240+ Video Courses For Electronics Engineers

Video lectures over the internet have been very useful for students and even professionals. In fact, they have proven to be so useful universities and governments have both taken steps to provide more and more study material online. Here is a list of over 100 video courses that you can use. Watch and learn!

1. EE Lectures

This is a playlist containing over 20 video lectures from the Electrical Engineering 100 course at the University of California, Berkeley. The description says it contains electronics techniques for engineers.

2. Electronic Circuits

MIT OpenCourseWare is one of the best places for learning online. This is the Circuits and Electronics course, which contains 24 video lectures.

3. All About Circuits

This is a collection of tutorials on electronics, with topics ranging from basic electronics to diodes etc. As the website says, "The following video lectures were generously provided by Tim Fiegenbaum at North Seattle Community College. They are based on the text, Electronics for Computer Technology by David Terrell."

4. National Programme on Tehnology Enabled Learning (NPTEL)

This is an initiative by the Ministry of HRD in India. It contains a total of 96 courses in electronics engineering, with video lectures by professors from top colleges in the country. Most of the courses come from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), but there are some from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and other colleges as well.

5. TVEcourse

TVEcourse.com runs an YouTube channel hosting over 70 videos on electronics engineering. Their tagline is "Electronics for Everyone".

6. Free Video Lectures

This is one of the best known websites for finding video lectures on the internet. While many of their videos are the same as those hosted by the NPTEL, they have other course from other colleges as well. They have over 40 courses for electronics engineers to study.

7. LearnersTV

This website has over 100 video courses suited for engineers, many of which are very useful for electronics engineers as well.

8. Online Video Lecture

This is another place for finding video courses, although almost all the videos here are already covered under NPTEL and FreeVideoLectures. Still, it's always good to have options! 

Resource:efytimes

How Tech Has Changed Us In Weird Ways

#1 Dreaming In Color

Television has deeply affected our brain, especially our dream. In 2008, a Dundee University research established that adults above the age of 55, who had brought up with a black and white TV, were more likely to experience the dream in black and white. But the younger generations, brought up in the era of Technicolor, always dreamed in color. The American Psychological Association verified these findings.

#2 Sleeping Problems

Tech –savvy people are used to fall asleep, by looking at the glow of laptop or Smartphone display. The bright light produced by the Smartphone, laptop, and tablet screens disturbs our body’s internal light cues and sleep inducing hormones. This bright light can fool the brain by thinking it is still day time and causes long lasting effect on our internal sleep clock. Our eyes are very sensitive to the blue color produced by the screen, which makes harder to fall asleep, especially for those who suffers from insomnia.

#3 Fear of Missing Out

Most of us are acquainted with the acronym FOMO, ‘Fear of Missing Out’. The New York Times describes FOMO as ‘the amalgam of worries, missing, and frustrations that can burst out while skimming social medias.

Before the advent of Social Medias such as Facebook and Instagram, people who decide to spend weekend time at home with a glass of wine and good books might have felt a bit guilty or misery that they were not out having a good time. But with the social media, the guilty feeling is blown up to a mega proportions. While you watch photos and videos of delicious food, raging parties, and dancing galore, you have the feeling that you have missed out on fine things and feel you should be out in your best attire instead of being at home with frustration. Even though, this is not your real idea of fun, you still may have those guilty feelings.

#4 The phantom vibration syndrome

Now we are hardwired to feel that our phone is vibrating, even if they are not. In 2012, a study published in the Computers and Human Behavior Journal found that 89 percent of 290 undergrad scholars surveyed felt their phone vibrating, even when it wasn’t, once every couple of weeks. The similar results were also found with the survey conducted on Hospital workers.

According to a psychologist, physical sensation such as itchiness may have mistaken by our brain as our phone vibrating. He claimed, “Something in your brain is being triggered that is different than what was triggered just a few years back.”

#5 Loosing Memory Power

There was a time where students were supposed to mug up the entire books and feed in their memory. But in this Google era, the entire information is just available at your finger tips. Who else wants to memorize the whole information, when we have a Siri or Google Now?

In 2007, a neuroscientist conducted a survey on 3,000 people and found out some drastic changes in the level of memory. Some people fail to recollect personal information, birthdays, and even their own phone numbers. In the similar way, studies have proved that calculators may diminish simple arithmetical skills. Now people even cannot navigate to their own places without using GPS.     

#6 Impulse Control Disorder

Internet and social media play a huge role in diminishing our memory and attention spans. Tech- savvy people find it difficult to read books for longer time, and opt for skimming articles online instead of reading word by word. This phenomenon may cause great troubles for the youngsters, as they fail to develop memory skills.

 A 2013 research established that video games like Halo reducing player’s capacity to restrain impulsive or aggressive behavior. Investigators concluded that forcing players to make snap decision in violent situations, inhibited proactive executive control over immediate reactions and impulses. People with an impulse control disorder cannot control the urge to do something harmful to themselves or others.

#7 Become Creative

Tech enables creative and non- creative people alike to connect with artistic media. Author Clay Shirkey claims that Tech develops ‘cognitive surplus’, the excess time and mind power we bestow to detect the activities that we find out pleasure. As per Shrikey, the social media makes people closer to videos, images and texts and it endorses culture of sharing. Thus people become more enthusiastic to share and create something of their own such as Flicker albums, a book review or a DIY project.

#8 Enhancing Visual Skills

A 2013 research found that video games, such as Halo and Call of Duty enhancing visual and decision making skill. These games enable the players to take a sudden decision based on visual cues that improves attention skill or the skill to analyze the features of your physical environment. These games can enable the players to even spot the difference between objects in dim environments.

