Basic electronics for Arduino Makers

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Learn Basic Electronics for Arduino Makers – Free Online Course

This free online course is designed to help Arduino makers gain a deeper understanding of basic electronics. Learn essential principles and components commonly used in Arduino and Raspberry Pi projects.

This course is perfect for anyone who has a basic understanding of electronics and has experience working with Arduinos. You will learn how to use common components like resistors, capacitors, transistors, LEDs, diodes, and batteries. You will also learn how to perform measurements and calculations to select appropriate components for your projects.

This free course is available on Udemy and is part of our vast collection of online courses from platforms like Udemy, Udacity, Coursera, MasterClass, NearPeer, and more. All courses are completely free of charge.

To start this course, you’ll need a few basic components and tools:

* Resistors
* Capacitors
* Transistors
* LEDs
* Diodes
* Batteries
* Multimeter
* Small breadboard
* Jumper wires

Start learning today and take your Arduino projects to the next level!

Understand the concepts of voltage, resistance and current
Use Ohm's Law to calculate voltage, current and resistance
Use Kirchhoff's Laws to calculate voltage and current
Understand the meaning of and calculate energy and power
Use resistors in various configurations, like in voltage dividers and voltage ladders
Read the value of a resistor from its package
Use pull-up and pull-down resistors
Understand the use of capacitors
Use capacitors as energy stores and filters
Calculate the RC time constant of a capacitor
Understand diodes
Measure the voltage drop of a diode
Understand how to use rectifier and zener diodes
Protect a circuit from reverse polarity
Understand how to use a transistor to control low and high power loads
Calculate the currents and base resistor for a bipolar transistor
Use the correct voltage regulator for any circuit

Course Content

1. Starting up

002. Parts list.html

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003. The tools you will need.mp4

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004. The parts you will need.mp4

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005. About software.mp4

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2. Electronics, basic concepts

001. Electricity, particles, and current.mp4

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002. What is voltage.mp4

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003. What is voltage (supplemental).mp4

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004. What is current.mp4

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005. What is resistance.mp4

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006. Ohm’s Law.mp4

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007. Ohm’s Law.html

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008. Calculating energy.mp4

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009. Power and energy.html

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010. Kirchhoff’s Law.mp4

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011. Kirchhoff’s Law example.mp4

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3. Resistors

001. Introduction to resistors.mp4

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002. Reading resistor values.html

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003. A simple resistor circuit.mp4

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004. Resistor power rating.mp4

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005. Resistor power.html

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006. The variable resistor.mp4

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007. Voltage divider.mp4

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008. Voltage dividers.html

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009. Voltage divider with current draw.mp4

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010. Voltage dividers, with current draw.html

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011. Current divider.mp4

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012. Current dividers.html

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013. Pull-up and pull-down resistors.mp4

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4. Capacitors

001. Introduction to capacitors.mp4

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002. Basic capacitor quiz.html

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003. Capacitors for storing energy.mp4

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004. Capacitors as filter.mp4

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005. Capacitors in series and parallel.mp4

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006. Capacitors in parallel and series.html

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007. What is the RC time constant.mp4

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008. An RC time constant experiment.mp4

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009. RC time constant.html

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5. Diodes

001. Introduction to diodes.mp4

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002. Voltage drop and current regulation.mp4

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003. Measuring the voltage drop in a diode.mp4

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004. The voltage dropper circuit.mp4

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005. Voltage drop.html

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006. Zener diodes.mp4

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007. A circuit that includes a zener diode with a load.mp4

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008. Zener diode.html

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009. Reverse polarity protection.mp4

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010. How to calculate the appropriate resistor value for an LED.mp4

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011. Calculating the LED protective resistor.html

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6. Transistors

7. Voltage regulators

8. Conclusion

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Awais Asghar

11 months ago

I like very much this course

Ahmad Mushtaq

12 months ago

Nice basic introduction. As usual, Dr. Peter's courses are excellent. This one isn't any different

About Course

Learn Basic Electronics for Arduino Makers – Free Online Course

What Will You Learn?

Course Content

1. Starting up

002. Parts list.html

003. The tools you will need.mp4

004. The parts you will need.mp4

005. About software.mp4

2. Electronics, basic concepts

001. Electricity, particles, and current.mp4

002. What is voltage.mp4

003. What is voltage (supplemental).mp4

004. What is current.mp4

005. What is resistance.mp4

006. Ohm’s Law.mp4

007. Ohm’s Law.html

008. Calculating energy.mp4

009. Power and energy.html

010. Kirchhoff’s Law.mp4

011. Kirchhoff’s Law example.mp4

3. Resistors

001. Introduction to resistors.mp4

002. Reading resistor values.html

003. A simple resistor circuit.mp4

004. Resistor power rating.mp4

005. Resistor power.html

006. The variable resistor.mp4

007. Voltage divider.mp4

008. Voltage dividers.html

009. Voltage divider with current draw.mp4

010. Voltage dividers, with current draw.html

011. Current divider.mp4

012. Current dividers.html

013. Pull-up and pull-down resistors.mp4

4. Capacitors

001. Introduction to capacitors.mp4

002. Basic capacitor quiz.html

003. Capacitors for storing energy.mp4

004. Capacitors as filter.mp4

005. Capacitors in series and parallel.mp4

006. Capacitors in parallel and series.html

007. What is the RC time constant.mp4

008. An RC time constant experiment.mp4

009. RC time constant.html

5. Diodes

001. Introduction to diodes.mp4

002. Voltage drop and current regulation.mp4

003. Measuring the voltage drop in a diode.mp4

004. The voltage dropper circuit.mp4

005. Voltage drop.html

006. Zener diodes.mp4

007. A circuit that includes a zener diode with a load.mp4

008. Zener diode.html

009. Reverse polarity protection.mp4

010. How to calculate the appropriate resistor value for an LED.mp4

011. Calculating the LED protective resistor.html

6. Transistors

001. Introduction to transistors.mp4

002. Calculating the currents in a transistor circuit.mp4

003. Calculating transistor currents.html

004. A circuit with the 2N2222 bipolar transistor.mp4

005. A circuit with a TIP122 and a high-power LED.mp4

006. A circuit with a TIP122 and a motor.mp4

7. Voltage regulators

001. Introduction to IC voltage regulators.mp4

002. Fixed voltage regulator.mp4

003. A variable voltage regulator circuit.mp4

004. How to calculate the resistors for a variable voltage regulator.mp4

005. Voltage regulation with the LM317.html

Section Quiz

8. Conclusion

001. What did you learn What’s next.html

002. Other courses by Peter Dalmaris.html

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