Chapter 1 – Introduction to Mechatronics and Measurement Systems
- 1.1 – Definitions of “mechatronics”
- 1.2 – Online mechatronics resources
- 1.3 – Segway Human Transporter
- 1.4 – Robotics video demonstrations
- 1.5 – Mechatronic system video demonstrations
- 1.6 – Threaded design example components
- 1.7 – Digikey electronics supplier
- 1.8 – Jameco electronics supplier
Chapter 2 – Electric Circuits and Components
- 2.1 – Conductor sizes
- 2.2 – Conductor current ratings
- 2.3 – Resistor color codes
- 2.4 – Precision resistor color codes
- 2.5 – Electronic component online resources and vendors
- 2.6 – All About Circuits – Vol. I – DC
- 2.7 – Instrumentation online resources and vendors
- 2.8 – All About Circuits – Vol. II – AC
- 2.9 – Capacitor practical considerations (see also: How to choose the right capacitor and electrolytic vs. ceramic capacitors)
- 2.10 – Prototyping Tips
- 2.11 – ExpressPCB free PCB layout software and inexpensive manufacturing
- 2.12 – Printed circuit board information resource
- 2.13 – Electronics Club “Guide to Soldering”
- 2.14 – Curious Inventor – “How to Solder”
Chapter 3 – Semiconductor Electronics
- 3.1 – TRIAC – triode for alternating current
- 3.2 – Thyristor
- 3.3 – Semiconductor (IC) manufacturers and online resources
- 3.4 – All About Circuits – Vol. III – semiconductors
Chapter 4 – System Response
- 4.1 – Video demonstrations and online resources for sound and vibration principles
- 4.2 – Clarinet physics
- 4.3 – Filters and signal processing
- see also: Fourier Series explained
Chapter 5 – Analog Signal Processing Using Operational Amplifiers
Chapter 6 – Digital Circuits
- 6.1 – ASCII Codes
- 6.2 – “Logicly” combinational logic online simulator
- 6.3 – Karnaugh Mapping
- 6.4 – 74LS00 TTL QUAD NAND datasheet
- 6.5 – 4011B CMOS QUAD NAND datasheet
- 6.6 – 7490 decade counter datasheet
- 6.7 – 7447 seven-segment display decoder datasheet
- 6.8 – NE555 timer datasheet
- 6.9 – All About Circuits – Vol. IV – digital
Chapter 7 – Microcontroller Programming and Interfacing
- 7.1 – Microcontroller online resources and manufacturers
- 7.2 – List of common microcontrollers
- 7.3 – Microchip Inc.
- 7.4 – Microchip PIC16F84 datasheet
- 7.5 – MicroEngineering Labs
- 7.6 – C compilers for the PIC
- 7.7 – Microchip PIC microntroller resources
- 7.8 – PicBasic Pro manual (on-line, PDF file)
- 7.9 – Arduino website
- 7.10 – Arduino board specs
- 7.11 – Arduino language reference guide
- 7.12 – Arduino libraries
- 7.13 – Vilros Arduino Uno Ultimate Starter Kit + LCD (good alternative: Elegoo UNO Project Super Starter Kit)
- 7.14 – Jeremy Blum Arduino tutorial videos
- 7.15 – Arduino website tutorials
- 7.16 – Arduino online forum for technical support and questions
- 7.17 – Student microcontroller design project demonstrations
- 7.18 – Project components used by past students
- 7.19 – Student project resources page
- 7.20 – PIC I/O interface devices and useful accessories
- 7.21 – Paladin Semiconductor (formerly eLab Inc)
- 7.22 – PDN1144/EDE1144 keypad decoder
- 7.23 – Microchip PIC flash product line
- 7.24 – How to program a PIC (using microEngineering Labs’ U2 programmer, using Microchip’s PicStart Plus programmer)
- 7.25 – PIC-based class design project description
- 7.26 – Combination security device project description
- 7.27 – Easy way to get louder audio from a microcontroller
- 7.28 – TLC7524C D/A converter
- 7.29 – PDN1200/EDE1200 unipolar stepper motor driver
- 7.30 – PIC16F88 code template
- 7.31 – Setting configuration bits in code – see Section 10 in the PIC Programming Procedure
- 7.32 – Lessons learned by past students
- 7.33 – Battery University
- 7.34 – Battery information resource page
- 7.35 – All about circuits – batteries and power systems
Chapter 8 – Data Acquisition
- 8.1 – Beat frequency
- 8.2 – Nyquist-Shannon sampling theorem
- 8.3 – Music, sound, and vibration demonstrations
- 8.4 – Data acquisition online resources and vendors
- 8.5 – National Instruments’ LabVIEW software
- 8.6 – Audio CD format information
- 8.7 – NI ELVIS Laboratory Platform Tips and Tricks
- 8.8 – LabVIEW Graphical Programming online course
Chapter 9 – Sensors
- 9.1 – Sensor online resources and vendors
- 9.2 – Hall Effect sensors
- 9.3 – Capacitive proximity sensors
- 9.4 – Inductive proximity sensors
- 9.5 – Animation of LVDT function
- 9.6 – HCTL-2016/2017 quadrature decoder/counter
- 9.7 – Strain gage rosette experiment analysis
- 9.8 – LM35 IC temperature sensor
- 9.9 – Bimetallic strip
- 9.10 – Sample bearing signature analysis result for a good bearing
- 9.11 – Sample bearing signature analysis result for a bad bearing
- 9.12 – Pressure measurement techniques and devices
- 9.13 – Flow measurement techniques and devices
Chapter 10 – Actuators
- 10.1 – Actuator online resources and vendors
- 10.2 – AC induction motor
- 10.3 – Electric motor illustrations and animations
- 10.4 – S17-3A-LV H-bridge
- 10.5 – How to identify the different wires of a stepper motor
- 10.6 – Stepper motor online resource
- see also: Brushless DC motor field oriented control (FOC)
- 10.7 – Motor and motion controller online resources and vendors
- 10.8 – HydraulicValves.org (valve, pump, motor, cylinder manufactures and information)
- 10.9 – Hobby robotics online vendors
Chapter 11 – Mechatronic Systems — Control Architectures and Case Studies
- 11.1 – Programmable logic controller (PLC) online resources and manufacturers
- 11.2 – PLC tutorial
- 11.3 – Digital signal processor (DSP) resources and vendors
- 11.4 – Single board computer and minicontroller online resources and vendors
- 11.5 – Matlab and Simulink tutorials and learning resources
- 11.6 – Control tutorials for Matlab and Simulink
- 11.7 – Control system demonstrations
- 11.8 – PCB123 software for designing custom printed circuit boards
- 11.9 – Example of steps in the printed circuit board (PCB) process