Collin's Lab: Schematics

แชร์
ฝัง
  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 มี.ค. 2024
  • Learn more: makezine.com/2011/11/15/collin...
    Find more at the Maker Shed: makershed.com
    Make: Electronics, 3rd Edition: www.makershed.com/products/ma...
    Schematics are the functional diagram of electronic circuits. With so many designs available on the web, understanding how to read schematics can unlock a world of possibilities for the electronics maker. In fact, if you can read a schematic, you can build a circuit before even understanding how it works!
  • แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต

ความคิดเห็น • 689

  • @brianterry8512
    @brianterry8512 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I realize this video is 11 years old, but I still wanted to say thank you. Thank you for not assuming too much, for explaining it simply and clearly. And for anyone reading this who is trying to teach themselves electronics but is feeling intimidated, keep at it. You CAN get it. Don't be afraid to make a mistake, you will burn up some components and release the magic smoke, but before you know it, things will start to click and it will start making sense.

  • @SuperTauta
    @SuperTauta 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gosh that man must be one of the most rated teacher of all times ! God knows how well he explains things !

  • @aGuy
    @aGuy 11 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Hi Collin! I've just started learning electronics, and thanks to you, it's becoming a lot less intimidating. Thank you for all that you do. Your videos are excellent. Cheers!

  • @workinhardd
    @workinhardd 11 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Collin: Thanks for sharing. You and others like you have helped me pass my truck coach exams. You have helped me provide a better life for my family and for that I thank you. Keep up the good work.

  • @TheGrimPhreaker
    @TheGrimPhreaker 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I just started reading Make: magazine and saw some schematics. Even though I didn’t plan on building the project I still wanted to know how to read it. So thankful for this video!

  • @KingZiggy
    @KingZiggy 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    This helps A LOT to those of us who wish we could do half of what people like Collin can do, but have no idea where to start! It has always been something that scared me, but him simplifying and explaining each of these things makes them seem kinda easy.

  • @mc4ndr3
    @mc4ndr3 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic explanation, I like how you focus on just a few core elements and give the audience time to absorb the lessons.

  • @pinklady7184
    @pinklady7184 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love how you simplify everything. Your tutorials make my brain swell like a balloon.

  • @madbug1965
    @madbug1965 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I look forward to your every video, Collin. You certainly have a gift for teaching. If I had a teacher like you back in college, I might have not gone into Accounting.

  • @RyanJensenEE
    @RyanJensenEE 11 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    A true testament to Collin's great teaching and videography skills:
    Every Collin's Lab video has at least (if not two) one top comments that call for the return of Collin.
    p.s. Collin come back. we all miss you.

  • @whiteknightblackhorseprodu6313
    @whiteknightblackhorseprodu6313 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm just getting started in Electronics as a hobby. I am really enjoying your videos, thank you for making them.

  • @well-vychua3997
    @well-vychua3997 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love this Channel a lot. Its very informative and Collins make sure the viewer understands the subject discussed in the video. Keep it up ☝. Thumbs up. Love watching every videos you make.

  • @justusisalreadydead
    @justusisalreadydead 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Watched in slow motion to take notes, I LOVE YOU MAN

  • @popedarren
    @popedarren 10 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    It may have been helpful to note that an IC has a dot in the "top-left", or where you would start counting pins on the physical piece.

    • @syedmahfuzurrahman430
      @syedmahfuzurrahman430 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Please give me a job,sir,electrical and electronic amie engineer ,syed mahfuzur rahman,syedmonirhossainctg@gmail.com.i am unemployment bsc engineer.i am low meritorious student.but i am honest.i am useless. Help me to give me a job.come i am Allah s jannati oli /prophet.Now i am simple man ,want a life,01721021791,Bangladesh, north halishahor,37 age,b block,r1,h30,Chittagong. Give me money to keep strong. Teacher house.

  • @xumot
    @xumot 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Collin's Lab was the only reason, why I subscribed.

