Practical Electronics Handbook

Practical Electronics Handbook, Third Edition provides the frequently used and highly applicable principles of electronics and electronic circuits.

The book contains relevant information in electronics. The topics discussed in the text include passive and active discrete components; linear and digital I.C.s; microprocessors and microprocessor systems; digital-analogue conversions; computer aids in electronics design; and electronic hardware components.

Electronic circuit constructors, service engineers, electronic design engineers, and anyone with an interest in electronics will find the book very useful.

Introduction

1 Passive Components

Resistors

Thermistors

Capacitors

Inductors

Quartz Crystals

2 Active Discrete Components

Diodes

LEDs

Transistors

FETs

Negative Feedback

Heatsinks

Switching Circuits

3 Discrete Component Circuits

Amplifiers

Tone Controls

Filters

Output Stages

Oscillators

R.F. Stages

Modulation

Power Supplies

Stabilizers

4 Linear I.C.s

Bias Methods

Op-Amp Circuits

Phase-Locked Loops

Voltage Stabilizers

Timers

5 Digital I.C.s

Logic Notes

Boolean Algebra

Sequential Logic

Displays and Decoders

MOS Circuits

Pinouts

6 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 Reading

7 Transferring Digital Data

Serial and Parallel

The IEEE-488 Bus

Serial Transfer

8 Digital-Analogue Conversions

Analogue-to-Digital Conversion

Sampling and Conversion

Digital-to-Analogue Conversion

Current Addition Methods

Conversion Problems

Bitstream Methods

Computer Plug-in Boards

9 Computer Aids in Electronics

The computer

Linear Circuit Analysis by Computer

The Menus

Circuits and Nodes

PCB Layouts

Circuit Diagrams

The Public Domain Software Library

10 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 Analyzers

Appendix I Standard Metric Wire Table

Appendix II Bibliography

Appendix III The Hex Scale

Index