7 TIPS FOR DEVELOPING ELECTRONIC PROJECT

Doing electronic project is a fun thing to do but at the same time, it can be quite hard to start. You
will need to learn a lot of different knowledge to get started. Here, we have compiled a few tips
that we think is helpful in building your project.

1. ELECTRONIC LESSON
To explain on this category, it will take days, even months as it is a wide topic. So, we have listed a
few reference link and video to help you on your journey.
1. A simple video guide to electronic components by bigclivedotcom:

2. Consistent sharing from Shahrulnizam on how to interface different components and

electronic modules(language: Malay): Shahrulnizam Lesson
3. All sorts of tutorial on electronics and robotics: tutorial.cytron.io
4. If you face any obstacles while building your project, you can refer or ask question at
forum.cytron.io, maybe you will stumble on other makers that have face the same problem
before.
5. If you are looking for components and modules for your project, get it easily and fast from
www.cytron.io
2. ELECTRONIC TOOLS GUIDE
Test equipment such as multimeter and oscilloscope is very important in debugging and
troubleshooting your circuits. Watch the videos below to learn how to use it.
1. Introductory Video on Multimeter. You can choose the Multimeter that suits your need or
choose this basic tool set.

2. Introductory Video on Oscilloscope.

3. HOW TO SOLDER
For most electronic projects, you will need to solder the components in order to complete your
circuit. Therefore, its essential to know the correct soldering techniques to produce a great project
1. A well written article from Sparkfun: How to Solder: Through-Hole Soldering

2. Interesting video from Collin Cunningham: Adafruit Guide To Excellent Soldering

3. If you haven’t got yourself soldering equipments, you can get the set here.
4. GETTING STARTED WITH MICROCONTROLLER (ARDUINO)

As Arduino is the most widely used microcontroller platform, we will focus on Arduino. Here is a list
of link to get started with Arduino.
1. Let’s start with the official Arduino: Getting Started with Arduino UNO
2. This is from Instructables, a popular website for DIY. Becky Stern have written tutorials on
Arduino which we think is comprehensive: ARDUINO CLASS : LESSON 1
3. Don’t feel like reading? Watch this video You Can Learn Arduino in 15 Minutes

4. Or this video playlist: Arduino Workshop for Beginners

5. GETTING STARTED WITH MINI COMPUTER (RASPBERRY PI)
Other than microcontroller, mini computer or SBC(single board computer) has slowly gain
popularity as the platform to build electronic project. Raspberry Pi is the obvious leader in this field.
Although it may seem harder to use compared to Arduino, but you can get support from a growing
Raspberry Pi community. If you are interested to use Raspberry Pi for your project, here are some
links to refer:
1. Let’s start with the official Raspberry Pi: Raspberry Pi HELP GUIDES…
2. Getting started Video on Raspberry Pi from Sparkfun:

6. TIPS FOR ETCHING PCB

Although there is a lot of modules and products that can work off the shelf, we are sure that there
are still many makers who would like to build their your own PCB(Printed Circuit Board). Here we
share 3 video on different techniques.
1. Etching using film by Collin Cunningham: Circuit Skills: Circuit Board Etching
2. Etching using toner transfer, Sylvia Todd: Super Simple Copper Etching

3. Etching using heatless(cold) toner transfer by SimpleTronic.

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