The following is a list of websites that contain information about various topics (listed in no particular order):

last year's fab class page - Some of the stuff there has moved here, but in case you want to see the real thing...

Bill Buxton's page - A page listing companies/information relavant to input technologies

Sensors Magazine - A repeat from the recommended reading page. Search the article index for your topic of interest.

Siemens courses - Basic information about a number of different topics

Application notes - These documents are put out by companies detailing uses as well as explaining various aspects of their products. Search around the company's site for a while if these links don't pull up what you want to do. This list is by no means all encompassing. No endorsement is meant or inferred by inclusion. Google will help you find more application notes.

• Microchip - (all application notes) (application notes, code examples, etc.)
• Texas Instruments
• Phillips
• National Semiconductor (by application) (complete list)
• Maxim (Dallas Semiconductor)
• MiniCircuits
• Tektronics
• VideoTek
• National Instruments
• Analog Devices
• Fairchild Semiconductor
• American Piezo Ceramics - Piezo Theory
• Intel
• Motorola - (list)
• Microcontroller.com application note list and main site

Tutorials on Microcontroller.com

Basic sensors information pages:

• http://www.seattlerobotics.org/encoder/jul97/basics.html - There are other 'basics' pages on the same site
• http://www.pacificsites.com/~brooke/Sensors.shtml - A listing of various sensors types and how they work
• IEEE tutorials

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