Electronics
From Miscellany
Contents
- 1 Microcontrollers & SBCs
- 2 Single Board Computers (SBCs)
- 3 Microcontrollers (MCUs)
- 4 IDEs
- 5 Cloud Servers
- 6 Books & References
- 7 Electronic Components
- 8 Electronics Tools
- 9 Computer Peripherals
- 10 Computer Tools
Microcontrollers & SBCs
- Microcontrollers are special purpose PCBs [Printed Circuit Boards], while SBCs are Single Board Computers.
Single Board Computers (SBCs)
Raspberry Pi
- A family of SBCs
BeagleBone
- An opensource SBC platform that includes several models of varying capabilities
ZimaBoard
- A crowd-funded, hackable SBC
Orange Pi
a collection of Raspberry Pi look-alikes at a cheaper price
OrangePi 3 LTS
Orange Pi 4 LTS
- I have one of these, so updating this page as I learn more about it
OrangePi 5
Asus Tinker Board
Khadas VIM2
Microcontrollers (MCUs)
RP2040 Boards
- In 2020, Raspberry Pi introduced their first custom chip, the RP2040, first used in the RPi Pico. It has become wildly popular as the basis for a number of devices.
RPi Pico & Pico W
Badger2040
Tiny 2040
Arduino
- Rather than SBCs, Arduino (and Arduino-compatible) boards are microcontrollers, suitable for robotics and other embedded applications.
Native Arduino Boards
Arduino Uno
Arduino Mega
Arduino Nano
Arduino-Compatible Boards
BBC micro:bit
Circuit Playground Express
Circuit Playground Bluefruit
Seeeduino Xiao SAMD21
Seeeduino Xiao ESP32S3
ATTiny-based DIY 'duino
Wio Terminal
SenseCAP Indicator
ESP32 & ESP8266
- Arduino-compatible, but also runs on MicroPython
ESP32-Based Boards
Bee Motion ESP32 PIR Motion Sensor
Bee Motion S3
IDEs
- Integrated Development Environments
Cloud Servers
- Some applications require online resources. Here's some.
Books & References
Programming Books
Online Resources for Microcontrollers
- articles & tutorials
Glossary
- a growing collection of terminology used in the SBC/microcontroller world
Electronic Components
- Resistors, Diodes, Capacitors, oh my!
Electronics Tools
Soldering
Power Supply
Testing Equipment
Breadboard & Perfboard
How to Use Breadboards
- Breadboards for Beginners at Adafruit Learn
- Collin's Lab: Breadboards & Perfboards
Where to Buy Breadboards & Perfboards
- Adafruit Perma-Proto 1/2 size prototyping perfboard
- Adafruit Universal perf boards
- Double-sided perf boards on Amazon
- Breadboards on Amazon
- Small Breadboards on Amazon
- Mini-Breadboards on Amazon