I agree with that, at least for myself.  But I am thinking, there are basic=
s (like Forrest Mimm's book) and there are "basics" meaning (for me) that j=
ust knowing what a transistor, capacitor, resistor do doesn't help me too m=
uch.  I think I'm learning that there are basic building blocks consisting =
of combinations of those components. =20

I have  two books that I think may help me there.  (hopefully I picked the =
right ones).  Introductory Circuit Analysis, Robert L. Boylestad.  And The =
Art of Electronics.  Plus a relatively inexpensive USB oscilloscope.=20

Lindy

-----Original Message-----
From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of=
 IVP
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 12:42 AM
To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
Subject: Re: [EE] Help understanding how these transducers work

> Start simple first. Get it working. If modulation or other things are=20
> necessary add them later.

A little motto I have is "First you make it work, then you make it pretty"

It's surprising, or maybe not, how many non-electronic people I help design=
 things with/for jump quickly way past the basics and consequently get bogg=
led by what now looks like, to them, a much larger and more complicated pro=
ject than it was an hour ago.

There are actually a couple of people who I just can't work with because th=
ey "minutiae" a project to death and progress slows to a crawl

I always start a project with a core aim. Only when that's working do I (al=
low myself to) move on to less-critical functions. Like what colour the cas=
e is or how many LEDs

Joe=20



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