

Of course, this is most likely my problem because I do not understand not only the software, but how to use the scope. I found the UI and features to be overly complex and the user’s guide to not provide me with the easiest information to get me going. I started with the BitScope 10 Oscilloscope .

Mike Engelhardt – thank you for LTSpice.His efforts are another I highly recommend supporting. He does first what he expects us to do, examines his mistakes, and constantly seeks and uses feedback from his students. He teaches more like a knowledgable guide. A course I would highly recommend if you are interested in turning your prototypes into PCBs and learning tons about electronics along the way. Chris Gammell – our very knowledgable and gifted instructor of Contextual Electronics.Kindly (and I assume patiently!) pointing me in the right direction. This person has been exceedingly thoughtful and open with his knowledge. This got me writing out what I learned here. Because I lack the background in electronics, I didn’t understand much of the post at first. His phSensor schematic and blog post is all you need to get started.These folks have made a tremendous positive impact helping me learn the electronics concepts and practicalities that I needed to complete this prototype of a pH circuit. The best way for me to learn though is to try out what I know, build on that, and add as needed. There is also a concept or two of the inverted op amp that I still scratch my head about. I say more aspects, because I don’t have a strong grasp on all the varieties of ways an op amp can be hooked up. This helped me better understand more aspects of an op amp. Wow – what an exceptionally useful tool! Through building a simulation in LTSpice, I was able to significantly increase my knowledge of the inputs and outputs of the ICs. Chris uses LTSpice to simulate circuits he goes over with us in the Contextual Electronics course. I haven’t discussed the LTSpice simulation yet. The goal of this post is to match the signals on a breadboard circuit to those created from an LTSpice simulation of the pH Circuit. It is time to try out the pH circuit on a breadboard.
