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Thesis, by Luis Chocotzin Furr

I am a software engineer of 40+ years. I have recently retired from UC Berkeley and I spend my time teaching/consulting software and digital electronics engineering for free pretty much in the bay area.

I am a little bit of an artist - you can't help being a little bit of one when you are born to two of them.   In fact, my father, Charles Key Furr, was fairly prolific and even had showings at prominent N.Y. city galleries.   Here is a nice collection of his works at www.POBA.org.

My mother, Maggie Lucy Marshall, had created posters for the Democratic Party of California back in the 1960’s when we lived in Palo Alto.   The posters where silk-screen in that strikingly similar style of the famous poster of Barrak Obama in red and blue.   I remember at the time (in the 1960’s ), she told me that she had seen this style in old Soviet propaganda artwork.   Now, it makes me wonder if I have noticed a chain of influences.

Anyway, below, see my latest creation regarding teaching digital electronic engineering - if you have an interest (it's FREE), send me an email...

  BDEE  -   Beginning Digital Electronic
Engineering
 

 

 

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BDEE Library of Websites & Links
Learning Digital Electronics & Other Resources
Advanced Tutorials & Other Tools
Video Library for Learning Electronics
Video Library of Digital Technology Concepts
        BDEE Course Components
      Quick PDF Datasheets Viewer
Websites - Learning Digital Electronics & Other Resources     Back To TOC
This variety of websites and video channels offers lots of information about digital and analog electronics as well as how they work together. For example, robotics, automation, sensory inputs and controlling outputs. There are many projects from simple to complex so when you go to a particular site, it may start off aimed at a beginner but, check out all their menus and resources. You might be amazed! …
Some Fundamentals…
Build Electronic Circuits: Home Page - Tutorials - www.build-electronic-circuits.com
Maker Lessons (ELECTRICITY) - www.makerlessons.com/electricity
Builtin (What is a Transistor? – If You Are Interested) - www.builtin.com/hardware/transistor
Analog vs. Digital 3 Ways - YouTube - Does it Matter?       YouTube - Vman Builds       YouTube - Tech Explorations
Penguin Tutor: YouTube - Introduction to Logic Gates - www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp0eoiP_v3c
Alison (Digital Electrical Circuits) - alison.com/course/intelligence-electrical-devices-and-digital-electrical-circuits
Geeks For Geeks - www.geeksforgeeks.org/digital-logic/digital-electronics-logic-design-tutorials
7400 Series TTL Chips List - www.build-electronic-circuits.com/7400-series-integrated-circuits
4000 Series CMOS Chips List - www.build-electronic-circuits.com/4000-series-integrated-circuits
YouTube (Digital Electronics Classroom) - www.youtube.com/@@DigitalElectronicsClassroom/featured
YouTube (Skill-Lync) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViEnnOhp-Mc       Skill-Lync Course List 30 Episodes Playlist
YouTube (Basic Electronic Components) - Resistors    Diodes    Transistors    Capacitors    Inductors
Keys Robots - www.kevsrobots.com/resources/how_it_works/breadboards
Electronicsforu - www.electronicsforu.com/electronics-projects/hardware-diy/25-robotics-project-ideas
Barnabas Robotics - www.barnabasrobotics.com/robotics-kits/bot-basics-intro-to-arduino
Breadboarding Projects…
sciencebuddies.org -  YouTube - How to Use a Breadboard  -  www.sciencebuddies.org/electronics
ElectroViz - www.electroviz.com/essential-tools/mastering-breadboard-projects-a-guide-for-absolute-beginners
Build Electronic Circuits: Beginner’s Guide - www.build-electronic-circuits.com/breadboard
Open Circuit Shop - www.opencircuit.shop/blog/breadboards-beginners-tips-tricks
CircuitBread - www.circuitbread.com/ee-faq/what-is-a-breadboard
AUTODESK Instructables - www.instructables.com/3-EASY-TRANSISTOR-PROJECTS-FOR-BEGINNERS
AUTODESK (Breadboard Robotics) - www.instructables.com/Simple-Robotics-Breadboard
DroneBot Workshop - www.dronebotworkshop.com/prototyping
sciencebuddies.org - www.sciencebuddies.org/blog/breadboard-get-started
letsmakeprojects.com - www.letsmakeprojects.com/breadboard-tutorial-for-beginners
Skifi Labs - www.skyfilabs.com/project-ideas/latest-projects-based-on-breadboard
YouTube (Fun with Transistors) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vRAACeebjI
YouTube (Cool Electronic Projects) - www.youtube.com/@@SaiyamAgrawal/videos
YouTube (Elonics Playlist) - www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtnycejpkuLVTm90psICBK5kSXb1_6J9z
makerlessons.com - www.makerlessons.com/maker-labs/tool-box/breadboarding
all3dp.com - www.all3dp.com/2/easy-simple-arduino-projects
makerspaces.com - www.makerspaces.com/15-simple-arduino-uno-breadboard-projects
Simply Smarter Circuitry Blog - www.circuitspecialists.com/blog/top-4-breadboard-projects
Circuits DIY (Simple Electronic Circuits) - www.circuits-diy.com/category/simple-electronic-circuits
Programming Electronics Academy - www.programmingelectronics.com/how-to-use-a-solderless-breadboard-with-arduino
Programming Electronics Academy - www.programmingelectronics.com/arduino-breadboard-projects
YouTube - How Can You 3D Print Functional Electronic Circuits? - www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGRXcdNWqxs
YouTube - Robotix with Sina (Starting Robotics)         YouTube - Simple Circuits (DIY Robot Kit for Beginners)

