Electronics

Basics

How-To: Build BEAM Vibrobots
http://www.streettech.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1618&mode=flat&order=0&thold=1

Lecture 1 - Background and Power Supply
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/tutorial_info.php?tutorials_id=57&page=7

FM Transmitter
http://africatravels.pbwiki.com/RadioTransmitterCircuits

Useful bits

1381 voltage detector
http://members.aon.at/sunbeam/1381.htm
http://www.solarbotics.com/products/1381/

pn2222 transistor
insert url (how is this useful?, see at http://cachefly.oreilly.com/make/television/08/MiniRobots.pdf ) http://www.solarbotics.com/products/tr2222/

DS2405 Addressable 1-wire Switch
http://rjconway.homeip.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/ds2405.pdf

for controlling larger power:
Power Solid State Relay
http://rjconway.homeip.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/ssr-sc842110.pdf

battery meter:
http://profmason.com/?p=689

Addressable Dual Digital Potentiometer - DS1803
http://www.maxim-ic.com/quick_view2.cfm/qv_pk/2779/ln/en

Using an Analog Voltage to Control a Digital Potentiometer
http://pdfserv.maxim-ic.com/en/an/AN4051.pdf

Notes on batteries, including notes on Charge Controllers.
http://www.solar-electric.com/deep_cycle_batteries/deep_cycle_battery_faq.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_charger

See Also

• On Collecting Solar Power and Storing the Power in a battery efficiently
• Alternate Storage Approaches
• /List of pages with list circuits Lists of lists!!!!!