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Brian Wagner 1/20/11
Brian Wagner 1/20/11''


February Freeduino Frenzy is a workshop that will happen on Feb 13.  It will consist of several experiments that will teach the student how to do basic circuits and coding on the Arduino platform.  Some of the projects will closely follow the Spring Training from the Spring of '10.
February Freeduino Frenzy is a workshop that will happen on Feb 13.  It will consist of several experiments that will teach the student how to do basic circuits and coding on the Arduino platform.  Some of the projects will closely follow the Spring Training from the Spring of '10.
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Blinky Light
Blinky Light


Cylon LED
Cylon LEDs


TriColor LED fun (PWM)
TriColor LED fun (PWM)
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Set up LCD
Set up LCD


Voltage Divider (Pots)
Voltage Divider (Linear slide pot)


CDS Light Sensor
CDS Light Sensor


Thermistor
Pressure sensor with antistatic foam


DS1820 Temp sensor ?
DS1820 or DS1620 Temp sensor ?




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* 1 LCD
* 1 LCD
* 1 Pot for contrast
* breakaway headers for LCDs
* 1 Pot for contrast - or 2 resistors
* 1 Pot linear slide
* 1 Pot linear slide
* various resistors
* various resistors

Revision as of 14:48, 20 January 2011

This page is a work in progress...

Brian Wagner 1/20/11

February Freeduino Frenzy is a workshop that will happen on Feb 13. It will consist of several experiments that will teach the student how to do basic circuits and coding on the Arduino platform. Some of the projects will closely follow the Spring Training from the Spring of '10.

Part 1 - Digital I/O

Load Arduino software and set up breadboard

Blinky Light

Cylon LEDs

TriColor LED fun (PWM)

Input Switch

Intermission

Part 2 - Analog Sensors

Set up LCD

Voltage Divider (Linear slide pot)

CDS Light Sensor

Pressure sensor with antistatic foam

DS1820 or DS1620 Temp sensor ?


Parts needed for workshop

  • 1 Breadboard
  • 8 LEDs
  • various Resistors
  • 1 TriColor LED
  • 1 Pushbutton Switch
  • Misc Hookup wire
  • 1 LCD
  • breakaway headers for LCDs
  • 1 Pot for contrast - or 2 resistors
  • 1 Pot linear slide
  • various resistors
  • 1 CDS cell
  • 1 Thermistor
  • 1 DS1820