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Re:Electronics Lab Bench Setup Guide by penguin_booze on Thursday May 11, 2023 @04:49PM (#35908176)
I'm in two minds whether I should probably give electronics another go, and with that, investing in devices like a power supply and oscilloscope.

Also, I had watched some videos from Behzad Razavi.

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Re:Electronics Lab Bench Setup Guide by ted_dunning on Thursday May 11, 2023 @08:12PM (#35910164)
Before you invest in hardware, grab a free simulator and start without hardware.

My favorite is LinSpice because it runs well for free on a mac, but the UI is very quirky. There are web sims available as well.

This will let you get started immediately and will let you see what's happening visually.

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Re:Electronics Lab Bench Setup Guide by StingyJelly on Friday May 12, 2023 @04:24PM (#35921874)
You're on a good track, didn't come to mind but prof. Razavi's lectures are great!

As the other person mentioned, you can do a lot in simulation. KiCad now has a builtin ngspice support (trough it's still a bit rough.) On windows, ltspice is another quite popular free option.

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