Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 2: LEDs, LCDs, Audio, Thyristors, Digital Logic, and Amplification

by Charles Platt, Fredrik Jansson

Want to know how to use an electronic component? This second book of a three-volume set includes key information on electronics parts for your projects--complete with photographs, schematics, and diagrams. You'll learn what each one does, how it works, why it's useful, and what variants exist. No matter how much you know about electronics, you'll find fascinating details you've never come across before.

Perfect for teachers, hobbyists, engineers, and students of all ages, this reference puts reliable, fact-checked information right at your fingertips--whether you're refreshing your memory or exploring a component for the first time. Beginners will quickly grasp important concepts, and more experienced users will find the specific details their projects require.

Volume 2 covers signal processing, including LEDs, LCDs, audio, thyristors, digital logic, and amplification.

Unique: the first and only encyclopedia set on electronic components, distilled into three separate volumes Incredibly detailed: includes information distilled from hundreds of sources Easy to browse: parts are clearly organized by component type Authoritative: fact-checked by expert advisors to ensure that the information is both current and accurate Reliable: a more consistent source of information than online sources, product datasheets, and manufacturer's tutorials Instructive: each component description provides details about substitutions, common problems, and workarounds Comprehensive: Volume 1 covers power, electromagnetism, and discrete semiconductors; Volume 2 includes LEDs, LCDs, audio, thyristors, digital logic, and amplification; Volume 3 covers a range of sensing devices.

Genres: Reference, Technology, Engineering, Technical, Electrical Engineering, Nonfiction, Computers

831 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 22, 2013

About the author

From wikipedia:

Charles Platt (born in London, England, 1945) is the author of 41 fiction and nonfiction books, including science-fiction novels such as The Silicon Man and Protektor (published in paperback by Avon Books). He has also written non-fiction, particularly on the subjects of computer technology and cryonics, as well as teaching and working in these fields. Platt relocated from England to the United States in 1970 and is a naturalized U. S. citizen.

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See:

Charles Platt, born 1869

Reviews

[Brian Salehi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Charles Platt books, they are as comprehensive as a book can be, and nothing is left behind in his texts. Even if it does, he already mentioned why he has not put in the text.
I studied multiple components for my project in this book and it helped me a lot.
Though, series of encyclopedia of electronic components will show you how a component works they way it does, for understanding of how to use it you must refer to the Make series of his books.
Using all 5 books of his electronic series as references are totally recommended.

[Patrick DiJusto · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book. Very great reference book!

[Jan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good reference book

There is lots of great information. Good companion to the make project books. The other reference books are good too.