>Voidxor: "Invented" sounds like the date, not the person. Therefore we should empasize the "inventor" and "invention_Year" parameters which already exist. This prevents "Inventor: 1962" as I found on an article.

2025-01-06T14:13:08Z

"Invented" sounds like the date, not the person. Therefore we should empasize the "inventor" and "invention_Year" parameters which already exist. This prevents "Inventor: 1962" as I found on an article.

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=== Code ===
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow:auto">
{{Infobox electronic component
| name =
| image =
| caption =
| type =
| working_principle =
| inventor =
| invention_Year =
| first_produced =
| pins =
| symbol =
| symbol_caption =
}}
</syntaxhighlight>

=== Details ===
* '''name''': Name of the component
* '''image''': A photograph of the component. It works best at 225px width, for example <nowiki>[[File:RBG-LED.jpg|225px]]</nowiki>
* '''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 ===
{{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 =
}}

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow:auto">
{{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 =
}}</syntaxhighlight>
{{-}}

== TemplateData ==
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],
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"required": true
},
"image": {
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"photo"
],
"label": "Image",
"description": "A photograph of the component.",
"type": "wiki-file-name",
"suggested": true
},
"image_size": {
"label": "Image size",
"description": "The size of the image, in pixels.",
"type": "number",
"suggested": true
},
"alt": {
"label": "Alt text",
"description": "The alternative text for the image (see [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility/Alternative text for images]]).",
"type": "content",
"suggested": true
},
"caption": {
"aliases": [
"photo_caption"
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"type": "content",
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"type": {
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"example": "[[Optoelectronic]]",
"type": "string",
"suggested": true
},
"working_principle": {
"label": "Working principle",
"description": "The physical phenomenon upon which the component is based.",
"example": "[[Electroluminescence]]",
"type": "string",
"suggested": true
},
"inventor": {
"aliases": [
"invented"
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"label": "Inventor",
"description": "The name of the inventor of the first practical device.",
"example": "[[Nick Holonyak Jr.]]",
"type": "string",
"suggested": true
},
"invention_Year": {
"label": "Date of invention",
"description": "The date of invention of the first practical device.",
"example": "1962",
"type": "string",
"suggested": true
},
"first_produced": {
"label": "First produced when?",
"description": "The date of first introduction to the market.",
"type": "string"
},
"pins": {
"label": "Pins",
"description": "List of the standard pin layout.",
"example": "[[Anode]] and [[Cathode]]",
"type": "string"
},
"symbol": {
"label": "Circuit symbol",
"description": "The standard circuit symbol for the device. Major regional variations in symbols may be included.",
"type": "wiki-file-name",
"suggested": true
},
"symbol_caption": {
"label": "Circuit symbol caption",
"description": "A brief caption that explains sections of the symbol. Optional.",
"type": "content"
}
},
"description": "This template adds an infobox to articles about electrical components.",
"paramOrder": [
"name",
"image",
"image_size",
"caption",
"alt",
"type",
"working_principle",
"inventor",
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"format": "block"
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>Voidxor: "Invented" sounds like the date, not the person. Therefore we should empasize the "inventor" and "invention_Year" parameters which already exist. This prevents "Inventor: 1962" as I found on an article.