Electronics is Easy?

YouTube video clips

© 2026 Clyde T. Eisenbeis

retired Electronic Design Engineer

Industry needs Electrical Engineers who understand electronic

fundamentals. These video clips provide those fundamentals.

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The contents strive to be clear and concise. The intent is to prepare

Electrical Engineering students for the world of electronics.

These video clips are based on 40+ years of electronic design

experience at:

     Texas Instruments.

          -Radar Systems for the Navy.

     3M

          -Digital Magnetic Recording (for computers)

          -Anti-Shoplifting Systems

          -Cochlear Implants (restore a sense of hearing for the deaf)

     Emerson

          -Control Large Valves in an Oil Refinery with less power

                    than a 1 watt light bulb (pneumatic air pressure)

          -Wireless Communication with battery power that lasts

                    five to ten years (without recharging)

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The video clips start at a middle school student level. They end

at a college student level.

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Everything is Learnable?
Career Preparation?

Chapter 1

Electronic Basics

Middle School

1.1 Electronic Basics?
--- Garden Hose, Batteries, Voltage,
Resistance, Current, Flashlight ---
1.2 Electronic Voltage, Current, Resistance?
--- Battery, Voltage [volts], Resistor [ohms],
Current [amps], Equations ---
1.3 Electronic Voltage AC vs. DC?
--- Direct Current, Alternating Current, Frequencies,
Cycles Per Second, Hz ---
1.4 Electronic Electromagnetism?
--- Electricity, Magnets,
Power Plants, Motors ---

Chapter 2

Analog Passive Components

High School & College

2.1 Electronic Resistor Parameters?
--- Values, Accuracy, Power Rating, SMT, Thick
Film, Thin Film, Parallel, Cube Resistors ---
2.2 Electronic Capacitor Parameters?
--- Values, Accuracy, ESR, Filtering,
Voltage Derating, Series / Parallel ---
2.3 Electronic Capacitor DC, AC, Filters?
--- Direct Current, Alternating Current,
Resist Voltage Changes, RC Filter ---
2.4 Electronic Inductors Bifilar Chokes?
--- Values, Resistant to Current Changes, Switch
Interrupts, EMC Protection, Motor Noise Reduction ---
2.5 Electronic Resettable Fuses, Crystals?
--- Fuse Soldering Constraints, Constant Precise
Frequencies, Resonators, Oscillators, Wireless ---

Chapter 3

Analog Discrete Active Components

College

3.1 Electronic Diodes?
--- Forward Voltage Drop, Zener Diodes,
LEDs, Rectifiers ---
3.2 Electronic Transistors, FET, BJT?
--- NPN, PNP, N Channel, P Channel,
Voltage Control, Current Control ---
3.3 Electronic Analog Switches, Hall Sensors?
--- Bidirectional, Internal Resistance, Bandwidth,
Stationary Magnets, Proximity, Distance ---
3.4 Electronic Optoisolators, Supervisors, TVS?
--- Photocouplers, Galvanic Isolation, Monitor
Voltages, Voltage Spike Protection ---

Chapter 4

Analog Microcircuit Active Components

College

4.1 Electronic Op Amps, Comparators?
--- Gain Equations, Offset, N Channel Boost,
Slew Rate, Bandwidth, Constant Current ---
4.2 Electronic Digital Potentiometer, Op Amp Gain / Offset?
--- Microcontroller Changes Resistor Values,
Changes Op Amp Gain / Offset ---
4.3 Electronic Op Amp Differential Input / Output?
--- Transmit Signals Long Distances,
Differential Output Gain, Differential Output Filter ---
4.4 Electronic Instrumentation Amps, Voltage References?
--- Differential Input Amplifier, CMRR, Minimize Noise Amplification, Low Noise Voltage Reference ---
4.5 Electronic Linear Regulators, Switching Regulators?
--- Voltage Regulators, Power Efficiency, LDO,
Electronic Noise, Dual Voltages ---

Chapter 5

Digital

High School & College

5.1 Electronic Digital Basics?
--- Digital vs. Analog, Logic Gates, Sink / Source
Current, Open Drain, Switch Debounce ---
5.2 Electronic Binary and Hex Numbers?
--- 10001011b, 11110011b, 0xA,
0xB. 0xC, 0xD, 0xE, 0xF ---
5.3 Electronic Analog to Digital Converters?
--- Convert Amplitudes Into Binary Numbers,
SAR, Delta-Sigma, Pipeline, Sample Rate ---
5.4 Electronic Digital to Analog Converters?
--- Convert Binary Numbers Into
Amplitudes, DAC Types ---
5.5 Electronic Microcontrollers, Watchdog?
--- Structure, Usage ---
5.6 Electronic FLASH, RAM, FRAM?
--- Electronic Memory, Volatile Memory,
Non-Volatile Memory ---
5.7 Electronic SPI, I2C?
--- Transmit / Receive Binary
Numbers, Serial Communication ---

Chapter 6

Important Details

College

6.1 Electronic Datasheets, Micro-Cap?
--- Essential for Electronic Design Engineers ---
||| Micro-Cap Download & Examples |||
6.2 Electronic PCBs?
--- Printed Circuit Boards, Fiberglass / Copper Foil,
Multi-Layer, Voltage / Ground Planes ---
6.3 Electronic Documentation?
--- Product Specification, Schematics,
BOM, PCB Specification ---
6.4 Electronic Tests?
--- Design Verification, Firmware Verification,
Functional Test, EMC ---
6.5 Electronic Manufacturing Plant Assembly?
--- ESD, Incoming, Kitting, SMT Robotics, Manual
Soldering, Clean, ICT, Coating, Post Pot Test ---
6.6 Electronic EMC Design Considerations?
--- Decoupling Capacitors, Bifilar Chokes,
Spread Spectrum Oscillators ---
6.7 Electronic Tin Whiskers?
--- Solder With no Lead Results in
Tin Whisker Product Failure ---

Chapter 7

Electronic Jobs

High School & College

7.1 Electronic Co-op Jobs?
--- Increase Knowledge, Funding College Expenses,
Increase Odds of an Electronic Job ---

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7.2 Electronic Important Skills?
--- Hardware Design, SPICE Model, Code Writing,
Writing Skills, Speaking, People Skills, Brain Skills ---
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