Complex strategy-based games such as starcraft can enhance the ‘cognitive flexibility’ of the brain as well as the ability of multitasking.

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Resource: siliconindia

16 Resources For Linux Embedded System Developers

Development for embedded systems is a big things nowadays. With the growing usage of wearable devices and other smart devices, more and more developers are flocking towards platforms and software that are required for these devices. Now at the forefront of development for embedded systems is embedded Linux development. 

Here are 16 of the best places where you can find software, tools, SDKs, Linux distributions etc. for embedded Linux development. We have put both open source and vendor driven options on the list.



1. Nucleaus RTOS

This is a real time operating system that comes with power management features. It is very useful for using the best power saving technologies.

2. Hypervisor

This one supports ARM TrustZone and secures all important information and software. In addition, it supports other OSs like Linux, Nucleus etc.

3. KaeilOS

This GNU/GPL distribution consists of a variety of open source packages. It is available as the Yocto Project since last year.

4. Montavista Maxims

Here you will find software and development tools for embedded systems and intelligent devices.

5. Tizen

Samsung recently used their own open source Tizen platform for its Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo smart watches. This brings it to the limelight in the list of resources for embedded Linux development. Tizen is based on Android and Android runs on the Linux kernel, which makes Tizen a Linux-based distro as well.

6. Digi Embedded Linux

This is an integrated Linux platform means for development for embedded systems.

7. Lineo Solutions

This company offers solutions for embedded Linux systems and has been in the industry for decades now. It is one of the best known names in the embedded Linux arena.

8. RidgeRun Linux

According to their websites, this company specializes in Embedded Software and can provide "software development kits (SDKs), customized Linux kernels and drivers, complete reference applications and engineering services."

9. TimeSys LinuxLink

According to the website, this company provides the most affordable commercial embedded Linux offerings including:

      A software repository
      Development tools
      Expert support
      Professional services and
      Training

10. LynuxWorks

This is where you go to when you're looking for virtualisation in embedded Linux. The website has a variety of solutions for those looking for this feature.

11. Wind River

This Linux-based distribution boasts about being the industry standard in embedded Linux software. It is built on the latest Linux server and has the Yocto Project 1.5 open source development infrastructure as its foundation.

12. Android Open Source Project

Not much needs to be said about Android. It is the OS that is running majority of the smartphones in the market today and has led a full scale revolution in the world of technology.

13. Meego

This is a combination of Moblin from Intel and Meego from Nokia.

14. OpenWRT

This is a free and open source distribution for embedded systems.

15. Emdebian

Debian is one of the most loved Linux-based distros and this is a project that is trying to make it a mainstream OS for embedded systems.

16. EmbeddedGentoo

Here's what the project description says: " This project manages embedded system support in Gentoo. The project is responsible for overseeing the build infrastructure for creating images to be installed onto embedded systems. Also included is the support of specific types of embedded systems and development tools." 


Resource: efytimes

15 Places Where Electronics Engineers Can Find Free Useful Tutorials

Electronics is a pretty vast subject that covers various aspects of our daily lives. For an electronics engineer, learning about circuits doesn't stop with basic circuitry. You have to go into radio, antenna and other aspects as well. Here are some tutorials that will help you with that.

1. The Learning Pit

Here you will find a number of tutorials on PLC and Software Simulators, Tutorials in Electric Circuits, Electricity Basics and other tools.

2. Naval Electrical Engineering Training Series

This website contains tutorials on AC and Transformers, matter, energy, electricity, circuit protection, wiring, electrical conductors, schematic reading, solid state devices, electronic emission tubes and power, fiber optics etc.

3. Play-Hookey

This is a very good resource for tutorials on digital electronics, DC electronics, Op Amps, Computer Basics, Semiconductors and other topics.

4. Properties of Electricity

This one deals with somewhat basic tutorials and covers topics like Ohm's Law, Circuits and Phase, Induction and Inductance, Conductivity, Bridger, Impedance etc.

5. Radio-Electronics

Here you will find some basic tutorials on electronics components. There are also tutorials on Electronics Communications.

6. Scots Guide to Electronics

This is a collection of tutorials on Analog and Audio Electronics, Signals, Radio, Datasheets, Components and other topics.

7. Techlearner

Here you will find tutorials about basic aspects of electronics like AC and DC circuits, electronics tutorials, communications, datasheets and circuits.

8. Virtual Oscilloscope

This is not exactly a tutorial. Rather, here you will find a simulation of an Oscilloscope, which shows various features of the device and gives you sinusoidal waveforms.

9. Williamson Labs

This is a tutorial on oscilloscopes, links, elementary electricity, components, Op Amps, Optics, Intuitive Electronics, RF, TV, Filters, Cell Phones, Computers, Antennas and other topics.

10. Beginning Embedded Tutorials

Here you will find 11 tutorials that will take you through embedded electronics and the various aspects of it that you need to understand.

11. Electronics Tutorials

Here you will find a huge list of topics related to electronics and information on those topics that will come in handy to you.

12. Micheals Electronics

This website is dedicated to electronics tutorials that have been created by an electronics engineer himself.

13. Digital Electronics Tutorials

If you were looking for more tutorials in electronics, then this link may suit you fancy.

14. Electromagnetic Waves and Antennas

This is a book that gives you an introduction to electromagnetic waves and antennas.

15. Electromagnetism for Electronic Engineers

This is another book that deals with Electromagnetism. It contains examples and solutions that will be useful for learning.

Resource: efytimes