Introduction to Electronic Circuit Design

Dive into the exciting world of electronics! Whether you want to build simple light circuits, design electronic games, or create advanced home automation and robotics projects, these tutorials will help you bring your ideas to life.

Here, you'll find hands-on projects you can build at home, featuring:

• Single Board Computers: Raspberry Pi
• Microcontrollers: Arduino, Pico, and ESP32
• Foundational Electronics: Circuits using discrete, everyday components

A Practical, Open-Source Approach

The examples on this website focus purely on the practical side of electronic circuit design. Rather than getting bogged down in the complex physics of electron flow, we keep component descriptions simple and focus on what they do. We also keep the math to the minimum required to get your circuits working.

Most of our designs focus on digital electronics - it's incredibly fun, highly practical, and perfectly suited for interfacing with computers. Of course, the real world requires analog signals too, so we cover how to drive analog outputs and measure analog inputs.

What makes PenguinTutor different?

Feature	Our Philosophy
Modular Design	Build complete projects, or mix-and-match modules to create your own unique designs.
Linux-First	Designed with the Linux user in mind, utilizing open-source tools like LibreOffice, Inkscape, and KiCAD.
Open Licensing	Unless otherwise specifid, hardware circuits are licensed under Creative Commons, and source code is under GPLv2.

Learn Electronics with Raspberry Pi

If you want a guided journey through electronics, check out my book: "Learn Electronics with Raspberry Pi" (available from most major book retailers).

Practical Electronics

This book teaches electronics through fun, interactive projects. You will learn how to:

• Control a motorized Lego train
• Build your own Minecraft joystick controller
• Create a custom Raspberry Pi robot

While this website is independent of the book, they complement each other perfectly for anyone starting their electronics journey.

Click here for more information on the book

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