diy - DIY & Electronics

>Baby's first µController
arduino.cc

>I am ready for more:
ti.com/ww/en/launchpad/launchpads-msp430.html

>I am all about Logic Gates, a ton of I/Os performances:
http://embeddedmicro.com/products/mojo-v3.html

>I want to design PCBs
cadsoftusa.com/download-eagle/freeware/

>I want to have my PCBs printed on the cheap
breadboardkiller.com.au

>How do I get started?
Assuming you know a little about programming, it is fairly easy to get going.

Buy an Arduino, or a clone.
Buy a breadboard.
Get some LEDs, buttons, and a pack or resistors. (no need to buy a starter pack, a lot of money for otherwise cheap components)

You are now ready to go.

>Enough with blinking LEDs and counting buttons press
Make a Alarm clock, best way to learn about real time clock, events and feature bloat.

>More components!
Most IC companies will have a free sample scheme, thats right, free fancy chips.

Texas Instruments Sample&Buy tab
Maxim Integrated Sample option while choosing the part.

>Surplus electronic components and equipment
goldmine-elec-products.com

eBay has cheap modules, breadboard plug and play sort of deal.

>anything else
Mouser.com
Farnell
RS components

https://mega.co.nz/#!I1RizSCb!dY842wexVpYx04BfpH8mif8yVOHe4zDLtWqjjHgVzwQ
Manga_Guide.txz 223.2 MB

63M The Manga Guide to Electricity.pdf
15M The Manga Guide to Molecular Biology.pdf
50M The Manga Guide to Physics.pdf
47M The Manga Guide to Relativity.pdf
90M The Manga Guide to Statistics.pdf

For what this is worth as I am only starting too learn about Electronics and Electricity as well.

1. Surprisingly enough you can learn a great deal about physics on Youtube.
Just search for the topic that you are interested in learning about into Youtube

2. Look for books in your local library, If you prefer hard copies to electronic versions

Maybe this would be helpful:
https://6002x.mitx.mit.edu/

I bump this thread, more as a way to save it from the abyss, but I'm sure you have some nifty references to share for this subject : What book a total novice about electronics should read in order to build a «progressive» LED lamp and later something like this instructables [1] ?

Some days ago I posted a Gimped version the Virgin Mary with the face of the Lain on /q/. I ordered a small poster of it, and I want to make some kind of colored lamp/frame for my bedroom to display it and light the room, and later to use it as a dawn simulator.

[1] http://www.instructables.com/id/A-sunrise-and-sunset-lamp-with-LEDs/step7/Modifications/

>>71
>ordered
That's a strange word for downloaded.

So, will this help me with dumpster diving?

Why dumpster diving? Well, I am getting parts and soykaf from dumpsters, right? But, I have NO idea if any of it works, and I am not sure how to test it safely so I don't die.

Suggestions? Which resource should I use first?