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Popular

So many parts, so many variations, which to pick. Why not try to see what is popular:

Kits and Projects

If you are working from a kit or a published project consider getting extras of the parts. If you use them once you may use them again. Also the authors of these things tend to know and pick what is popular. Always think about; it there are parts that are exceptions that you would never use again.

If you are working with X then Y

X=PIC's

What Comment Specific Part


The PIC

16F877?


Proto Board

Some People hate them, but many find them a nice quick way to experiment. I have found a max clock speed of 4 megHz works well.

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Crystals

I keep 4 megHz and 20 meg Hz on hand. Note that some PICs can do without crystals, but timing is not very accurate. Check your spec. sheet, some PICs may be able to go to 40 meg Hz. Note that a couple of capicators are needed as well. Ceramic resinoaters ( sp ) may be used instead.

  • 4 meg Hz
  • 20 meg Hz

Pull Up Resistors

Can be used as pull down as well. I use 10k ohms, often useful for other stuff as well.

10K

Voltage Reg

Easy choice is LM7805. A couple of caps usually go with it. .1 and .01 bypass caps are generally useful.

  • 7805
  • .1 uf
  • .01 uf
Op Amp Need to condition you inputs, a op amp may be just the thing, see section on op amps.
LED How else can you say hello world? Pretty much anything will do. Do not forget to get a current limiting resistor 220 ohms or anything close. LED also come in arrays and as 7 segment displays for numerical read out.
  • whatever
  • 220 ohms
Push Button Need this for input. I get mine from salvage. Later I will find a source for you.
  • whatever
Low Side Switch, Driver Chip When you need more power from an output port this is the way to get more than 10 times a much current, Not very expensive. One chip will drive 2 stepper motors. ULN2803 has 8 inputs and outputs. ULN2803
High Side Switch Driver Chip Like a low side switch, but on the high side. If you are driving "rows and columns" then you need some on the low side some on the high side. The UDN2981 has 8 inputs and outputs. UDN2981
Sensors There are so many, for light photo diodes and transistors, for temperature LM34 and similar see section on Sensors. *whatever
Shift Registors Often used to expand the number of ports, I need a bit more research here. ?
LCD Display Put out full alpha numeric data, several characters. Seems like a better? solution than LED when many characters are required. Probably best used with a controller to keep use reasonably simple. *HD44780 parallel interface

X=Op Amps

What Comment Specific Part


Op Amps Of Course, consider:
  • 358 dual


Proto Board

Some People hate them, but many find them a nice quick way to experiment.

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Resistors For precise gain you need 1 percent resistors. I start with 10k and use multiples and sub multiples.
  • 10k
  • 20k
  • 100K
trim pots When you need a bit of adjustability.
  • 10k
Power Transistors An op amp might be good for 20 ma. Couple it to a darlington transistor and get an amp. You may want to go push pull with a pair of npn and pnp transistors. With this you can build power supplies, battery charges, motor drivers, and audio amplifiers. TIPsomething
Sensors Measure something. See Sensors. Sensors




X=Digital Logic

What Comment Specific Part


Gates


Counters

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Shift Registors
  • ?
Voltage Regs Power to the Chips
  • LM7805