Learning electronics, along the way
The concepts each package exercises, so learning happens where it's needed. Notes and links from the session logs gather here.
| Concept | Packages | Notes / links |
|---|---|---|
| Wire gauge, voltage drop, fusing (protect the wire) | F100-F1, CHEVY-C1, 4R-1 | |
| Batteries: chemistries, state of charge, resting voltage | F100-F1, CHEVY-C1, 4R-2 | |
| DC-DC charging vs isolators | F100-F1 | |
| Ground, isolation, positive-ground cars, relays as isolators | CHEVY-C1, CHEVY-C2 | |
| Shunts and current measurement | 4R-2, F100-F1 | |
| Buck converters, noise, ferrites | 4R-1, 4R-5 | |
| Bluetooth LE: advertising, GATT, sniffing | 4R-1, 4R-3 | |
| CAN bus: frames, termination, transceivers | CAN-1, CAN-2, CAN-3 | |
| Sensors: thermistors, pressure senders, opto-isolated tach signal | CAN-3 | |
| Antennas: quarter-wave whips, ground planes, arrays | DF-1, 4R-5 | |
| Direction finding: phase, arrays, Yagis, attenuators | DF-1, DF-2 | |
| GNSS and gpsd | 4R-4 | |
| AC safety: GFCI, shore inlets, heater loads | F100-F3, HUB-2 | |
| Software radio: GNU Radio flowgraphs, sampling, filters, demodulation | SDR-1, SDR-2 | |
| Modulation and framing: ternary symbols, sync, error detection | SDR-2 | |
| PCB design in KiCad: schematic, layout, ordering boards | PROD-1 |