Template:Infobox electronic component/doc

Usage

{{{name}}}

[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}]] {{{caption}}}
Component type	{{{type}}}
Working principle	{{{working_principle}}}
Inventor	{{{inventor}}}
Invention year	{{{invention_year}}}
First produced	{{{first_produced}}}
First produced by	{{{first_produced_by}}}
Manufacturer	{{{manufacturer}}}
Number of terminals	{{{terminal_number}}}
Pin names	{{{pins}}}
Linear?	{{{is_linear}}}
Electronic symbol
{{{symbol}}} {{{symbol_caption}}}

{{Infobox electronic component
| name              = 
| image             = 
| caption           = 
| type              = 
| working_principle = 
| inventor          = 
| invention_year    = 
| first_produced    = 
| pins              = 
| symbol            = 
| symbol_caption    = 
}}

Parameters

• name: Name of the component
• image: An image 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.
• inventor: The name of the inventor of the first practical device.
• invention_year: Year of invention.
• first_produced: The date of first introduction to the market.
• terminal_number: How many terminals the component has.
• pins: List of the standard pin layout. Probably more useful for ICs.
• is_linear: Is the component linear? Yes/No
• 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

Light-emitting diode

Red, green and blue LEDs of the 5mm type
Component type	Passive, optoelectronic
Working principle	Electroluminescence
Inventor	Nick Holonyak Jr.
Invention year	1962
Pin names	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]]
 | inventor          = [[Nick Holonyak Jr.]]
 | invention_year    = 1962
 | first_produced    = 
 | pins              = [[Anode]] and [[Cathode]]
 | symbol            = [[File:LED symbol.svg]]
 | symbol_caption    = 
}}

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Template parameters

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Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	name	Name of the component.	String	required
Image	image	An image of the component.	File	suggested
Image size	image_size	The size of the image, in pixels.	Number	suggested
Caption	caption	A brief caption for the image.	Content	suggested
Alt text	alt	The alternative text for the image (see [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility/Alternative text for images]]).	Content	suggested
Type	type	A general category for the component - similar to the heading in a supplier's catalogue. Example [[Optoelectronic]]	String	suggested
Working principle	working_principle	The physical phenomenon upon which the component is based. Example [[Electroluminescence]]	String	suggested
Inventor	inventor	The name of the inventor of the first practical device. Example [[Nick Holonyak Jr.]]	String	suggested
Date of invention	invention_year	The date of invention of the first practical device. Example 1962	String	suggested
First produced when?	first_produced	The date of first introduction to the market.	String	optional
Pins	pins	List of the standard pin layout. Example [[Anode]] and [[Cathode]]	String	optional
Circuit symbol	symbol	The standard circuit symbol for the device. Major regional variations in symbols may be included.	File	suggested
Circuit symbol caption	symbol_caption	A brief caption that explains sections of the symbol. Optional.	Content	optional