Component Identification: Digital Electronics
Component Identification: Digital Electronics
Digital Electronics
Component Identification
This presentation will…
• Introduce common components used in electronics.
• Define a resistor and present various resistor types
and package styles.
• Demonstrate how to read a resistor’s nominal value
and how to measure its actual value with a Digital
Multi-Meter (DMM).
• Define a capacitor and present various capacitor
types and package styles.
• Demonstrate how to read a capacitor’s nominal
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value.
Resistors
• A resistor is an electronic component that
resists the flow of electrical current.
• A resistor is typically used to control the
amount of current that is flowing in a circuit.
• Resistance is measured in units of ohms
() and named after George Ohm, whose
law (Ohm’s Law) defines the fundamental
relationship between voltage, current, and
resistance.
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Resistors: Types and Package Styles
Carbon Film Resistors Variable Resistors
(potentiometer)
4 Bands
5 Bands
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Resistors: Size Comparison
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Determining A Resistor’s Value
Color Code Measured Value
• Resistors are labeled with • A digital multi-meter can
color bands that specify be used to measure the
the resistor’s nominal resistor’s actual
value. resistance value.
• The nominal value is the
resistor’s face value.
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How To Read A Resistor’s Value
Resistor Color Code
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Resistor Value: Example #1
Example:
Determine the nominal
value for the resistor
shown.
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Resistor Value: Example #2
Example:
Determine the nominal
value for the resistor
shown.
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Resistor Value: Example #3
Example: ? ? ? ?
Determine the color bands
for a 1.5 K 5% resistor.
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Measured Value
Using a Digital
Multi-Meter
(DMM) to
measure
resistance.
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Capacitors
• A capacitor is an electronic component that
can be used to store an electrical charge.
• Capacitors are often used in electronic
circuits as temporary energy-storage
devices.
• Capacitance is measured in units of farads
(F) and named after Michael Faraday, a
British chemist and physicist who contributed
significantly to the study of
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Capacitors: Types and Package Styles
Mylar / Tantalum
Ceramic Disc Capacitors Monolithic Ceramic
Surface Mount
Ceramic Capacitors
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How To Read A Capacitor’s Value
Electrolytic Capacitors
10 F
0.47 F
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How To Read A Capacitor’s Value
Disc Capacitors Code Tolerance
A ±0.05%
4 7 2 K B ±0.1%
C ±0.25%
D ±0.5%
F ±1%
G ±2%
J ±5%
K ±10%
M or NONE
First Digit Second Digit Third Digit Fourth Digit ±20%
4 7 00 K S
T
−20%, +50%
−10%, +50%
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Note: Units on Disc Capacitors are always in pico-farads
Capacitor: Example #1
Example: Code
A
Tolerance
±0.05%
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Capacitor: Example #2
Code Tolerance
Example: A ±0.05%
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Common Electronic Components
Displays
1) Seven
Segment
1
Display
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2) Light
Emitting
Diodes
(LED)
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Common Electronic Components
Integrated Circuits (IC’s) & Sockets
4) 8 Pin DIP IC
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5) 40 Pin DIP
5 6) 14 PIN SOIC
7) 8 Pin SOIC
DIP – Dual Inline Package
SOIC – Small Outline Integrated Circuit
8) 44 Pin PLCC 20
PLCC - Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier
Common Electronic Components
Misc Components
1) Fuses
2) Transistor
3) Diodes
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3 4) Dime
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