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awesome-electronics

A curated list of awesome resources for electronic engineers and hobbyists
https://github.com/eric-erki/awesome-electronics

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  • 3D Part Models

    • Help

      • GrabCad - Community supported database of 3D models with a large number of electronic component models
      • 3D ContentCentral - Website dedicated to 3D models of parts (requires login)

  • Blogs

    • Eagle

      • Dangerous Prototypes - Blog about open source hardware projects and interesting app notes.
      • bunniestudios.com - Andrew 'Bunnie' Huang covers hardware hacking, open hardware, manufacturing and more.
      • Dangerous Prototypes - Blog about open source hardware projects and interesting app notes.

  • CAD Specific

  • Development Board Retailers

    • Eagle

      • Sparkfun - Retailer and designer of open source electronics development boards and other equipment and materials with excellent accompanying tutorials.
      • Adafruit - Another retailer and designer with excellent selection and tutorials.
      • Tindie - Marketplace for electronics makers to sell low volume batches of their own designs.

  • Forums

    • Discussion

      • EEVBlog forum - Probably the largest and most active forum to discuss electronic engineering topics.
      • /r/electronics - reddits for EE topics.

    • Help

      • /r/askelectronics - Sub-reddit dedicated to help on electronics topics.
      • EEVBlog beginners forum - Good place for beginner questions, other sub-forums on EEVblog should be suitable for questions on more advanced topics.

  • Free EDA Packages

    • Installable

      • KiCAD - Open source EDA package with push and shove router, differential pairs and much more.
      • Eagle - One of the most popular EDA packages due to it's (board size restricted) free version.
      • Design Spark PCB - Gratis EDA package without restrictions, sponserd by RS Components.
      • Altium Circuit Maker - Free package from the maker of the go to pro software.
      • LibrePCB - A new, powerful and intuitive EDA tool for everyone, cross-platform and GNU GPLv3.
      • Caneda - Caneda is an open source EDA software suite focused on ease of use and portability.
      • KiCAD - Open source EDA package with push and shove router, differential pairs and much more.
      • KiCAD - Open source EDA package with push and shove router, differential pairs and much more.
      • gEDA - Another open source package, good for people that like scripting and makefiles, Linux and BSD only.
      • Horizon EDA - A free and open source EDA tool with the focus on shortcut operation.
      • Caneda - Caneda is an open source EDA software suite focused on ease of use and portability.
      • gEDA - Another open source package, good for people that like scripting and makefiles, Linux and BSD only.

  • Gerber Viewers

    • Installable

      • Gerbv - Excellent Gerber viewer for Linux and BSD.
      • Gerbv - Excellent Gerber viewer for Linux and BSD.
      • KiCAD Gerbview - The KiCAD gerber viewer.
      • Gerbv - Excellent Gerber viewer for Linux and BSD.

    • Online

      • Gerblook - Online Gerber viewer powered by Gerbv.
      • Mayhew Labs 3dpcb - 3D Gerber viewer.
      • CircuitPeople - No frills 2D layer viewer for Gerbers, without the excessive processing.
      • Tracespace Viewer - Gerber viewer that lets you inspect the individual layers as well as the board preview.

  • Inventory Management and Purchasing

    • Eagle

      • 1-click BOM - Browser extensions that automates purchasing and part searching.
      • Partkeepr - Open source web service for managing your part inventory with parametric search and automatic datasheet import.
      • Part-DB - Another open source web service for managing part inventory with a permission system and a good barcode generator.
      • 1-click BOM - Browser extensions that automates purchasing and part searching.

  • Learning

    • Technical Tutorials

    • Theory and Courses

      • Electrical Engineering - Khan Academy - Online learning platform with lots of topics, including a full course on electrical engineering, circuits, semiconductors, signals, robots, and even reverse engineering electronic devices.
      • All About Circuits - Online textbook for learning theory with clear diagrams and explanations.

  • Miscellaneous Web Services

    • Eagle

      • Eyrie.io - For viewing Eagle and KiCAD designs online.
      • SnapEDA.com - Parts library with free symbols & footprints. (Compatible with Eagle, KiCAD, Altium, OrCad, Allegro, etc.)

  • Other Lists

    • Eagle

      • Octopart - Probably the most well known part search engine.
      • Findchips - Part search from Supply Frame.
      • Buyparts.io - A new contender from the creator of the datasheetarchive.com. Is aimed at hobbyists and seems to be better at incorporating sources such as Ebay and Aliexpress.
      • Parts.io - Another search engine from Supply Frame geared towards discovering new parts.
      • Buyparts.io - A new contender from the creator of the datasheetarchive.com. Is aimed at hobbyists and seems to be better at incorporating sources such as Ebay and Aliexpress.

  • PCB Batching Services

    • Eagle

      • PCB Shopper - Comparison service for quite a lot of different PCB batching and assembly services.
      • Dirty PCBs - Low cost PCB batching service that prides itself on its "dirty" quality.
      • JLCPCB - Low cost PCB batching service with inhouse low cost SMT service.
      • Dirty PCBs - Low cost PCB batching service that prides itself on its "dirty" quality.

  • PCB Syntax Highlighting

    • Eagle

      • Language PCB - Syntax highlighting for various PCB formats.

  • Podcasts

  • Simulators

    • Theory and Courses

      • LTSpice - The industry standard free SPICE circuit simulator from Linear Technologies.
      • Circuit JS - Open source online simulator for simpler circuits with live interactivity and visualization.
      • iCircuit - Easy to use electronic circuit simulator, its advanced simulation engine can handle both analog and digital circuits and features realtime always-on analysis.
      • Micro-Cap - Professional-grade mixed signal simulator with wide variety of interactive simulation types.
      • Circuit JS - Open source online simulator for simpler circuits with live interactivity and visualization.
      • iCircuit - Easy to use electronic circuit simulator, its advanced simulation engine can handle both analog and digital circuits and features realtime always-on analysis.
      • Micro-Cap - Professional-grade mixed signal simulator with wide variety of interactive simulation types.
      • Ngspice - Open source SPICE circuit simulator.
      • Qucs - Open source integrated circuit simulator for DC, AC, S-parameter, noise analysis, etc.

  • Subscription Kit Services

    • Help

      • Boldport Club - Electronic projects for the curious. As a member of the Boldport Club you’ll receive an electronics project once a month.

  • Videos

    • Help

      • Ben Eater - Series of videos on building an 8-bit computer on breadboards with excellent explanations of all the sub-circuits.
      • ElectroBOOM - YouTube channel that debunks and explains EE topics with a lot of comedy thrown in.
      • Mr. Carlson's Lab - Teardowns, repairs and restorations with an emphasis on classic electronics gear.
      • Micah Scott - Video logs of reverse engineering and re-purposing consumer electronics hardware in creative ways.
Programming Languages
C 1 Python 1
Categories
Free EDA Packages 12 Simulators 9 CAD Specific 9 Gerber Viewers 8 Podcasts 5 Part Search Engines 5 Inventory Management and Purchasing 4 Other Lists 4 Learning 4 Forums 4 Videos 4 PCB Batching Services 4 Development Board Retailers 3 Blogs 3 3D Part Models 2 Miscellaneous Web Services 2 Subscription Kit Services 1 PCB Syntax Highlighting 1
Sub Categories
Eagle 25 Help 18 Installable 16 Theory and Courses 11 KiCAD 6 Online 4 Technical Tutorials 2 Discussion 2
Keywords
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