Awesome Electronics
A curated list of awesome resources for Electronic Engineers and hobbyists
Electronic Engineering (EE) is the practice of understanding, designing and building electronic circuits. It is often differentiated from electrical engineering in that it mostly deals with low power DC electronic circuits rather than high power AC systems but there is a lot of overlap between electronic and electrical engineering.
Experimenting with and building electronic circuits is also a popular hobby and many professional resources are often equally applicable to hobbyists and vice versa.
This list is for websites, services, software, tools and more: everything that you think is awesome in the world of Electronic Engineering. If you have anything to add please follow the instructions in contributing.md.
Contents
- Learning
- Documentation
- Simulators
- Gerber Viewers
- Free EDA Packages
- Paid EDA Packages
- CAD Specific
- PCB Batching Services
- Part Search Engines
- Project Sharing Platforms
- Inventory Management and Purchasing
- Miscellaneous Software Projects
- Development Board Retailers
- Blogs
- Forums
- Podcasts
- Videos
- Subscription Kit Services
- 3D Part Models
- Other Lists
- Arabic Section
Learning
Technical Tutorials
- "skill" tag on learn.sparkfun.com - A wide variety of technical tutorials on various EE related skills.
- Soldering is Easy - Comic book that goes over the basics of soldering that has been translated into quite a few languages.
- Uses of Different Soldering Iron Tips - Covers what all those different soldering iron tips are good for.
- How to design a motherboard for your electronics project - Introductory tutorial on Schematic & PCB design
Courses
- Khan Academy - Electrical Engineering - Non-profit learning platform with a full course on electrical engineering and related topics.
- NEETS (Navy Electricity and Electronics Training Series) - U.S. Navy Non-Resident Training Course Material.
- NPTEL - Has all free engineering courses including electronics, electrical and communcation engineering.
- Udemy courses related to Electronics - Top paid courses available on Udemy.
- Coursera courses related to Electronics - Includes some free courses that provide e-certificates on completion.
Theory
- Electronics textbook - Text covers design and function of electronic circuits and components, DC analysis, and AC analysis.
- Student Handbook - Language used in this book easily understandable covers evolution, fundamentals, diode, rectifiers, transistors and its applications, SCR, DIAC and TRIAC.
- Electronics circuits and systems - Quality free e-book covering all topics under circuits and systems, highly recommended for conceptual understanding.
- Lessons In Electric Circuits - Free high quality textbooks and worksheets with emphasis on theory, simulation, and the socratic method.
- Ultimate Electronics: Practical Circuit Design and Analysis - Free online book with interactive schematics & simulations by CircuitLab (under development).
University Course Archives
- Berkeley EECS - Comprehensive EE & CS course website archives.
- Dr. Jacob Baker - Courses and tutorials, professor at The University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
- Dr. Abraham, Dr. McDermot, and Dr. Valvano - Courses materials, professors at UT Austin