Schematic Symbols and

Components

Schematic Symbols
Objectives
Recognize Schematic Symbols
Be able to draw the schematic

symbols
Recognize the actual components
Understand the basic function of
each component

Resistors
Resistor

Potentiometer

Photoresistor

Capacitors:

Basic Function:

Stores electrical charge, used to

filter low frequencies

1uF

Electrolytic

Mylar (chicklet)

1uF

Disc

1uF

Variable capacitor

Used in tuning circuits

(tuning knob on a
radio).
1uF

Diodes

(one-way check valve for electricity)

Diode

Zener Diode

Photo-Diode

Light Emitting Diode

Transistors:

switch, oscillator,

amplifier

NPN Transistor

NPN

PNP Transistor

PNP

UJT Transistor
Photo Transistor

UJT

Switche
s Normally Open
Normally Closed

SPST

(Single Pole, Single Throw)

SPDT

(Single Pole, Double Throw)

Lights
Incandescent

Neon

Florescent

Electromagnetic Devices
Coil

Speaker

Microphone

Electromagnetic
Relay
Devices

(Electromagnetically controlled switch)

Transformer

Antenna

Motor

Thyristor

sSilicon Controlled Rectifiers

TRIAC

(Gated Diode)

(used to control AC circuits / like 2 SCRs back to back)

Meter
s
Digital Multimeters
Ohmmeters

Ammeters

Voltmeters

Digital Logic
Gates
AND

NAND
OR
NOR
XOR
Inverter (NOT)

General1A
Fuse

Wire Crossing not connected

Wires Crossing & Connected

Buzzer

Genera

l Connector
Terminal
Crystal

78L05
IN OUT

Voltage Regulator

COM

Operational Amplifier

Voltage Sources
Battery

-1/1V

AC Voltage Source
1.0 kHz

Voltage Sources / Grounds

Earth Ground
Chassis Ground

AC Plug

AC Outlet

Sources for pictures

Capacitor:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://blogs.courant.com/colin_mcenroe_to_wit/capacitor.j
pg&imgrefurl=http://blogs.courant.com/colin_mcenroe_to_wit/2009/02/ok-ok-tales-of-geets.html&usg
=__2F74WQM_txJ3Ue6FuDfV-DoUO18=&h=564&w=1081&sz=147&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=yaoeg4Bbu7btxM:&
h=78&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcapacitor%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en
-US:official%26sa%3DG%26um%3D1

NPN Transistor:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.solarbotics.com/assets/images/tr2222/tr2222_p
l.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.solarbotics.com/products/tr2222/&usg=__HCmGR5I7ru69QrUnQRgtwtjY-X4=&
h=450&w=600&sz=23&hl=en&start=3&um=1&tbnid=8ho2yU-_u_gxlM:&tbnh=101&tbnw=135&prev=/images%3Fq%
Dnpn%2Btransistor%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DG%26
um%3D1

NPN transistor schematic:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.weidemyr.com/com/electro_transistorsymbol-f.
png&imgrefurl=http://www.weidemyr.com/com/electro.shtml&usg=__21jIsCFUOo4sAvbx2PKE94QHJ9E=&h=5
00&w=468&sz=12&hl=en&start=6&um=1&tbnid=VDfCRle8pJxkUM:&tbnh=130&tbnw=122&prev=/images%3Fq%3D
pn%2Btransistor%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DG%26u
m%3D1

Voltage regulator:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.electronicrepairguide.com/7808%2520voltage%2520regulator.jpg&imgre
furl=http://www.electronicrepairguide.com/restore-crt.html&usg=__8bRR7QtFOPxrgwD-wZwcHu8wopA=&h=331&w=311&sz=17&hl=e
n&start=3&um=1&tbnid=EGC6FDfPgLccDM:&tbnh=119&tbnw=112&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dvoltage%2Bregulator%26hl%3Den%26client%3Df
irefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DG%26um%3D1

Sources

PNP transistor schematic (also has another, more detailed version of the NPN schematic:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.abcofelectronics.com/p-n-p-symbol.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.abcofelectronics.com/integratedcircuits.htm&usg=__MdxQpmAWaItgW9JT6VMLNywhP0A=&h=289&w=405&sz=8&hl
=en&start=6&um=1&tbnid=C0ohQY_zsjgWwM:&tbnh=88&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3DPNP%2Btransistor%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DG%26um%3D1

PNP transistor:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.c-stamp.com/images/CS560000.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.c-stamp.com/components.htm&usg=__Hq_yfnl6KIOcvDi2drVGKwbWbB0=&h=169&w=256&sz=6&hl=en&start=21&um=1
&tbnid=LBO_DsAspRH3IM:&tbnh=73&tbnw=111&prev=/images%3Fq%3DPNP%2Btransistor%2Bpicture%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN%26start%3D18%26um%3D1