  • @snarkyboojum
    @snarkyboojum 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm loving these. Stumbled upon them from the electronics intro Maker vids - but this guy is a legend. Lovin' it.

  • @NyanKitty01Kawaii
    @NyanKitty01Kawaii 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think I just found my inner nerd... Throughout the whole video, I felt so excited to learn about all of these. Thanks for this.

  • @JamesRichardsPlays
    @JamesRichardsPlays 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It would have been nice having something like this when I was a kid. I had to come up with my own allegories. Good job! I like this video.

  • @arnaudsanvi9713
    @arnaudsanvi9713 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks Collin your video gave a detailed explanation for electronic schematics. Awesome job!

  • @landongreer
    @landongreer 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Collin should have his own channel for his lab videos, he is the reason I've watched half the Make videos.

  • @Bboy-mq6xo
    @Bboy-mq6xo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you so much for this! Finally someone to explain things without his audience falling asleep.

  • @chrismusaf
    @chrismusaf 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I work in electronics everyday and I still learned things. Great vid.

  • @brigbjones
    @brigbjones 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    wow this is the clearest explanation of schematics i have ever heard!

  • @TottyRops
    @TottyRops 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    You're awesome, love your simplistic method of explaining complex ideas; if only more lecturers had your flair!

    • @delink1153
      @delink1153 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Fluffykiwis J hi everyone ,if anyone else trying to find out how to make electronic circuits try Elumpa Circuits Expert Alchemist (just google it ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my co-worker got cool success with it.

  • @TheEnigmaPV
    @TheEnigmaPV 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved it! How about a nice follow up video with more detail. May I suggest the bandpass filter schematic used for the background. Possible tips in follow up: Explain how the virtual ground connects, How & where to save ground connections on a breadboard, how the schematic directly compares to breadboard and PCB. I think many like my teenage son would gain a better understanding of this information with your methods of teaching and demonstrating. I will keep watching for more tips and ideas!

  • @LydellAaron
    @LydellAaron 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your video and your pace/cadence of communication. I was hoping to see the inductor symbol explained before or after the capacitor.

  • @JohnStraussmusic
    @JohnStraussmusic 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I miss projects from collin. these are great

  • @AJ-lu3wx
    @AJ-lu3wx 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Learned more in 5 min than I did in high school about diagrams. Maybe because I was interested today :)

  • @that1electrician
    @that1electrician 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Collin creeps me the fuck out but gives me so much knowledge at the same time.

  • @EdMuse1122
    @EdMuse1122 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Object lesson in the idea of not knowing how much one does not know. I didn't think I was going to learn anything from this vid. I did. I suspect now that if I were to re-check a 3-watt amp I made, which ended up distorting badly, I will find that they are all backwards.
    I very much appreciate your comparing the look of schematic symbols to their real-world components. I've always thought that was the best way to learn them. Well done.

  • @zeorxofline
    @zeorxofline 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    thnx Mr.Collin you deserve every like and subscribe

  • @Clarence11111
    @Clarence11111 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    really smooth and nice editing! really great job!

  • @stephenholland6328
    @stephenholland6328 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice set of videos! One thing that makes diodes and transistors easier to understand is to think of positive current. Have you done a video about that?

  • @Techmatt167Official
    @Techmatt167Official 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice i am the one who chatted with you of facebook and this is great to help me out sometimes.

  • @CampKohler
    @CampKohler 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    @rydude998 If you are talking about two-color diodes, these are actually two diodes wired internally in parallel. So, no matter which way you try to pass current, one or the other of the diodes will conduct, getting, say, red light in one direction and green light in the other. (By quickly switching directions, your eye sees two colors at once, giving, in this case, yellow.)

  • @Barnekkid
    @Barnekkid 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video. I like the no bs approach.

  • @gato712
    @gato712 9 ปีที่แล้ว +219

    Grate video but are you agent Smith from the matrix?

