Electronics Simplified

Ian Sinclair, Long-standing technical author, UK

Explains electronics from fundamentals to applications - no other book has such breadth of coverage

Approachable, clear writing style with minimal math - no previous knowledge of electronics required!

Now fully revised and updated to include coverage of the latest developments in electronics: Blu-ray, HD, 3D TV, digital TV and radio, miniature computers, robotic systems and more

Electronics Simplifi ed (previously published as Electronics Made Simple) is essential reading for students embarking on courses involving electronics, anyone whose job involves electronic technology or equipment, and anyone who wants to know more about the electronics revolution. No previous knowledge is assumed and by focusing on how systems work, rather than on details of circuit diagrams and calculations, this book introduces readers to the key principles and technology of modern electronics without needing access to expensive equipment or laboratories. This approach also enables students to gain a fi rm grasp of the principles they will be applying in the lab.

Audience
Hobbyists, technicians, low level professionals and students - anyone taking a course or qualification in electronics who wants to understand the principles that they will be applying, but without a project/ design focus.

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Paperback, 368 Pages

Published: April 2011

Imprint: Newnes

ISBN: 978-0-08-097063-9

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'Ideal for students who are just about to begin a course that involves electronics, for people who are interested in the subject but do not know where to start, or for those who need a straightforward revision of the basics.' Electrotechnology

Preface
1 Electricity, waves, and pulses
Fundamental electricity
Steady voltage
Cell types Lithium calls
Power
Alternating voltage
AC and waves
AC and DC transmission
Electronics
Pulses
2 Components
Passive components
Surface mounting components
Charge and discharge
Effect on waveforms
Transformers
Resonance
Diodes
Other diode types
3 Active components and ICs
Transistors - bipolar
Field-effect transistors
Switching
ICs
Linear ICs
Digital ICs
The microprocessor
Cathode-ray tubes
Plasma and LCD displays
4 Linear circuits
Linearity and non-linearity
Distortion
Frequency response
Gain and decibels
Untuned amplifiers
Bandwidth
Tuned amplifiers
Power and RMS
Calculating power
Feedback
Oscillators and multipliers
5 Block and circuit diagrams
Diagrams
Linear circuit blocks
Digital circuit blocks
Other blocks
6 How radio works
Radio (electromagnetic) waves
Light (optical transmission)
Aerials
Transmission and reception
Modulation
Sidebands
Reception
Radio block diagrams
TRF and Superhet
FM radio
Stereo radio
DAB digital radio
7 Disc and tape recording
Wax cylinders and shellac discs
Electric gramophones
Compression and equalization
Tape and cassette
Digital methods
Cinema sound
Noise
Video and digital recording
8 Elements of TV and radar
Television (updated)
Scanning for analogue TV
Dot-map for digital TV
Synchronisation
Analogue and digital signals
Transmission
Analogue TV receiver
Colour TV
Colour TV tubes
Flat-screen displays
The analogue receiver circuits
Radar
9 Digital signals
Voltage levels
Binary scale
Recording digitally
CD, DVD and Blu-ray
Digital broadcasting
Conversions
Digital coding
Conversions
Serial and parallel transmission
10 Gating and logic circuits 144
Gates
NAND and NOR
Arithmetic circuits
Adders and subtractors
Multiplication and division
Code changing
Multiplexing and demultiplexing
11 Counting and correcting
Sequential circuits
The J-K flip-flop
Counter uses
Frequency meter
Counter/timer
Digital voltmeter
Registers
Latching
Error control and correction
Bit error rate (BER)
Hamming and other codes
12 Digital recording
Recording on tape
The CD system
The optical system
Digital processing
Error correction
Production methods
The end-result
Digital compression
DVD and Blu-ray
MPEG
Layers
MP3
13 Microprocessors, calculators and computers
Buses
Microprocessor cycle
Memory
Registers
The buses
The PC register and addressing
Interrupts
Port
USB, Firewire and Network ports
Calculators
Computers
Modems
Broadband modems and Routers
Monitor or visual display unit (VDU)
Graphics Cards
Drivers
Sound card
Printers
Scanner
Laptops and Notepads
External drives
14 Computer software
Operating systems
Command-line systems
Graphics based systems
Microsoft Windows
Apple Mac
Linux
Installing software
15 Digital TV and radio in more detail
Compression
TV coding
Broadcasting systems
Digital receivers
The set-top box (STB)
Hard-drive STB recording
DVD and Blu-ray recorders
Digital radio and recording
HD TV
3-D TV
16 Miscellaneous systems
The oscilloscope
PC used as an instrument
NICAM (brief, historical)
Camcorders
Cellular phones
GPS
Appendix A 226
Books for further reading
Circuitry
Components
Computing
Construction
Electronics and Computing Topics
Formulae and tables
Microprocessors
Servicing
Test Equipment
Appendix B
ASCII codes

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