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Published inJul 2021
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Miguel Angel Garcia-Ruiz
Miguel Angel Garcia-Ruiz
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Miguel Angel Garcia-Ruiz

Miguel Angel Garcia-Ruiz is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the School of Computer Science and Technology, Algoma University, Canada. He has taught microcontroller programming and interfacing, human-computer interaction, and interaction design courses. Miguel has a PhD in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence from Sussex University, England. He has published articles on tinkering with technology applying microcontroller boards. Miguel has conducted research projects funded by Canada's Northern Ontario Heritage Fund (NOHFC), Algoma University, and the Mexican Ministry of Education.
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Pedro Cesar Santana Mancilla
Pedro Cesar Santana Mancilla
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Pedro Cesar Santana Mancilla

Pedro Cesar Santana Mancilla is a research professor at the School of Telematics at the University of Colima in Mexico. His research interests focus on human-computer interaction, ICT for elderly people, Internet of Things, and machine learning. He is currently serving as president of the Mexican Association on Human-Computer Interaction (AMexIHC). He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, and ACM and serves as Chair of the Mexican ACM SIGCHI Chapter (CHI-Mexico). Pedro is a member of the Mexican Academy of Computing (AMexComp) and the Mexican Society of Computer Science (SMCC).
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An overview of analog and digital electronics necessary for carrying out the book's projects

Electronics is the branch of technology and physics concerning the emission and behavior of electrons moving in a conductor, semiconductor, gas, or vacuum. Electronics also deals with the design of electronic circuits and devices. Figure 1.1 shows a diagram of a basic electronic circuit consisting of a power source (the batteries), a resistor, and a light source (a light-emitting diode, or LED):

Figure 1.1 – An example of an electronic circuit

Figure 1.1 – An example of an electronic circuit

The electrons flow from the battery's negative (black) terminal through the circuit passing through the LED illuminating it. Don't worry if you don't understand this circuit and its components yet. We will review these in the next paragraphs, and we will use them in other chapters. Analog electronics are electronic circuits that provide and process continuous variable voltage signals, for example...

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Miguel Angel Garcia-Ruiz

Miguel Angel Garcia-Ruiz is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the School of Computer Science and Technology, Algoma University, Canada. He has taught microcontroller programming and interfacing, human-computer interaction, and interaction design courses. Miguel has a PhD in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence from Sussex University, England. He has published articles on tinkering with technology applying microcontroller boards. Miguel has conducted research projects funded by Canada's Northern Ontario Heritage Fund (NOHFC), Algoma University, and the Mexican Ministry of Education.
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Pedro Cesar Santana Mancilla

Pedro Cesar Santana Mancilla is a research professor at the School of Telematics at the University of Colima in Mexico. His research interests focus on human-computer interaction, ICT for elderly people, Internet of Things, and machine learning. He is currently serving as president of the Mexican Association on Human-Computer Interaction (AMexIHC). He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, and ACM and serves as Chair of the Mexican ACM SIGCHI Chapter (CHI-Mexico). Pedro is a member of the Mexican Academy of Computing (AMexComp) and the Mexican Society of Computer Science (SMCC).
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