i'm hoping at least a couple of you are like, "but Alice, how do you know so much about electronics design?"
i'll tell you the open secret:
datasheets.
it sounds dry and maybe a bit intimidating but it's honestly your best bet for starting out.
in every datasheet for every (worthwhile) part, the manufacturer/designer will put in a "typical application" schematic, like this one.
this literally tells you 80% of what you need to know on how to put the chip into your design.
this one is for a li-ion battery charger chip.
@AmyZenunim The absolute worst thing is when a chip doesn't have a typical application circuit... ran into that recently with a *gate driver* of all things, where you would expect not just a typical application but also a layout recommendation! Even worse was that it was a chip with lots of unconventional features...
-F
