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Spark Fun has a new series of tutorials, here's the first, beginning embedded electronics -
This is a series of lectures written for those with mild electronics background (aka Sophomore in Electrical and Computer Engineering) to learn about the wild world of Embedded Electronics. I assume only that you know what electricity is and that you've touched an electrical component. Everything else is spelled out as much as possible. There is quite a lot here so take your time! It is also my intention to get book-hardened EE's students to put down the calculator and to plug in an LED. Remember, if it smokes, at least you learned what not to do next time!Spark Fun Electronics - Link.
Hats off to SparkFun for doing this - it's an awesome service to the community AND it increases their customer base. Their tutorials are the paragon of what a how-to should be - no (or minimal) assumptions about what you know, lots of extreme closeups, thoroughly documented processes, and the right amount of humor.
Keep up the good work, SparkFun!
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This couldn't be more perfect -- I just finished my sophomore year at school (as a Comp Eng'r major...) and i've been yearning to do SOMETHING embedded this summer!
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Great stuff. I put together the 5V power supply section tonight.
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