- Info
Literature
How-Tos, Documentation, etc.
General
- ITP Physical Computing Tutorials
- Several tutorials around PCB making and assembling
- MAKE: How to make PCBs
- Collection of resources and guides
- Sparkfun Tutorials
- Tutorials on electronics design including EAGLE and SMD soldering
- OpenCircuits
- Wiki for sharing open source electronics knowledge, schematics, board layouts, ports and parts libraries
- MassMind
- Wiki tech reference around learning to design and produce PCBs
- Physical Computing
- An introduction to Physical Computing by Dan O'Sullivan, Tom Igoe
- Making Things Talk
- Practical Methods for Connecting Physical Objects
By Tom Igoe
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Getting Started with Arduino
- An introduction to the Arduino open-source electronics prototyping platform by Massimo Banzi
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Fashioning Technology
- A DIY Intro to Smart Crafting
By Syuzi Pakhchyan
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Glossaries
- EDA terms
- Terms used in Electronics Design Automation (which is essentially what Fritzing does) are explained at EDA Consortium, EETimes
- PCB terms
- Glossaries of terms used in designing and manufacturing Printed Circuit Boards can be found at Golden Gate Graphics, PCBpro, SunMan
- Electronic symbols
- Overviews of symbols for electronical parts used in schematic diagrams can be found at Electronics Club, Wikipedia (German)
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PCB Design
- PCB Design Tutorial
- A popular quick guide on learning how to design PCBs, by David L. Jones
- Build Your Own Printed Circuit Board
- Effective book that covers the full process from design to production, based on EAGLE, by Al Williams
PCB Manufacturing
- Makezine: "PCB"
- Lots of how-tos around manufacturing PCBs on your own
- Instructables: "PCB"
- Lots of how-tos around manufacturing PCBs on your own
- Lady Ada: Etching In-House
- Semi-professional etching tutorial
- Wikibooks
- German How-To "Platinen selber herstellen"
Assembling & Soldering
- Surface Mount Soldering Tutorial
- A detailed how-to by Sparkfun
- Soldering Basics
- Short and with pictures
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