awesome-electronics
by kitspace
A curated list of awesome resources for Electronic Engineers and hobbyists
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Electronic resource hub
A curated collection of resources and tools for designing, building, and learning about electronic circuits.
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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
Learning / 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
Learning / Theory
- Basic Electronics PPT
Contains conceptual explaination of diode, BJT, J/MOS-FET, LED, 7 seg display, photo-resistor/diode/transistor
- 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)
Learning / 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
, , and - Courses materials, professors at UT Austin
Documentation
Inkscape Electric Symbols
Circuit Drawing Symbols for Inkscape
- Tabula
Extract tabular data from a pdf, very useful for extracting pin tables or part characteristics from datasheets
- WebPlotDigitizer
Extract data from plots, charts, etc., very useful for getting part performance curves from datasheets
- WaveDrom
Create waveforms and timing diagrams from a JSON description file
- tscircuit
Open source EDA package for schematic and PCB design using React
Simulators / Analog and Mixed Signal Circuit Simulators
- LTspice
The industry standard free SPICE circuit simulator from Linear Technologies. Also see the unofficial and
- ngspice
Open source SPICE circuit simulator
- Circuit JS/Falstad
Free, open source online simulator with electron flow visualization (rewrite of original Java applet by Paul Falstad)
- EveryCircuit
Free to try online, visual, interactive circuit simulator for simpler circuits
- Qucs
Open source, cross-platform, non-SPICE-based circuit simulator, with with S-parameter and Harmonic Balance capability
- Qucs-S
Open source fork of Qucs using SPICE for simulation
- QucsStudio
Free, closed-source, Windows-only fork of Qucs with a similar interface, new engine, and more features
- Open Circuit Design Software
Open Source, full EDA suite chip design suite, focused on keeping up with commercial tools
- TINA-TI
Exclusive build for Texas Instruments, bundled with Texas Instruments Models
- CppSim
Free, open source circuit simulator that leverages the C++ language to achieve very fast simulation times
- Scilab with Xcos
Free, open source numerical computing alternative to MATLAB. Xcos provides Electrical System modeling capability similar to Simulink
- iCircuit
Easy to use electronic circuit simulator, its advanced simulation engine can handle both analog and digital circuits and features realtime always-on analysis
- Micro-Cap
Professional-grade mixed signal simulator with wide variety of interactive simulation types
- GeckoCIRCUITS
Open Source Power Electronic Circuit Simulator. . Direct due to broken website
- Proteus
PCB Design and Circuit Simulator Software
Simulators / Verilog HDL Simulators
- Verilator
Free, open source Verilog compiler. Test benches are in C++ or SystemC. Very fast, but limted to 2-state, cycle-based simulation, and synthesizeable code only
- Icarus Verilog
Free, open source verilog interpreter. Test benches are in behavioral verilog. Simulation is 4-state, and event-based
Gerber Viewers / Online
- Tracespace Viewer
Gerber viewer that lets you inspect the individual layers as well as the board preview
- Gerblook
Online Gerber viewer powered by Gerbv
- Mayhew Labs 3dpcb
3D Gerber viewer
- CircuitPeople
No frills 2D layer viewer for Gerbers, without the excessive processing
- Stackrate Viewer
Easy to use online gerber viewer with trace hovering and measurement tools
Gerber Viewers / Installable
- Gerbv
Excellent Gerber viewer for Linux and BSD
- KiCAD Gerbview
The KiCAD gerber viewer
- GC-Prevue
Commercial with free version. Can handle some gerbers better than Gerbv and KiCAD
- ZofZPCB
FREE 3D Gerber Viewer
Free EDA Packages
- KiCad
Open source EDA package with push and shove router, differential pairs and much more
- Eagle
One of the most popular EDA packages due to it's (board size restricted) free version
