Open Source Electronics on Linux

Start using Linux and open source software for electronics and everyday applications. Move to Linux or use it in addition to your current operating system.Discover the many advantages of open source hardware and software. Download every software application that you will need for free from the Internet.Learn how to use open source EDA tools. Hardware projects are included that can easily be built at home and modified by using open source tools. Use a Linux PC for microcontroller software development.- Install and learn to use a Linux operating system.- Learn to use open source EDA tools for creating circuit diagrams and circuit boards.- Use the Arduino and the Arduino Ethernet shield open source hardware.- Build one of several AVR microcontroller programmers.- Develop software for, program and debug 8-bit AVR microcontrollers on a Linux system.- Interface a LCD display to a Linux PC to show Linux system information.- Install C language development tools for MSP430 and ARM microcontrollers.- Discover interesting and useful open source software.- Make home-made circuit boards designed using open source tools.All hardware projects can be built on single-sided PCBs and made at home, or output files can be generated for professional manufacture of boards. No special hard to get parts are used. Many of the software programs used are also available for Windows.