Dear Internet,
I want to get a database of a whole bunch of common datasheets for offline usage. What should I do?
(Common ones like 555, 556, SNE7, ARM, ATMega, ATtiny... etc.)
Is there any way to get them in a bulk package?
Thank you,
Cyberman112.
Nop, you have to use the interweb.
Just wait, all that stuff will be under a single corporate umbrella soon, maybe they will make an iso file image you can download.
- There is no such thing as some agreed upon determination of what is 'common'
- Diy siterip
As you come across a good PDF, send/save it to a program like 'PDF Expert' on your iPad.
It lets you annotate them.
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Yeah, there are some collections...
TI Pocket Logic Databook - 700 odd pages of 74xxx and related logic family pinouts. http://www.ti.com/lit/pdf/scyd013
(not full datasheets. There's a separate document that lists family properties and available functions.)
Similar TI book for many linear chips: http://www.ti.com/lit/pdf/slyc114
I haven't seen anything for processors that does less than one PDF per chip; most ARMs have a chip data sheet with pinouts, a family reference manual that describes peripherals, and several ARM documents that describe the processor and how it works (Cortex M0+ Generic user guide, Cortex M0+ Technical Reference Manual, ARMv6-M Architecture Reference Manual) - that's about 5 separate large documents to cover one chip (ie SAMD21. Though it will cover several different variants.)
Basically, I let my downloads folder grow really big, copy things that look like they'll be more frequently useful to a "chipdocs" directory, and download them separately to an iPad for mobile use (the latter just because it seems easier to download separately than to copy from the mac. grr. A laptop with a more conventional file system would be easier.)
Assorted books show up online in legal form. I particularly recommend Lancaster's "TV Typewriter Cookbook" from Don Lancaster's Guru's Lair Free eBook Downloads - it's probably pretty quaint by today's standards, but has a lot of info on "doing stuff" with logic circuits, and has some pinout info...
And of course, a lot of modern technical books are available in Kindle form...