- DesignSpark PCB
Gratis EDA package without restrictions, sponserd by RS Components
- Altium CircuitMaker
Free package from the maker of the go to pro software
- gEDA
Another open source package, good for people that like scripting and makefiles, Linux and BSD only
- DipTrace
Quality Schematic Capture and PCB Design software with (pin and signal layer restricted) free version
- LibrePCB
A new, powerful and intuitive EDA tool for everyone, cross-platform and GNU GPLv3
Horizon EDA
A free and open source EDA tool with the focus on shortcut operation
- EasyEDA
Easy to use with both browser based and cross platform app versions. Integrates and component catalogs with 3D models
Paid EDA Packages
CAD Specific / KiCad
- Contextual Electronics' Shine on You Crazy KiCad
Beginner video tutorial that gets you to a manufactured board as quickly as possible
- Contextual Electronics' Getting to Blinky Tutorial
A more comprehensive beginner to intermediate video tutorial
- KiCad.info Forums
User discussion and help forum
Keyboard PCB Guide
Comprehensive written tutorial that takes you through creating a keyboard PCB
- Cheatsheet
(also ) - Short PDF that goes over the menus and keyboard shortcuts for the most common operations
Footprint Collection
Collection of all the KiCad footprints available online and some scripts to manage them
InteractiveHtmlBom
A html BOM generation tool for manual pick and place
KiBot
Generate the fabrication and documentation files for your KiCad projects easily, repeatable, and most of all, scriptably
CAD Specific / Eagle
CAD Specific / Altium
- Altium Designer Libraries
and of electronic components from different manufacturers
PCB Batching Services
- PCBShopper
Comparison service for quite a lot of different PCB batching and assembly services
- OSH Park
Low cost PCB batching service with high quality boards with a signature purple silkscreen
- Aisler
Affordable quality circuit boards made in and shipped from Europe (Germany)
- Dirty PCBs
Low cost PCB batching service that prides itself on its "dirty" quality
- JLCPCB
Low cost PCB batching service with inhouse low cost SMT service
- PCBWay
Low cost PCB batching service with PCBA, CNC and 3D-Printing services
Part Search Engines
- Octopart
Probably the most well known part search engine
- Findchips
Part search from Supply Frame
- Parts.io
Another search engine from Supply Frame geared towards discovering new parts
- Electronic Component Search Engine
Free access to schematic symbols, PCB footprints and 3D models
- Yoo Need One - SMD Marking Database
Surface Mount Device (SMD) component marking database
Project Sharing Platforms
- Kitspace
Project sharing site that helps you buy parts and re-build projects. Open source and developed by yours truly
- Hackaday.io
Social site for sharing projects from the popular blog
- Hackster.io
Another social site for sharing projects. Is well organised by platform, topic and product
- InventHub
Git-based project hosting and collaboration platform for hardware development
- CADLAB
Another Git-based project hosting and collaboration platform for hardware development
- Eyrie
For viewing Eagle and KiCad designs online
- WikiFactory
A project hosting and collaboration platform for product development. Filter for "electronics" for more electronics related projects
- Instructables
A social site for sharing projects. Filter for "circuits" for more electronics related projects
Inventory Management and Purchasing
- 1-click BOM
Browser extensions that automates purchasing and part searching
- PartsBox
Web service to manage your part inventory with a nice user interface and Octopart integration
- PartKeepr
Open source web service for managing your part inventory with parametric search and automatic datasheet import
Part-DB
Another open source web service for managing part inventory with a permission system and a good barcode generator
Miscellaneous Software Projects
- SnapEDA
Parts library with free symbols & footprints. (Compatible with Eagle, KiCad, Altium, OrCad, Allegro, etc.)
