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Designing Electronics That Work: Real-World Hardware Development
Learn the practical stuff they don’t teach in engineering school in this go-to resource on electronics and hardware design.
Most electronics books answer questions like “What is a capacitor and how does it work?” Designing Electronics That Work answers questions like “How do I know which capacitor to buy out of the hundreds of thousands available that all look the same, and how do I use that capacitor in my schematic and layout so that it performs the way I expect?”
Full of hundreds of tips, tricks, and techniques that most people only learn through experience, this book is a concise, practical guide to designing and manufacturing electronics. It walks you through the entire process of developing a device, from conceiving an idea, to refining it through prototyping, to the final schematic and layout design, and on to fabrication and assembly. You’ll learn how to select components and work with suppliers, cost-engineer your designs, navigate regulatory testing, and efficiently troubleshoot when things go wrong.
Whether you’re a recent engineering graduate, a seasoned professional, or a hobbyist tinkering in your basement, Designing Electronics That Work is a valuable resource. Its battle-tested strategies will save you time and money by speeding up your workflow and heading off problems. Learn from someone else’s mistakes so you don’t have to make them yourself.
Most electronics books answer questions like “What is a capacitor and how does it work?” Designing Electronics That Work answers questions like “How do I know which capacitor to buy out of the hundreds of thousands available that all look the same, and how do I use that capacitor in my schematic and layout so that it performs the way I expect?”
Full of hundreds of tips, tricks, and techniques that most people only learn through experience, this book is a concise, practical guide to designing and manufacturing electronics. It walks you through the entire process of developing a device, from conceiving an idea, to refining it through prototyping, to the final schematic and layout design, and on to fabrication and assembly. You’ll learn how to select components and work with suppliers, cost-engineer your designs, navigate regulatory testing, and efficiently troubleshoot when things go wrong.
Whether you’re a recent engineering graduate, a seasoned professional, or a hobbyist tinkering in your basement, Designing Electronics That Work is a valuable resource. Its battle-tested strategies will save you time and money by speeding up your workflow and heading off problems. Learn from someone else’s mistakes so you don’t have to make them yourself.
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355 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 16, 2025
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June 14, 2021
Hunter Scott offers clear best practices in designing hardware that scales. He seems as knowledgeable on the minutae of leading an engineering effort -- best practices when sourcing PCBs, how to haggle prices with a factory engineer, how to test new PCBs for temperature/vibration sensitivity, etc -- as he is on big picture items: how to talk to users, what's worth including in an MVP, etc.
While parts of the book are really specific to circuit design (he presents an exhaustive list of his preferred companies to source transistors/resistors from at one point) the first 1/3rd and last 1/3rd of the book are worth reading if you're looking for any kind of inspiration to kickstart an engineering project.
While parts of the book are really specific to circuit design (he presents an exhaustive list of his preferred companies to source transistors/resistors from at one point) the first 1/3rd and last 1/3rd of the book are worth reading if you're looking for any kind of inspiration to kickstart an engineering project.
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