Circuit Design and Simulation Quick Start Guide

Open up the exciting world of electronics with 3D circuit designing tools and create your own fresh new projects. With this quick guide you’ll use high-quality graphical programs to create, modify, and update circuits in an interactive, virtual environment that can also be used in the real world.

Follow along with the tutorials and get the chance to play with electronics safely before getting your hands dirty. In just a few minutes, you’ll start creating your first circuit. You’ll focus more on how the components layout together than on worrying about design to get started. Watch as different electronic components receive different signals and test them in different situations and circuit conditions first before moving on to real-life testing. When you’re ready, you’ll work with real breadboards and microcontrollers, such as the Arduino, to bring your simulated circuits and projects to life.

Once you have your circuit put together, work with basic Arduino programming to give it purpose and make it respond to your commands. By the end of the book you'll have mastered the basics of both circuit design and programming.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

* Engineer electrical equipment for little to no cost


* Measure different electrical signals, such as voltage, temperature, light, and more


* Program Arduinos to work with your new circuits



WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR

Students and hobbyists interested in electrical engineering and programming who want to dive into experimentation virtually before working with real-world circuits.ASHRAF ALMADHOUN is an educator, Mechatronics engineer, electronics and programming hobbyist, and Maker. He hosts the popular EduEng YouTube channel and has authored four books on microcontrollers. As a Chief Educational Engineer since 2007 for Educational Engineering Team, a company he founded, Ashraf’s mission is to explore new trends and technology and help educate the world and make it a better place. Educational Engineering offers educational courses and bootcamps, articles, lessons, and online support for electronics hobbyists, programming hobbyists, microcontroller hobbyists, STEM students, and teachers. His passion for microcontrollers and programming and in particular for the world of Arduino, PIC microcontroller, and the Raspberry Pi has guided his personal development and his work through Educational Engineering.

Chapter 1: Introduction

● Introduction to Microcontrollers

● Set-Up Your System

Chapter 2: Simulating Your First Circuit

● Explaining the Interface

● Simulating

Chapter 3: Dealing with Electronic Components

● Editing Components

● Wiring Components

● Adding Components

Chapter 4: Breadboard and RGB LEDs

● Setting-Up Your Breadboard

● Adding RGB LEDs

Chapter 5: Ohm's Law

● Introduction to Ohm’s Law

● Practical Example

Chapter 6: Series and Parallel Circuits

● Basics of Series and Parallel Circuits

● Practical Example

Chapter 7: Arduino Output Basics

● Arduino Digital Output - Led Control

● Arduino Dealing with Multiple LEDs and Breadboard

● Arduino Analog Output - Fading LED

Chapter 8: Arduino Input Basics

● Reading Digital Input

● Reading Analog Value

Chapter 9: Arduino RGB LEDs + Potentiometers

● Dealing with RGB LEDs with Potentiometers

Chapter 10: Serial Monitoring

● Arduino Serial Monitor

Chapter 11: What to Do Next?

● References

Audience: Beginning