Language PCB
Syntax highlighting for various PCB formats
- NinjaCalc
An embedded engineering calculator toolbox for doing calculations in a breeze
- Saturn PCB Design Toolkit
The Saturn PCB Toolkit is the best freeware resource for PCB related calculations you can find
Development Board Retailers
- Sparkfun
Retailer and designer of open source electronics development boards and other equipment and materials with excellent accompanying tutorials
- Adafruit
Another retailer and designer with excellent selection and tutorials
- Tindie
Marketplace for electronics makers to sell low volume batches of their own designs
Blogs
- Hackaday
Probably the most popular blog covering electronics and hardware hacking with a whole staff of writers
- bunniestudios.com
Andrew 'Bunnie' Huang covers hardware hacking, open hardware, manufacturing and more
- Bald Engineer
Project logs, tutorials and articles about electronics and embedded software by James Lewis
- Rheingold Heavy
More project logs, tutorials and articles about electronics and embedded software, these ones by Dan Hienzsch
- Hackster.io
Another blog covering electronics
- Dangerous Prototypes
Blog about open source hardware projects and interesting app notes
- N-O-D-E
Blog about DIY electronics, hardware, and technology
Forums / Discussion
- EEVBlog forum
Probably the largest and most active forum to discuss Electronic Engineering topics
- /r/electronics
and are the two most active sub-reddits for EE topics
Forums / Help
- /r/askelectronics
Sub-reddit dedicated to help on electronics topics
- Electronics Stack Exchange
Question and answer site for electronics running on the popular Stack Overflow service
- EEVBlog beginners forum
Good place for beginner questions, other sub-forums on EEVblog should be suitable for questions on more advanced topics
Podcasts
- The Amp Hour
Off-the-cuff chat about electronics with Chris Gammel and Dave Jones (EEVBlog), often with guests
- Embedded.fm
Christopher and Elecia White discuss embedded systems development and much more, often with guests
- The Spark Gap Podcast
Covers a specific EE topic each episode, sometimes with guests
- MacroFab Engineering Podcast
Weekly podcast where Parker and Stephen from MacroFab discuss EE topics and industry news
- The Engineering Commons Podcast
Covers general engineering topics from mechanical to electrical
Videos
- EEVblog
One of the earliest and most successful YouTube channels where Dave Jones does teardowns, tutorials and more
- BigClive
about teardowns (including dangerous products), circuit reverse-engineering and tutorials
- ElectroBOOM
YouTube channel that debunks and explains EE topics with a lot of comedy thrown in
- Micah Scott
Video logs of reverse engineering and re-purposing consumer electronics hardware in creative ways
- Afrotechmods
Tutorials on electronics projects, often suitable for beginners as well
- The Signal Path
Very in depth teardowns, repairs and reviews of lab equipment and prototyping products
- w2aew
Excellent tutorials about basic and complex analog hardware
- Mr. Carlson's Lab
Teardowns, repairs and restorations with an emphasis on classic electronics gear
- GreatScott
Electronics tutorials, projects and how to's
- Julian Ilett
Buys cheapest electronic modules he can find and tries to do useful things with them
- MikesElectricStuff
Teardowns, large lighting projects, xrays and more
- Ben Eater
Series of videos on building an 8-bit computer on breadboards with excellent explanations of all the sub-circuits
- Robert Feranec
100+ Hardware design tips and tricks. Videos about Schematic design and PCB layout
- Strange Parts
about electronics, manufacturing, making, world travel, living in and making things in China
Subscription Kit Services
- AdaBox
Curated Adafruit products, unique collectibles, and exclusive discounts. All delivered quarterly
- HackerBoxes
A monthly surprise box which includes projects, components, modules and tools
3D Part Models
- GrabCad
Community supported database of 3D models with a large number of electronic component models
- 3D ContentCentral
Website dedicated to 3D models of parts (requires login)
Other Lists
PwnKitteh/InsanelyCheapElectronics
A list of cheap electronics from China, that you can use in your projects
- PCB/EDA software list on the EEVblog forums
A much more comprehensive list of all the software tools available
intajay/open-electronics
Another GitHub list: resources for Electronics Enthusiasts and Hardware Hackers
Vitorian/awesome-fpga
Awesome list of FPGA resources
cajt/list_of_robot_electronics
A GitHub list of resources, projects and products for robot electronics
embedded-boston/awesome-embedded-systems
Awesome list of embedded programming resources
- TCAD Central
List of Technology CAD (TCAD) software and resources from the maker of DEVSIM
Awesome Lattice FPGAs
A curated list of awesome open-source FPGA boards
TM90/awesome-hwd-tools
A curated list of hardware design tools with a focus on chip design
delftopenhardware/awesome-open-hardware
Helpful items for making and learning about open source hardware projects
upb-lea/awesome-open-source-power-electronics
Open source software list specialized on power electronics
Arabic Section
- Complete EE Course
دورة الالكترونيات العملية
- Complete Digital Electronics Course
دورة الالكترونيات الرقمية
- professional Electronics Design
دورة التصميم الالكتروني المحترف كاملة
- professional PCB Design
دورة تصميم اللوحات المطبوعة (PCB)
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