Websites - Advanced Tutorials & Other Tools     Back To TOC
Electronics Tutorials - www.electronics-tutorials.ws         AutomatedWord.com - BDEE Computer Conceptual Design
Home Made Circuits - www.homemade-circuits.com
learnabout-electronics.org - www.learnabout-electronics.org/Digital_Number_Systems
GG: Boolean Algebra - www.geeksforgeeks.org/digital-logic/basics-of-boolean-algebra-in-digital-electronics
AUTODESK Tinkercad - www.tinkercad.com       Electronic Circuits - Tinkercad       3D Design - Tinkercad
Cirkit Designer Tutorials - Components       Projects       Getting Started       Launch The Cirkit Designer App
Logic.ly (Home Page) - www.logic.ly             FREE Demo - www.logic.ly/demo
CircuitVerse - www.circuitverse.org         Learn | CircuitVerse         FREE - Digital Circuit Simulator online
YouTube – Paul McWhorter (Robotics for Absolute Beginners) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqXQ80vlgqE
YouTube – Every Flavor of Robot | The BEST intro to robotics! - www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAyzRmAKueE
YouTube – BMonster Laboratory | How to Start with Robotics? - www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia9tVbOW5AQ
YouTube – Tech Valley Science Centre (Robotics & FAQ) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjSFlO82V7c
Alison (FREE Courses) - Robotic Process Automation | Free Online Course | Alison
YouTube – element14 (DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAxrmoVtEtE
Deep Blue MBedded (DAC) - deepbluembedded.com/digital-to-analog-converter-dac-waveform-generation
Flex PCB (DAC) - flexpcb.org/diy-digital-analog-converter-the-complete-guide
Tutorials Point (DAC) - www.tutorialspoint.com/digital-electronics/digital-to-analog-converter.htm
AUTODESK Instructables (DAC) - www.instructables.com/Practical-DACs
AUTODESK Instructables (DAC) - www.instructables.com/R2R-Digital-Analog-Converter-DAC
YouTube – Kanto (DAC - Beginner's Guide to DACs) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDngoCbDQyM
YouTube – element14 (ADC - Analog to Digital Conversion) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4BvbAKNQ90
Electronics Tutorials (ADC) - www.electronics-tutorials.ws/combination/analogue-to-digital-converter.html
ELPROCUS (ADC) - www.elprocus.com/analog-to-digital-converter
Electrical 4 U (ADC) - www.electrical4u.com/analog-to-digital-converter
Microcontrollers Lab (ADC) - www.microcontrollerslab.com/analog-to-digital-adc-converter-working
Analog Devices (ADC) - wiki.analog.com/university/courses/electronics/text/chapter-20
YouTube – iMooX (ADC - Beginner's Guide to ADCs) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y8AD8maAHo
Arduino - www.arduino.cc         Documentation - www.arduino.cc/en/Guide
YouTube – Joed Goh (Arduino Basics) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLGDlPZrZCU
YouTube – Glenn McCall (Arduino Intermediate) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPH5A42i4mQ
YouTube – Paul McWhorter (Advanced) - www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGs0VKk2DiYw-L-RibttcvK-WBZm8WLEP
Arduino Tutorials - www.arduino-tutorials.net
Raspberry Pi - www.raspberrypi.com         Documentation - www.raspberrypi.com/documentations
YouTube – Crosstalk Solutions (Raspberry Pi 4 Intro) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpJCAafw2qE
YouTube – Jeff Geerling (Raspberry Pi 5 Everything) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBtOEmUqASQ
YouTube – Zac Builds (Pushing Raspberry Pi 5 to the Limit) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIcGbEoqBDo
Raspberry Pi Tutorials - www.raspberrypi.com/tutorials
Video Library - Basic Electronic Components & Advanced Technology…
YouTube - What is Voltage, Current & Resistance?       Math & Science Library | Binary Digital Information
YouTube - How LED’s Work!         YouTube - How Resistors Work!         YouTube - Transistors Explained!
YouTube - Diodes Explained!         YouTube - Capacitors Explained!        YouTube - Inductors Explained!
MUST SEE =>    YouTube - Anatomy of a Central Processing Unit (CPU)   &   YouTube - How do CPUs Work?