    • @joseignaciorosales5361
      @joseignaciorosales5361 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      jajajajaja maybe :V

    • @0117kirk9
      @0117kirk9 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think he was going for a Jack Kilby look

    • @manz5435
      @manz5435 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Everything that has a beginning has an end neo....

    • @cornerstaple8747
      @cornerstaple8747 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      You can choose the red resistor or the blue resistor

    • @fransyoos233
      @fransyoos233 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      thanks for the video..

  • @icantgoon1
    @icantgoon1 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    @3Deity I am not so sure you were wrong. Collin's explanation is describing electron flow, conventional current would flow in the direction the arrow points.

  • @JumperOneTV
    @JumperOneTV 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome video for beginners! How much time you spent planning and making this video?

  • @thankfulfool
    @thankfulfool 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    maybe I'm late but the music in the background was exactly what I needed this morning
    music page?

  • @nfp3241
    @nfp3241 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    haha dude you are strange and very different but thats why you make learning extremely fun and easy. Just want to say thank you, keep up the good work, and most importantly dont change because if i had teachers like you in school i would actuallly have learned stuff while enjoying it.

  • @ollininvincible
    @ollininvincible 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome vid! I finally understand how to actually read schematics now.

  • @HobbyBots
    @HobbyBots 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another thing to note when reading schematics, is generally signal traces run left to right, and power traces run top to bottom.

  • @ChillStreamsLive
    @ChillStreamsLive 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Colin was talking about the orientation of the diode in the circuit schematic, not the direction of charge flow in the diode. Charge flow goes from the anode (negative end) to the cathode (positive end). That's another thing, Colin mistakenly called the negative end of the diode the cathode. That's the anode end. Any device that dissipates electrical energy has the cathode end being the positive end and the anode end being negative.

  • @user-cd3tr7ze5v
    @user-cd3tr7ze5v 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    La verdad es muy educativo el señor collins,saludos chicos

  • @AxelTiger
    @AxelTiger 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cheers Colin! Your a legend! please dont stop making these vids!

  • @Dystt
    @Dystt 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Collin vid showed in subscription notice. WOOT! Collin for president.

  • @mylako7414
    @mylako7414 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you. Very much you explain slowly and step by step and also the function😊🙂🙂 thank you...4x

  • @Esperkama
    @Esperkama 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really liked this video it's quite good. A lot of the stuff would only make sense if you took physics but it's still a great video (IE capacitor parallel plates). The only downside is that actually analyzing circuits gets waaaaaay more complicated, especially when you start getting into non-steady state stuff and using the calculus.
    I'd love to see a video about the different methods of determining voltage drops, amps, power, etc etc. Like using KVL, KCL mMethod, mesh node.

  • @jeffsnow7749
    @jeffsnow7749 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another great video. Simple, informative, inspiring, and effective!

  • @sitinurhajarabdulsalim5181
    @sitinurhajarabdulsalim5181 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much. You make me to understand very well. I have job interview. You r very helping

  • @megaman1025
    @megaman1025 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Once again thank you Mr. Cunningham

  • @Sizifus
    @Sizifus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I do think, when talking about electronic circuits and schematics, people should get comfortable with the conventional current. Even though it is a scientifically incorrect way in looking at the electron flow, most of the, if not all, schematics are drawn having conventional current in mind. I remember first learning about this in school. Pissed the hell out of me. When you're dealing with + and - in the circuit, it really is not a big deal, but once common grounds and power supplies come into play, I just found conventional current to be more useful when reading schematics.

    • @dreadengineer
      @dreadengineer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Another point in favor of this: current isn't always carried by electrons -- in stuff like batteries, current can be carried by actual movement of positively charged atoms. So it's usually best to just think in conventional current ("net movement of positive charge") instead of worrying about what subatomic particles are carrying the charge. An electron moving left is totally equivalent to a hole moving right, for the purposes of circuit analysis. So IMO, talking about electrons during circuit analysis does nothing but confuse students.

    • @teddy3k3
      @teddy3k3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm just now getting into electronics and this makes learning about it so frustrating.

