>>12622170>does this seem accurate?Well, it's extremely general in nature, but I guess you could use it as a guide. It doesn't really differentiate between analog electronics and digital electronics, but I think the distinction will become clear the more you learn anyway.
Here's the route that I would recommend:
1. Start with the fundamentals. Understand the concepts of charge, current, voltage, resistance and capacity (capacity is optional for this route in the beginning, but it's not really a hard concept to grasp)
2. Learn about the different kinds of signals. What's the difference between a digital/discrete and an analog/continuous signal?
3. Learn about the different logic gates. If you know some basic programming, this will be easy. If not, learn propositional logic + KV diagrams (KV is optional). You can pick this up in an afternoon in my opinion.
4. Get some sort of simulator for logic circuits. If you can get a physical digiboard, even better. There are tons of apps for this. Just play around a bit. Build a multiplexer + demux. Build an n-bit counter. Build an ALU. Just get comfortable with logic circuits.
5. Learn about the different kinds of flip-flops. Build your own. This is a good segway into point 6:
6. Learn about prebuild ICs. How do you read datasheets? How can you integrate them into your circuits? Learn about 555 timers.
7. Learn about the elements that we've left out in point 1. What is a transistor? What does a capacitor do? What's an inductor? And so on.
Bonus: Learn how to use an oscilloscope, if you have access to one. They're super important for both digital and analog electronics and can help you analyze the circuits you build yourself.
This is still a massively condensed learning route, but it'll give you a good grasp of digital electronic, at least in my opinion. After that, you can fill in any gaps you notice and move on to analog stuff, which is largely an entirely different world.