Websites - Video Library for Learning Electronics     Back To TOC
The CodeNMore Channel  -  Electronic Tutorials, Projects, Game & Web Programming…
YouTube - Beginner Electronics -    1 - Introduction
YouTube - Beginner Electronics -    2 - AC vs. DC
YouTube - Beginner Electronics -    3 - Closed/Open Circuits
YouTube - Beginner Electronics -    4 - Flow + Resistance
YouTube - Beginner Electronics -    5 - Resistors
YouTube - Beginner Electronics -    6 - LED's
YouTube - Beginner Electronics -    7 - How Much Resistance?
YouTube - Beginner Electronics -    8 - First Circuit!
YouTube - Beginner Electronics -    9 - Necessities!
YouTube - Beginner Electronics -  10 - Bread Boards
YouTube - Beginner Electronics -  11 - The Multimeter
YouTube - Beginner Electronics -  12 - Schematic Basics
YouTube - Beginner Electronics -  13 - Switches
YouTube - Beginner Electronics -  14 - Circuit Design, Build, and Measuring!
YouTube - Beginner Electronics -  15 - Ohm's Law
YouTube - Beginner Electronics -  16 - Clarify & Power / Wattage
YouTube - Beginner Electronics -  17 - Series and Parallel
YouTube - Beginner Electronics -  18 - Potentiometers and Buttons
YouTube - Beginner Electronics -  19 - Capacitors
YouTube - Beginner Electronics -  20 - Diodes
YouTube - Beginner Electronics -  21 - Relays
YouTube - Beginner Electronics -  22 - NPN Transistors
YouTube - Beginner Electronics -  23 - Relay Oscillator & Speaker
YouTube - Beginner Electronics -  24 - Integrated Circuits: 555 Timer
YouTube - Beginner Electronics -  25 - Microcontrollers and Arduino
Leo's Bag of Tricks  -  Exploring electronics, mechanical design, coding, and general science…
YouTube - How to Learn Electronics: Start Here
YouTube - Learning Electronics: Lesson 1 - The Fundamentals
YouTube - Learning Electronics: Lesson 2 - More Fundamentals
YouTube - Learning Electronics: Lesson 3 - Yet More Fundamentals
YouTube - Learning Electronics: Lesson 4 - More Impedance Stuff
YouTube - Learning Electronics: Lesson 5 - Diodes
YouTube - All Transistor Clock (A Digital App. Using Analog Components – ref. Techniques and Strategies)
YouTube - Techniques and Strategies for Building Electronic Circuits
The Digital Dozen  -  12 of the most popular channels covering Projects, Components, Reviews and more…
Adafruit - Adafruit by MIT engineer, Limor "Ladyada" Fried GreatScott! - Awesome Electronics Tutorials, Projects and How To’s
EEVblog - Off-the-cuff Video Blog about Electronics Engineering FoolishEngineer - Demystify complex electronic concepts and systems
element14 - Tackle fun projects using 3D printing, microcontrollers… SparkFun - Videos by the geeks at Spark Fun Electronics
DroneBot - Interested: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Electronics, Robotics? Neso Academy - Library of FREE Computer Science & Digital Electronics
Ben Eater - Let’s build an 8-bit breadboard computer & more… misperry - This channel will show how to build electronic projects
ElectroBOOM - Want to subconsciously learn while being entertained? AllAboutCircuits - An Industry Backed Compendium of Video Information

