When I was a kid, I liked to open the cases of my electronic toys to see what's inside. I was looking at a PCB helplessly without any chance of understanding what's there. Also, when the analog TV broke, my parents called an electrician. I was peering into the fascinating world of his work out of which I still don't understand much today 🤭
When I was at University, the deepest level of computing I studied were the logic gates. With a colleague, I even developed Logic Circuit Designer, an app which helps you simulate logic circuits. These are based on boolean algebra and form the foundations of computing. During my studies, I concentrated more on Information Technologies and then during my work on high end languages like C# or Javascript. These require no electronics knowledge, you are just a keyboard warrior.
I had the opportunity at the start of my career to work for a company as an Embedded Software Engineer, coding in C under Linux. More than coding, it required you to know how to connect pins, read simple electronic diagrams and understanding communication protocols (such as RS232).
What I enjoyed the most with that company is that I did something practical, which you can notice and feel, unlike let's say an accounting software which is quite dull 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃.
Now these days, I feel the need to do something practical as well, just like the good old days. I am attracted to IoT, automations and embedded systems. I have some ideas for home & gardening projects, therefore in my home you can find:
And I also ordered some electronics learner kits with resistors, transistors and LEDs. All for my plan to do something else rather than clicking and typing all day long 😂.
You can check out my YouTube in order to see more about the circuits that I managed to create.
These benefits that I enumerate here come more as to how I feel after starting this journey.
I am quite content with what I learned so far. The more you learn, the more you realize that you know very little. Electronics have changed our life and they will continue to do so. By applying boosted creativity with efficiency to deliver something useful I try to deliver projects which can change someone's life. All without distractions, cunning marketing strategies or annoying commercials. That's my goal and aspiration!
If you have interesting project ideas or if you want to collaborate, send me a message in the contact page. I'd be glad to be in touch! Cheers!