February Freeduino Frenzy

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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 LED

TriColor LED fun (PWM)

Input Switch

Intermission

Part 2 - Analog Sensors

Set up LCD

Voltage Divider (Pots)

CDS Light Sensor

Thermistor

DS1820 Temp sensor ?

Parts needed for workshop

• 1 Breadboard
• 8 LEDs
• various Resistors
• 1 TriColor LED
• 1 Pushbutton Switch
• Misc Hookup wire

• 1 LCD
• 1 Pot for contrast
• 1 Pot linear slide
• various resistors
• 1 CDS cell
• 1 Thermistor
• 1 DS1820