  • @papasmurfzable
    @papasmurfzable 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was incredibly helpful. Thank you.

  • @mrmjordan
    @mrmjordan 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great as usual.
    It would be more helpful, as if there were some links in the description for Fritzing and other free/open-source CAD applications.

  • @RouteZeroDesign
    @RouteZeroDesign 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video as always Colin. The only thing which could have been improved is the diode section, which very quickly brushed over the fact electrons flow from negative to positive and not from positive to negative as was presumed.
    You weren't wrong in what you said, just that it could be a point for confusion :)

  • @wizardjo
    @wizardjo 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    what is the program to make that beautyful schematics?

  • @Nadrealis
    @Nadrealis 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    @rekinu5 That's Ground (GND). It's connected to Earth ground, digital ground, or the negative side of your supply.

  • @CampKohler
    @CampKohler 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    @modgemtb One end (the end of maximumness) goes to the signal/voltage source. The other end (of minimumness) goes to ground or the return. The center (the wiper) is connected to the circuit that is being fed by the pot. When the shaft is turned to some point, the wiper is positioned at some voltage point between that of the source and zero. Pots have power ratings and the current drawn from them must not exceed them, which is not usually a problem for signals like audio or small DC controls.

  • @jordanwade94
    @jordanwade94 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    is there a playlist of just collin?

  • @BigNate84
    @BigNate84 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice! I will be placing a reference to this video in a video series I am creating.

  • @andrasblaho6149
    @andrasblaho6149 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    The test signal circuit only one hook or all of the negative output ?

  • @danterik9781
    @danterik9781 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you please make a video how to make a schematic for etching from only an electrical schematic? I'm having trouble with drawing one from it.

  • @viridianroad
    @viridianroad 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very informative.
    This video is quite helpful.

  • @SigEpBlue
    @SigEpBlue 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    @number0IX Yup, right on. In fact, many LEDs have a relatively low peak reverse voltage specification. Most of the ones I use are rated around five volts, IIRC. If you push them too hard in reverse bias, they *will* fail. It's not an LED if it conducts in both 'directions'; that would be a light bulb, neon bulb, or other device where polarity doesn't matter.

  • @surferboy36O
    @surferboy36O 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    @GegoXaren I live in Argentina and we also use the squiggly line, everybody does, in fact I don't think I've ever seen someone use the rectangles. For me the squiggly line is much more representative of what a resistor is, like most symbols, the rectangle lacks character, it doesn't imply anything.

  • @cperalta
    @cperalta 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Collin needs his own channel!

  • @Still.In.Saigon
    @Still.In.Saigon 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm wondering what the schematic is for at the end!

  • @NoSeAsuste
    @NoSeAsuste 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ey, any simple program to draw schematics?
    Thanks.

  • @_MisterG
    @_MisterG 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I now want the big schematic as my desktop!

  • @daemiax
    @daemiax 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    What about that ground thingy or earthing or whatever that three line that looks like a triangle pointing downwards :/
    ?

  • @stanleyloynes6198
    @stanleyloynes6198 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    i love this guy collin you are the man,wish you can teach me how understand circuit board,and how they work.and understand more.if you could

  • @edsucksfredrocks
    @edsucksfredrocks 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Does electricity always flow from negative to positive? If so, where? Thanks a bunch!

  • @bishalscreation
    @bishalscreation 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    good job Mr. collins. appreciable for learners. love you hehe.

  • @nelbrad
    @nelbrad 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    anyone know what kind of vice he's using in this video? I'm looking for one like that...

  • @feynization
    @feynization 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I got quite confused there, because electrons move in the opposite direction from current. Sooo... when he said that electrons move through LEDs the way he said that they do, I am not sure if he was actually talking about electrons or about the current(which I think he meant to say).
    Could someone please help?

