Looking for good sources to begin learning.

I am in the beginning of learning embedded programming and development. I have prior experience in programming from college I have some courses in electronics basic DC and AC.

What would you consider books to read or application notes that I should read and learn from?

I am looking for basic and advanced topics to learn more from.

Thanks for replies

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shabaz over 10 years ago in reply to gadget.iom +3

Lots of fun electronics opportunities with Lego! : )
shabaz over 10 years ago +2

Hi Johan, I would check out the following discussions and comments, they most likely address a lot of what you may be looking for. http://www.element14.com/community/message/105857/l/what-books-and-tutorials…
jstodberg over 10 years ago in reply to gadget.iom +1

My wife got me an Arduino kit for Valentines day started to play with it some with my 9 year old I wan't to get my kids interested in electronics. She plays with Lego's and I decided lets build some 555…

shabaz over 10 years ago

Hi Johan,

I would check out the following discussions and comments, they most likely address a lot of what you may be looking for.

http://www.element14.com/community/message/105857/l/what-books-and-tutorials-would-you-recommend-to-a-beginner-in-electronics#105857

http://www.element14.com/community/message/107701/l/new-to-circuits

http://www.element14.com/community/message/65356/l/the-magpi-magazine--aimed-at-learners--printed-edition-kickstarter

http://www.element14.com/community/message/137023/l/best-book-for-a-full-course-in-electrical-engineering
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gadget.iom over 10 years ago

Hi jstodberg

What kind of programming languages are you familiar with?

Have you looked at Arduino as a platform before?
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jstodberg over 10 years ago in reply to gadget.iom

My wife got me an Arduino kit for Valentines day started to play with it some with my 9 year old I wan't to get my kids interested in electronics. She plays with Lego's and I decided lets build some 555 circuits. She doesn't know but she will be building a 4 way traffic light for her lego bases.
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jstodberg over 10 years ago in reply to shabaz

Thank you I guess I should have done a search first
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shabaz over 10 years ago in reply to jstodberg

Hi Johan,

Oh, I hope you didn't think I was implying that, I was not : ) Sometimes it is hard to know the best keywords to search for, in this case I knew of some good keywords because I'd seen these discussions when they occurred originally.
Anyway, I hope they help - a lot of useful pointers made by many people there I think. And do ask if you want anything in particular.
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gadget.iom over 10 years ago in reply to jstodberg

That would be great start.
You could then make some future modifications such as pedestrian crossings (with beepers), before moving on to vehicle actuated signals etc.
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shabaz over 10 years ago in reply to gadget.iom

Lots of fun electronics opportunities with Lego! : )
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gadget.iom over 10 years ago in reply to shabaz

Wow! Almost worth calling round the parents to see if they still have mine

Any idea what the LCD is for?
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jstodberg over 10 years ago in reply to shabaz

I like that picture I was thinking of doing a display it's a good way to get kids started in electronics.
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shabaz over 10 years ago in reply to gadget.iom

Hehe who knew Lego would be the 21st century #1 prototyping tool for engineers : )
Hmm, I don't know, but I've asked the question to the creator of this Lego City : ) hopefully we'll know soon.
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