General knowledge – http://eewiki.net
various guides – http://www.circuitrework.com/guides/guides.shtml
Stores
http://www.mcmaster.com
http://www.mouser.com
http:// www.jameco.com
http:// www.newark.com
http:// www.digikey.com
http:// www.alliedelec.com
http:// www.allelectronics.com
http:// www.sparkfun.com
Soldering
Micro Controller Boards
Apollo
Banana Pi – http://www.bananapi.org/p/product.html
Raspberry Pi B+ http://www.raspberrypi.org/products/model-b-plus/
Arduino (many) http://www.arduino.cc/
Teensy – can act as USB device such as keyboard
Gateworks Ventana GW5510 – HDMI in/out
Trinket – https://www.adafruit.com/products/2000
battery board – https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-pro-trinket-lipoly-slash-liion-backpack
Wires
https://learn.adafruit.com/wires-and-connections
Power supplies – http://www.bkprecision.com/support/downloads/power-supply-guide.html
Batteries
https://learn.adafruit.com/all-about-batteries
https://learn.adafruit.com/li-ion-and-lipoly-batteries
Fuses
Where to put them, when to use them – http://robohub.org/where-to-place-fuses-and-how-to-protect-your-robot-and-motors/
Chips, sensors, etc for boards
Navio – http://www.emlid.com/shop/navio/#Tutorials
PCB boards
Capacitive touch – http://www.ti.com/lit/an/slaa576/slaa576.pdf
Resistive touch sensors
http://www.canatu.com/resistive-touch-sensors/
Radios
xBee/ZigBee
Video TX/RX
More radio – http://www.helipal.com/boscam-5-8ghz-fpv-system-ts382-tx-rx832-rx-600mw.html
Shorter range – http://www.helipal.com/boscam-5-8ghz-fpv-system-ts350-tx-10mw.html
More radios – http://hobbywireless.com/
More radios – http://www.horizonhobby.com/
5.8GHz comparison video – http://youtu.be/j6LuEhuU-l8
2.4GHz comparison video – http://youtu.be/dNJzDeYqCSM
Antennas
Types and radiation patterns: http://blog.oscarliang.net/linear-circular-polarized-antenna-fpv/
Same? http://rcexplorer.se/educational/2011/08/circular-polarization-explained/
Polarization info: http://www.astronwireless.com/topic-archives-antennas-polarization.asp
Choosing an antenna: http://videoaerialsystems.com/how-to-choose-an-antenna/
Math: http://www.antenna-theory.com/basics/polarization.php
Descriptions: http://www.radio-electronics.com/info/antennas/dipole/dipole.php
Reading a datasheet: http://linxtechnologies.com/blog/how-to-read-and-understand-an-antenna-data-sheet/
Power supply
http://www.bkprecision.com/products/power-supplies/9110-100w-multi-range-60v-5a-dc-power-supply.html
9335-ps http://www.mpja.com/Benchtop-Power-Supplies/products/2/
Eagle CAD
basic tutorial – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL868B73617C6F6FAD
http://www.build-electronic-circuits.com/eagle-cad/
Software links
http://fritzing.org/about/comparison
circuit simulators
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free_electronics_circuit_simulators
http://sourceforge.net/directory/science-engineering/eda/os:windows/freshness:recently-updated/
123D Circuits
https://123d.circuits.io/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Zero-to-Breadboard-Simulation/?ALLSTEPS
The robots in my life and other ramblings