Introduction: Set Up an Electronics Cum Hobbyist Workstation

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About: ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY | The creator is extremely passionate about Digital content creation, Arduino projects, Mechatronic projects, and RC modelling.

This instructable will guide you through the process of setting up your own workspace.

Step 1: THE BARE MINIMUM

Everyone who is interested in becoming a hobbyist must be in possession of these elements before getting started :

1) A personal space

2) A table and a chair you are comfortable with

3) A good source of lighting

4) A wall outlet with support for at the least 10* Amperes of electric current

5) A spike guard with at the least 4* outlets ( Preferably one with independent switches )

6) A scientific calculator

* Indicates values that can be altered according to user's preference and needs.

Step 2: THE ESSENTIAL POWER TOOLS

1) A soldering station

i) A soldering iron

ii) A soldering bit

iii) A soldering stand

iv) Solder

v) Soldering flux

vi) Wick

vii) A tip cleaner

viii) A pair of tweezers

ix) A pair of wire strippers

x) A pair of nippers

xi) An anti ESD ( Electro Static Discharge) strap

xii) A PCB holder

xiii) An anti ESD cum heatproof mat

xiv) A pair of anti ESD gloves

xv) Heat shrink tubes

2) A hot glue gun

3) A drilling machine and accessories

4) A hot air blower station

5) A rotary tool and accessories

Step 3: THE ESSENTIAL MEASURING TOOLS

1) A digital weighing scale

2) A ruler

3) A multimeter

4) A digital Vernier caliper

5) A clamp meter

6) A tape measure

7) A spirit level

8) A right angle set square

Step 4: THE ESSENTIAL CUTTING AND FINISHING TOOLS

1) A precision knife

2) A pair of scissors

3) A pair of nose pliers

4) A set of files

5) A set of drill bits

Step 5: THE ESSENTIAL FASTENING TOOLS

1) A set of Allen keys

2) A precision screwdriver set

3) Assorted screwdrivers

4) An adjustable wrench

5) A hammer

6) A mallet

7) A magnetic screw tray

Step 6: THE ESSENTIAL ADHESIVES AND FASTENERS

1) Nuts

2) Bolts

3) Spacers and stand offs

4) Washers

5) Velcro

6) Zip ties

7) Rubber bands

8) Hot glue sticks

9) General glue

10) Super glue

11) Electrical tape

12) Double sided tape

13) Packing tape

Step 7: THE ESSENTIAL BUILDING MATERIALS

1) ZERO PCBs

2) Project enclosures

3) Acrylic sheets

4) Foam sheets

5) Corrugated cardboard sheets

6) Sun board

Step 8: THE ESSENTIAL POWER PACK

1) A variable benchtop power supply with at the least 12* volts and 10* Amps

2) Batteries for your applications

3) Chargers

4) A breadboard power supply module

* Indicates values that can be altered according to user's preference and needs.

Step 9: THE ESSENTIAL ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS

1) Microprocessors :
- Arduino UNO

- Arduino MEGA

- Arduino Nano

- Arduino Pro Mini

2) Assorted breadboards

3) Berg strips ( Male and Female)

4) Assorted jumper cables

5) PVC ( Poly Vinyl Chloride ) wires

6) Single core wires

7) Alligator clips

8) Power connectors

9) Interface connectors

10) Push button switches

11) Toggle switches

12) Relays

13) Buck converter

14) Boost converter

15) Potentiometers

16) Buzzers and speakers

17) Audio amplifier ICs ( Integrated Circuit )

18) A radio transmitter

19) A radio receiver

20) Assorted resistors

21) Assorted electrolytic and ceramic capacitors

22) Assorted transistors

23) Diodes

24) Assorted ICs and sockets

25) Assorted LEDs ( Light Emitting Diodes )

26) Seven segment LED display

27) LCD ( Liquid Crystal Display ) module

28) Servo motors

29) Plastic geared motors

30) BLDC ( Brushless DC ) motors

31) Stepper motors

32) ESCs( Electronic Speed Controller ) for BLDC motors

33) L293d motor driver

34) A4988 motor driver

35) HC05 Bluetooth module

36) Assorted sensors :
- HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor ( Proximity sensor)

- LDR ( Light Dependent Resistor ) module ( Light sensor)

- Microphone module ( Audio sensor )

- HC-SR505 PIR ( Passive Infrared) sensor ( Motion sensor)

- DHT22 module ( Humidity and temperature sensor)

- ADXL345 module ( Orientation sensor )

- Water level sensor

- Force sensor

- TCS3200 module ( Color sensor )

- MQ135 air quality sensor

Step 10: MISCELLANEOUS

If you are interested in documenting and publishing your work then these will be a good addition to your arsenal :

1) A digital camera and/or videocam and accessories

2) Camera flashes and accessories

3) A microphone to plug into your camera

4) A decent full sized tripod

5) Digital storage devices and accessories

6) A Personal Computer

Step 11: ADVANCED TOOLS

You may find yourself using these tools once you have made progress in your hobby :

1) A 3-D printer

2) A CNC ( Computerized Numerical Control ) cutting machine

3) A signal generator

4) An oscilloscope

Step 12: GO SET UP YOUR DREAM WORKSTATION NOW!

Categorize and organize your tools, parts and components neatly and have fun making stuff. :D

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