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Code
{{Infobox electronic component | name = | image = | caption = | type = | working_principle = | invented = | first_produced = | pins = | symbol = | symbol_caption = }}
Details
- name: Name of the component
- image: A photograph of the component. It works best at 225px width, for example [[File:RBG-LED.jpg|225px]]
- caption: A brief caption for the image.
- type: A general category for the component - similar to the heading in a supplier's catalogue.
- working_principle: The physical phenomenon upon which the component is based.
- invented: The name of the inventor of the first practical device, and the date.
- first_produced: The date of first introduction to the market.
- pins: List of the standard pin layout. Probably more useful for ICs.
- symbol: The standard circuit symbol for the device. Major regional variations in symbols may be included.
- symbol_caption: A brief caption that explains sections of the symbol. Optional.
Example
Type | Passive, optoelectronic |
---|---|
Working principle | Electroluminescence |
Invented | Nick Holonyak Jr. (1962) |
Pin configuration | Anode and Cathode |
Electronic symbol | |
{{Infobox electronic component | name = Light-emitting diode | image = RBG-LED.jpg | caption = Red, green and blue LEDs of the 5mm type | type = [[Passive component|Passive]], [[optoelectronic]] | working_principle = [[Electroluminescence]] | invented = [[Nick Holonyak Jr.]] (1962) | first_produced = | pins = [[Anode]] and [[Cathode]] | symbol = [[File:LED symbol.svg]] | symbol_caption = }}