Analog Circuits

Now that I've completed the section on deciphering digital circuits, it's time to move on to something more interesting and different——analog circuits. As you would probably know by now, my style of writing is geared towards engaging the readers so I tend to use metaphors here and there to bring out certain concepts for better clarification or understanding. Here's the introduction to the next section of my book:

If you'd notice, even the choice of fonts is intentional to intrigue my readers. After all, it's about deciphering, get it? I'm a perfectionist and I'll spare no effort in making sure that each book I write bears the mark of my craftsmanship, which is why I'd painstakingly draw (and redraw) my illustrations in Visio for the best picture quality possible.

For the amount of time and effort put in, it should be worth every cent readers paid for my books. All I ask is for those who believe in rewarding hard work to support authors like me with honest purchase——not shortchange or steal my months of sweat and toil. Someone once said:

If it costs you peace of mind and your conscience, the price is too high.

So do yourself a favor by doing what is right. 

Update on Chapter 4

I've completed Chapter 4 of the book Deciphering Schematics. Besides going through a 3-page MCU-based schematic diagram, I've added a bonus section that showcase a CPLD circuit:

Now, I need to make it clear that I'm teaching readers how to decipher a circuit. It is beyond the scope of this book to teach CPLD programming, so don't expect any lesson on hardware description language or how to program FPGAs. There are plenty of resources available online that readers can easily find and learn from, whether in written form or video tutorial.

Nonetheless, I do make recommendations every now and then on useful resources that are related to the topics I'm illustrating or discussing. Hopefully, that will supplement what this book does not cover and allow interested readers to pursue further on the subjects at hand.

That's all for this short update.

Out of the Woods, Finally...

Since contracted the Omicron variant two weeks ago, we were basically out of action for one week due to symptoms of fever, cough, and muscle aches for myself. One week into recovery, we did another ART as instructed in the protocol. My wife came up negative but I was still positive, albeit the T line was much fainter:

Today, after 14 days and feeling much better without any more symptom, I did an ART after breakfast. This time I am finally cleared and good to go:

While the Omicron symptoms are considered 'mild' compared to the Delta variant, it still feels terrible once you are down with it. Having to struggle with body fatigue while working on my book is certainly no small feat. The physical discomfort does affect the mental capacity.

Thankfully with this episode behind me, I hope to catch up on lost time.