Websites - Video Library of Digital Technology Concepts     Back To TOC
Branch Education & Other Contributors: Digital Electronics Hardware…
YouTube - How do CPUs Work? The Engineering that Runs the Digital World
YouTube - How are Microchips Made?
YouTube - How does Computer Hardware Work?
YouTube - How does Computer Memory Work?
YouTube - What are PCBs (Printed Circuit Boards)?
YouTube - How do Graphics Cards Work?
YouTube - How do Video Game Graphics Work?
YouTube - How do Video Game Controllers Work?
YouTube - How does Starlink Satellite Internet Work?
YouTube - Inside the System on a Chip (SOC)
YouTube - The Intricate Engineering Inside Foldable Smartphones
YouTube - How does your Smartphone SSD storage work?
YouTube - How do smartphones take pictures?
YouTube - How do Hard Disk Drives Work?
YouTube - Exploring Solid State Drives/How does NAND Flash Work?
YouTube - How does a Solid State Drive (SSD) store 8TB of Data?
YouTube - How are SSDs using Quantum Mechanics?
YouTube - How do Computer Keyboards Work?
YouTube - How Does a Computer Mouse Work?
YouTube - How does Bluetooth Work?
YouTube - How does Multitouch work?
YouTube - How Do Touchscreens Work?
YouTube - How do incredibly small speakers work?
YouTube - How do Wireless Earbuds and Audio Codecs Work?
YouTube - How Do Noise Canceling Headphones Work?
YouTube - Evolution Of CPU Processing Power Part 1: The Mechanics Of A CPU
YouTube - Evolution Of CPU Processing Power Part 2: Rise Of The x86
YouTube - Evolution Of CPU Processing Power Part 3: The Origin Of Modern Operating Systems
YouTube - Evolution Of CPU Processing Power Part 4: The 32 Bit Processor - Pipelines and Caches
YouTube - How Does a Transistor Work?
YouTube - Evolution of Transistor Innovation | Intel Technology
YouTube – How do Transistors Build into a CPU?
YouTube - The Insane Mechanism of a Quantum Computer?
YouTube - How do LEDs work and why was it so hard to make a Blue LED?
YouTube - Why Is MIT Making Robot Insects?
YouTube - How Electrostatic Motors are Breaking All the Rules
YouTube - What is a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)?
YouTube - How do Electron Microscopes Work?
YouTube - How do Lithium-ion Batteries Work?
YouTube - How does Ray Tracing Work in Video Games and Movies?
YouTube - How are Images Compressed in JPEG format?
YouTube - Why The First Computers Were Made Out Of Light Bulbs
YouTube - What is electricity? How does it work? Nikola Tesla's AC vs DC
YouTube - The Big Misconception About Electricity
YouTube - How Electricity Actually Works
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