Design · Build · Troubleshoot

The future of electronics
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Learn better electronics intuition through hands-on design, real hardware builds, and disciplined troubleshooting.

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Learn the Hardware Design cycle

From concept to manufacturing. It's not linear, it's a loop.

Schematic
01 // MODEL

Skills & Mental Models

Don't just learn where the buttons are in KiCad. Learn why you are placing that trace and how it affects the rest of your circuit. We focus on visualization, constraints, and building a mental map of the electrons.

Soldering
02 // BUILD

Assembly & Reality

Simulations don't burn your fingers. Real hardware does. We tackle component selection, soldering techniques, part programming, and the physical "gotchas" that prevent a design from working.

Multimeter
03 // DEBUG

Troubleshooting

The critical skill. When the smoke clears and the LED doesn't light up, what do you do? We teach the rigorous process of measurement and deduction to find the fault.

Practical
Electronics
for Inventors

Fifth Edition

Scherz, Monk, Gammell

Best Selling Electronics Textbook

Practical Electronics for Inventors
(Fifth Edition)

This is the book we wish we had when we started. It bridges the gap between heavy theoretical textbooks and shaky hobbyist tutorials. It is 1000+ pages of "how it actually works." New edition to be revised and authored by Chris, due out in late 2027.

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