  • @invistacomsucesso
    @invistacomsucesso 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for explanation.. very easy to understand

  • @USBpowerify
    @USBpowerify 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    U need your own channel u are so awesome

  • @saeedaness5580
    @saeedaness5580 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    THANKS MR. COLLINS, GOD BLESS YOU.

  • @antonioempleo3515
    @antonioempleo3515 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you for this useful video,,, hope to see a video of how to determine if the shematic is working,,

  • @omfgpetor
    @omfgpetor 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @xbatusai You are still correct. In the world of electronics, every single positive and negative sign is the exact opposite. So in a schematic the electrons flow from positive to negative (look at a battery), this is called conventional current. But realistically, the electrons are flowing from the negative terminal to the positive. This is NOT to say that the electrons flow the opposite way around your circuit, it's saying your positive and negative markers are wrong.

  • @HaydenVideoVision
    @HaydenVideoVision 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    where can I get my parts in canada

  • @unexceptionalrebel
    @unexceptionalrebel 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    can you please keep explaining more about schematics its really interesting

  • @eried
    @eried 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    @keithosmarferrer It is in reverse right?

  • @modgemtb
    @modgemtb 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    how do you wire up a potentiometer?

  • @victortintun5712
    @victortintun5712 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    HOW DO I DOWNLOAD THIS ? AS I M VERY KEEN ON IT.

  • @Cota332
    @Cota332 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    What's the 3-lined arrow looking thing?

  • @ospididious
    @ospididious 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you. That was every so helpful.

  • @EllieMappin
    @EllieMappin 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    What editing software does Collin use

  • @ISLAMguidanceful
    @ISLAMguidanceful 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    do you have any videos on how to read a PCB?

    • @rty1955
      @rty1955 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just follow the traces and create a schematic from the PCB. Thats how its done

  • @richhandler2621
    @richhandler2621 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    We miss you Collin!

  • @geemoore2286
    @geemoore2286 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm a wanna -be nurde (Nurds are the new school of cool!) and i just learnt a lot and enjoyed in this vid - Thnak you Colin (you rock!)

  • @Inkieto92
    @Inkieto92 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    question. What software is used to create those schematics?

  • @uniklas
    @uniklas 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    @mysteryplane2001 There are 3 major "powers" in electronics. The Volts, the current (measured in amps) and ressistance (measured in Ohms), though i'm not sure how you measure stuff in the U.S., I wrote it how we measure it in Europe.
    A diode is a thing that lets the electric current flow one way, but not the other. It's like a filter, stuff goes in, but doesent go out. A capacitor charges an electric charge and then realeases it.
    The two things meantioned above are mostly used in AC current.

  • @hord1827
    @hord1827 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    @rydude998 LED's do not allow light to flow in both directions, this is why they have one big leg and one short leg. Current can only flow one way.

  • @telesandstrats3297
    @telesandstrats3297 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where do you star in reading? Left to right? After that just go in sequential order of components like r1,r2,c1,etc?

    • @rty1955
      @rty1955 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It depends. If you are studying the schematic for operation, you would begin where the signal enters into the schematic. For example if you are working on a radio you would begin at the antenna for a signal or at the power source (batt or line cord) for the power distribution, the. Eventually winding up at the output (speaker, headphones, lights, meter etc.
      If yoy are trying to fix things you work from the output back to the input

  • @hellnawnaw
    @hellnawnaw 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    @leipare I know, but conventional flow is better at actually describing electric potential, which is the driving force behind electricity. That's why everybody uses it instead of electron flow.

  • @bob4analog
    @bob4analog ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great vid! 👍

  • @AeonFlexMusic
    @AeonFlexMusic 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    are there any significant advantages for using an electrolytic capacitor over a non-e cap?

    • @saneeshelectronica9293
      @saneeshelectronica9293 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      yes the ,size per capacitance is low. electrolytic capacitor use very narrow distance between plates .it has more capacitance C proprtinal to A/D . since distance is less it has more capacity. please subscribe my channel

  • @kerberos623
    @kerberos623 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    @surferboy36O rectangles are used in Sweden for resistors.