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Understand The Electronic Language. There Will Be A Variety of Schematic Symbols On The

1. The document provides instructions for reading and understanding electronic schematics. It explains that schematics should generally be read from left to right and top to bottom to follow the signal flow. 2. It describes some common schematic symbols such as resistors, capacitors, wires and grounds. Resistors are represented by zigzag shapes and are used to impede and shape signals. Capacitors are represented by two parallel lines and are used to condition rapidly changing signals. 3. It notes that nonstandard symbols use a geometric shape like a rectangle with a device number to represent parts, and numbers are used at connection points to identify pins.

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Understand The Electronic Language. There Will Be A Variety of Schematic Symbols On The

1. The document provides instructions for reading and understanding electronic schematics. It explains that schematics should generally be read from left to right and top to bottom to follow the signal flow. 2. It describes some common schematic symbols such as resistors, capacitors, wires and grounds. Resistors are represented by zigzag shapes and are used to impede and shape signals. Capacitors are represented by two parallel lines and are used to condition rapidly changing signals. 3. It notes that nonstandard symbols use a geometric shape like a rectangle with a device number to represent parts, and numbers are used at connection points to identify pins.

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`1. Read schematics in the pattern that you would read text.

With rare exceptions, schematics should be


read left to right and top to bottom. The signal being generated or used by the circuit will flow in this direction.
The user can follow the same path that the signal uses to understand what the signal does or how it is being
modified

2. Understand the electronic language. There will be a variety of schematic symbols on the
schematic that represent real world devices and wires. A basic understanding of these symbols is
required to read a schematic. Lists of the symbols are readily available on the Internet.
Understand ground. Ground is represented by either a triangle pointing down or a set of
parallel lines that become shorter as they appear below each other, in effect representing
the inner area of the triangle pointing down. Ground is a common reference point that
schematics use to show the overall unity of the various functions of the circuit. It does not
refer to the actual ground of the earth.
Learn that a line represents a wire. Wires are used to connect the devices together. All
points along the wire are identical and connected. Wires may cross each other on a
schematic, but that does not necessarily mean that they connect. If they do not connect,
one will be shown looping around the other in a semicircle. If they do connect, they will
cross and a dot will be seen at the point where the lines cross.
Learn that a resistor is represented by a zigzag shape. Resistors act to impede the flow of
the circuit to an extent determined by the resistance value used. They are used to scale
and shape the signal.
Understand Ohm's Law. The voltage drop across a resistor is equal to the current flowing
through it times the value of the resistor (V=IR). This allows the classic use of resistor to
divide down a voltage. If a voltage source is applied to two consecutive resistors of the
same value, the voltage created at the point between the two resistors will be half of the
original voltage applied.
Learn that capacitors are represented by two parallel lines. Capacitors are used to
condition rapidly changing signals, as opposed to the static or slower changing signals that
are conditioned by resistors. The traditional use of capacitors in modern circuits is to draw
noise, which is inherently a rapidly changing signal, away from the signal of interest and
drain it away to ground.
Understand the nonstandard symbols. The nonstandard symbols will be of a geometric
shape, usually a rectangle, with a device indicator number in or beside the shape. The
indicator number should be Uxx. Wherever a wire contacts the device, there will be a
number indicated at the connection point. This number is the pin number of the device.

3. Find the correlation to all real parts. Refer to the bill of materials for the circuit to find the
values of capacitors and resistors, and the manufacturers and manufacturer's part numbers of
the active devices

4. Determine the circuit tasks performed by the active devices. To determine the circuit tasks,
acquire and read the manufacturer's data sheet for each individual device

5.Evaluate what the circuit does. Based on the schematic, decide what parts of the circuit are
performing what functions. This will help you determine the performance function of the entire
circuit.

DOE-HDBK-1016/2-93Electronic
Diagrams and
SchematicsELECTRONIC
DIAGRAMS, PRINTS, AND
SCHEMATICSRev. 0Page 5PR-
04Figure 3 Example of an
Electronic Schematic Diagram
Examples of Electroni
c Schematic DiagramsEl
e ctronic schematics use
symbols for each component found in an electrical circuit, no matter how small. The schematics do not show placement or
scale, merely function and flow. From this, the actual workings of a piece of electronic equipment can be determined. Figure 3
is an example of an electronic schematic diagram. A second type of electronic schematic diagram, the pictorial layout diagram,
is actually not so much an electronic schematic as a pictorial of how the electronic circuit actually looks. These drawings show
the actual layout of the components on the circuit board. This provides a two-dimensional drawing, usually looking
down from the top, detailing the components in their location. Shown in Figure 4 is the schematic for a circuit and the same
circuit drawn in pictorial or layout format for comparison. Normally the pictorial layout would be accompanied by a parts list.

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