Hardware General Sticky

The following sections are still in development and are open to suggestions, additions, and modifications upon request.

>------------------------------resources------------------------------<

>-----IC Suppliers:
AliExpress -> https://www.aliexpress.com/
Digikey -> https://www.digikey.com/
Mouser Electronics -> https://www.mouser.com/m_home.aspx
Arrow -> https://www.arrow.com/
Octopart (compares parts from different suppliers) -> https://octopart.com/

>-----Custom PCB Producers:
OSHPark - https://oshpark.com/
DirtyPCBs - dirtypcbs.com
JLCPCB - jlcpcb.com
AdvancedCircuits - http://www.4pcb.com/pcb-prototype-2-4-layer-boards-specials.html
PCBShopper - pcbshopper.com

>-----Tools:
Logisim (logic circuit simulator) -> http://www.cburch.com/logisim/
KiCAD (PCB builder) -> http://kicad-pcb.org/
LT Spice (spice style sim) -> http://www.linear.com/solutions/ltspice
EagleCAD (PCB builder) -> https://www.autodesk.com/products/eagle/free-download

>-----Other resources:
Digital Timing Diagrams: http://wavedrom.com/
Logic Table/Diagram/Expression: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Others/Home-Education/Logic-Friday.shtml



>------------------------------Literature------------------------------<

>-----Mathematics:
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>-----Electricity:
"The Manga Guide to Electricity" - by Kazuhiro Fujitaki (a fun refresher)

>-----Circuitry:
"Fundamental of Electric Circuits" - by Charles K. Alexander and Matthew N.O. Sadiku
"Digital Fundamentals" - by Floyd
"Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis" - by Irwin and Nelms
"Fundamentals of Microelectronics" - by Behzad Razavi
"Microelectronic Circuits" - by Adel Sedra, Kenneth Smith (haram)

>-----Computer Organization:
"Digital Logic and Computer Design" - by M. Morris Mano
"Computer Organization and Design: the Hardware/Software Interface" - by David Patterson and John Hennessy
--Computer Architecture & Computer Organization:
"Introduction to Embedded Systems: A Cyber-Physical Systems Approach - Second Edition" - by Edward Ashford Lee and Sanjit Arunkumar Seshia
"Structured Computer Organization" - by Andrew S. Tanenbaum
--Computer Architecture:
"Essentials of Computer Architecture - 2nd Edition" - by Douglas Comer
"Computer Architecture: Fundamentals and Principles of Computer Design - 2nd Edition" - by Joseph D. Dumas II
"Computer Architecture: A quantitative Approach - 6th Edition" - by David Patterson

>-----Legendary:
"The Art of Electronics" - by Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill

>-----Extra (entertainment and utility):
Miscellaneous - http://www.diagram.com.ua/english/library/
Magazines - http://www.diagram.com.ua/english/library/#l5
Data Sheet Library - http://www.datasheetlib.com/
IEEE Comprehensive Datasheet Collection - http://www.datasheets360.com/

>-----Download Links:
"Structured Computer Organization - 5th Edition" -- https://eleccompengineering.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/structured_computer_organization_5th_edition_801_pages_2007_.pdf
"Introduction to Embedded Systems" -- http://leeseshia.org/
"The Manga Guide to Electricity" -- https://ia800204.us.archive.org/3/items/TheMangaGuideToElectricity/The-Manga-Guide-To-Electricity.pdf
"The Manga Guide to Electronic Circuits" (thanks to anon) -- https://mega.nz/#!GfYAjaSY!dzQ4p_QgOMUR--a3EXjEGC-B21X0OKECD-C1E9GWIak
"The Manga Guide to Microprocessors" (thanks to anon) -- http://50.116.28.134/MangaGuidetoMicroprocessors.pdf

Generally you can find copies/mirrors at libgen.io, if you cannot find them in this section or on libgen then feel free to ask, other anons may have what you are looking for or know where to look.



>------------------------------Where to start------------------------------<
- Discrete Mathematics
- Electronic Circuitry
- Micro-controllers and FPGAs
- Computer Architecture
- Computer Organization
- Micro-Computers
- Desktop Computers
- Servers
- Mainframes
- Super-Computers

>-----components to start as recommended by an anon (links omitted to reduce size of sticky):
--basics:
Arduino Nano
Breadboard
Breadboard Power Supply
120 10cm Jumper Wires
600 Resistors (Kit, type unspecified)
180 Capacitors (Kit, type unspecified)
120 Electrolytic Capacitors (Kit)
180 Trasistors (Kit)
100 5mm LED's (Kit)
-> ~25$ @ 1303 pieces

Should be more than enough to get you started, but here's some additional fun stuff:

--additional display:
16x2 LDC Character Display
5mm RGB LED
Red LED 7-Segment Display's
-> ~5$

--some standard IC's:
NE555 Programmable Oscillator's
74HC595 DIP Serial Shift Register
74HC4015 8-Channel Analog Demultiplexer
L9110H DIP-8 H-Bridge
-> ~6$

--> ~35$ Total



>-------------------------Interesting Technologies-------------------------<
CM1K Neuromorphic Chip (Trainable hardware based ML AI) - https://www.general-vision.com/hardware/cm1k/
Lixie Display (Sci-fi LED based Nixie tube alternative) - http://connor-n.com/lixie/
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>---------------------------------Questions----------------------------------<
If you have any recommendations, corrections, questions or otherwise then feel free to post it in the general or send me a message via this paste-bin. Unfortunately i have a day job so i don't check very frequently.