Table of Contents for
Electronics Cookbook

Version ebook / Retour

Cover image for bash Cookbook, 2nd Edition Electronics Cookbook by Simon Monk Published by O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2017
  1. Cover
  2. nav
  3. Electronics Cookbook
  4. Electronics Cookbook
  5. Preface
  6. Theory
  7. Resistors
  8. Capacitors and Inductors
  9. Diodes
  10. Transistors and Integrated Circuits
  11. Switches and Relays
  12. Power Supplies
  13. Batteries
  14. Solar Power
  15. Arduino and Raspberry Pi
  16. Switching
  17. Sensors
  18. Motors
  19. LEDs and Displays
  20. Digital ICs
  21. Analog
  22. Operational Amplifiers
  23. Audio
  24. Radio Frequency
  25. Construction
  26. Tools
  27. Parts and Suppliers
  28. Arduino Pinouts
  29. Raspberry Pi Pinouts
  30. Units and Prefixes
  31. Index
  32. About the Author
  33. Colophon

Appendix D. Units and Prefixes

Units

Table D-1 lists the most common units used in electronics along with the typical ranges of those units you might find in practice.

Table D-1. Common Units and their Typical Ranges of Values
Property Unit Typical range
Current A (Ampere) 100nA to 100A
Voltage V (Volt) 1mV to 1000V
Resistance Ω (Ohm) 10mΩ to 20MΩ
Energy J (Joule) 1J to 1MJ
Watt W (Watt) 1mW to 10kW
Capacitance F (Farad) 10pF to 10F
Inductance H (Henry)  
Frequency Hz (Hertz)

sound 20Hz to 20kHz

radio 3kHz to 300GHz

Unit Prefixes

Table D-2 shows the unit prefixes applied to electronic and other units. You will sometimes find R used in place of Ω and u in place of µ.

Table D-2. Unit Prefixes
Prefix Multiplier Scientific
p (pico) 1/1,000,000,000,000 10E-12
n (nano) 1/1,000,000,000 10E-9
µ (micro) 1/1,000,000 10E-6
m (milli) 1/1,000 10E-3
k (kilo) 1,000 10E3
M (mega) 1,000,000 10E6
G (giga) 1,000,000,000 10E9