Mechatronics Systems and Mechatronics Design
The best source of technical information on electronic circuits and components is the Internet. We have some older reference books in the mechatronics laboratory (G. 19) and a copy of the Radio Spares (RS) catalogue that you can refer to. For up-to-date information on radio spares components, register at their web site:
http://www.rsaustralia.com/ (remember to select the Australian site so that you get prices in Australian dollars)
Another good supplier is Farnel: http://au.farnell.com/ (remember to select the Australian site so that you get prices in Australian dollars)
http://www.altronics.com.au/ (Another component supplier - on-line ordering)
http://www.dse.com.au/ (Dick Smiths - online ordering)
The web catalogue provides technical data sheets on almost every product. Independent sources of data sheets include the following sites:
http//home.concepts-ict.nl/~nctnico/databook.htm
http//focus-webapps.ti.com/general/docs/sitesearch/advancedsearch.tsp
Major company sites include the following:
Analog Devices: http://www.analog.com/
Texas Instruments: http://www.ti.com/
The Kitchin Operational Amplifiers Guide provides useful information for instrumentation operational amplifier applications (from the Analog Devices web site)
See also Load Cell Project Notes