Platt, Charles, <br/><br/>
Encyclopedia of electronic components.  Volume 2,  [signal processing : LEDs, LCDs, audio, thyristors, digital logic, amplification] / 
 Electronic components  Signal processing : LEDs, LCDs, audio, thyristors, digital logic, amplification  Make :  encyclopedia of electronic components 
Charles Platt with Fredrik Jansson. 
 - First edition. 
 - xxvii, 285 pages :  color illustrations ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/> Subtitle from cover.  Includes index.  "Make: makezine.com."  Each chapter is broken down into the following sections : What it does, How it works, Variants, Values, How to use it, and What can go wrong. 
<br/><br/>[I.] Discrete semiconductor : Thyristor : SCR -- diac -- triac -- [II.] Integrated circuit : Analog : Solid-state relay -- Optocoupler -- Comparator -- Op-amp -- Digital potentiometer -- Timer -- Digital : Logic gate -- Flip-flop -- Shift register -- Counter -- Encoder -- Decoder -- Multiplexer -- [III.] Light source, indicator, or display : Reflective : LCD -- Single source : Incandescent lamp -- Neon bulb -- Fluorescent light -- Laser -- LED indicator -- LED area lighting -- Multi-source or panel : LED display -- Vacuum-fluorescent display -- Electroluminescence -- [V.] Sound source : Audio alert : Transducer -- Audio indicator -- Reproducer : Headphone ; Speaker. 
<br/><br/> Want to know how to use an electronic component? This second book of a three-volume set includes key information on electronics parts for your projects--complete with photographs, schematics, and diagrams. You'll learn what each one does, how it works, why it's useful, and what variants exist. No matter how much you know about electronics, you'll find fascinating details you've never come across before. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781449334185 1449334180 9781449333898 1449333893 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2013434096 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Computers--Encyclopedias.<br/>Signal processing--Equipment and supplies--Encyclopedias.<br/>Computers.<br/>Signal processing--Equipment and supplies.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Encyclopedias.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TK7874  / .P53 2015 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>621.3815