PNP transistor 2:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.pagermotors.com/index_files/Products/Electronic_Components/3906_Transistor/3906_Transistor_(L).gif&imgrefurl=http://www.pagermotors.com/index_files/Products/Elec
tronic_Components/3906_Transistor/3906_Transistor.htm&usg=__L1sTWwBMlojaDxeD10ArgSHfBmc=&h=377&w=395&sz=28&hl=en&start=26&um=1&tbnid=XjMupWmI5vj-5M:&tbnh=118&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3DPNP%2Btransistor%2Bpictur
e%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN%26start%3D18%26um%3D1

UJT Transistor:

http://www.globalspec.com/FeaturedProducts/Detail/Unijunction_Transistors_UJTs_from_AMS/93313/0?deframe=1

Photo Transistor:

http://rocky.digikey.com/weblib/Optek/Web%20photos/OP505x,%20506x.jpg

Diode:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://mustangsva.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/diode.gif&imgrefurl=http://mustangsva.co.uk/2009/04/02/back-emf-protection-diodes/&usg=__aLQfjZ6rhkadtrrtGyiJ7S3fK2o=&h
=296&w=300&sz=9&hl=en&start=7&um=1&tbnid=x_PEPyVPTY1qDM:&tbnh=114&tbnw=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddiode%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3DwkF%26sa%3DG%26um%3D1

Zener Diode:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://shop.4atraders.com/shop/images/Zener%2520Diode.jpg&imgrefurl=http://shop.4atraders.com/shop/products_new.php&usg=__4r-VfGLq6GKSEiPQKJZ141BOfd4=&h=360&w=360&sz=
52&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=JPMG9fZjVWyACM:&tbnh=121&tbnw=121&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dzener%2Bdiode%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3D86u%26sa%3DG%26um%3D1

Photo Diode:

http://www.mi-lasers.com/stock/ToshibaTOLD9231_300.jpg

Photo Diode 2:

http://rocky.digikey.com/weblib/Panasonic/Web%20Photos/New%20Photos/PNZ300F.jpg

Sources

LED:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/led_of_led_1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://technabob.com/b
log/2007/10/07/giant-led-lamps-made-from-leds/&usg=__Q__BApCDgeOisXs7Ocmx4xNRp4A=&h=382&w=520&sz=25&hl=en&start=2&um=1&tbnid=6QsDcrRDWc4G9M:&
tbnh=96&tbnw=131&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dlight%2Bemitting%2Bdiode%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3DWUa%26s
a%3DG%26um%3D1

LED Schematic:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.aprosystems.com/image/led_e.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.aprosystems.com/about_led_e.htm&usg
=__Mj1ou4ZgzgFoEoza4SSy557R4Sw=&h=444&w=353&sz=32&hl=en&start=23&um=1&tbnid=_HBSss17tBjWoM:&tbnh=127&tbnw=101&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dlight%2Be
mitting%2Bdiode%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3D5Va%26sa%3DN%26start%3D18%26um%3D1

Switches schematic:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.xmission.com/~daina/images/switches.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.xmission.com/~daina/tips/pub
/tip0222.html&usg=__-AE-7XrhE0uieksNNZlPBbp_D2Y=&h=171&w=444&sz=2&hl=en&start=3&um=1&tbnid=ad9PMviOUwCMYM:&tbnh=49&tbnw=127&prev=/images%3F
q%3Dnormally%2Bopen%2Bswitch%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3D2Wa%26sa%3DG%26um%3D1

Normally open switch:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bcae1.com/images/gifs/switpush.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.bcae1.com/switches.htm&usg=__SKDS4
Lq_a7SpvbKyLEpBjNHTh30=&h=308&w=347&sz=4&hl=en&start=5&um=1&tbnid=YdtkOXT2IX1RaM:&tbnh=107&tbnw=120&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnormally%2Bopen%2Bsw
tch%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DG%26um%3D1

Normally closed switch:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://www.dsuban.com/secure/images/products/2752.bmp&imgrefurl=http://www.dsuban.com/Kit-Masters--Fan-ClutchExperts-v18/&usg=__B_jnzfd7KUYnPFjD0pqRKrOOxU=&h=445&w=427&sz=559&hl=en&start=3&um=1&tbnid=MjW6N9j6dAol8M:&tbnh=127&tbnw=122&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnormally%2Bclosed%2Bswitch
%2Bexample%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DG%26um%3D1

SPST schematic:

http://images.google.com/imgres?
imgurl=http://www.colehersee.com/images/resource/SPST.GIF&imgrefurl=http://www.colehersee.com/04resource/dict_s.htm&usg=__dFHwTuWreldqW91WdO2aW_3j
Qc4=&h=495&w=657&sz=18&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=zJlagNTbsv3xPM:&tbnh=104&tbnw=138&prev=/images%3Fq%3DSPST%26hl%3Den%26client
%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DG%26um%3D1