect Vibration..............................................229 You Will Need....................................................229 Construction.....................................................229 Software.........................................................230 How to Measure Temperature...........................................231 You Will Need....................................................232 Construction.....................................................232 Software.........................................................232 How to Use an Accelerometer..........................................233 You Will Need....................................................234 Construction.....................................................234 Software.........................................................235 How to Sense Magnetic Fields.........................................237 You Will Need....................................................238 Construction.....................................................238 Software.........................................................239 Summary..............................................................239 9. Audio Hacks...........................................................240 Hacking Audio Leads..................................................240 General Principals...............................................240 Soldering Audio Connectors.......................................242 Converting a Stereo Signal to Mono...............................244 How to Use a Microphone Module.......................................245 How to Make an FM Bug................................................247 You Will Need....................................................248 Construction.....................................................248 Testing..........................................................250 Selecting Loudspeakers...............................................250 How to Make a 1-Watt Audio Amplifier.................................251 You Will Need....................................................252 Construction.....................................................253 Testing..........................................................254 How to Generate Tones with a 555 Timer...............................254 You Will Need....................................................256 Construction.....................................................256 How to Make a USB Music Controller...................................256 You Will Need....................................................257 Construction.....................................................257 Software.........................................................257 How to Make a Software VU Meter......................................259 You Will Need....................................................260 Construction.....................................................260 Software.........................................................260 Summary..............................................................261 10. Mending and Breaking Electronics.....................................262 How to Avoid Electrocution...........................................262 How to Take Something Apart AND Put It Back Together Again...........263 How to Check a Fuse..................................................264 How to Test a Battery................................................266 How to Test a Heating Element........................................267 Finding and Replacing Failed Components..............................267 Testing Components...............................................267 Desoldering......................................................268 Replacement......................................................269 How to Scavenge Useful Components....................................269 How to Reuse a Cell Phone Power Adapter..............................270 Summary..............................................................271 11. Tools................................................................272 How to Use a Multimeter (General)....................................272 Continuity and Diode Test........................................272 Resistance.......................................................273 Capacitance......................................................274 Temperature......................................................274 AC Voltage.......................................................275 DC Voltage.......................................................276 DC Current.......................................................276 AC Current.......................................................277 Frequency........................................................277 How to Use a Multimeter to Test a Transistor.........................277 How to Use a Lab Power Supply........................................278 Introducing: The Oscilloscope........................................279 Software Tools.......................................................280 Simulation ......................................................280 Fritzing ........................................................280 EAGLE PCB........................................................281 Online Calculators...............................................283 Summary..............................................................283 Appendix: Parts .........................................................284 Tools................................................................284 Components...........................................................285 Component Starter Kits...........................................285 Resistors........................................................285 Capacitors.......................................................286 Semiconductors...................................................286 Hardware and Miscellaneous.......................................287 Modules..........................................................288 Index....................................................................290
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