Post on 01-Jul-2015
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Introduction to Electronics
Welcome to The Edge
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Nathen Street
www.nathenstreet.com
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Stages of DIY electronics design
You get an idea! Prototype Schematic +PCB design
PCB Manufacture
What we’re making
Electric circuit
“An electric circuit is formed when a conductive path is created to allow free electrons to continuously move. This continuous movement of free electrons through the conductors of a circuit is called a current, and it is often referred to in terms of "flow," just like the flow of a liquid through a hollow pipe.
The force motivating electrons to "flow" in a circuit is called voltage. “http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_1/chpt_2/1.html
Electricity
Resistance, Voltage, Current
Resistance
Resistance is the hindrance to the flow of charge.
Voltage
Voltage is the force or pressure that excites the electrons to flow.
Current
Current is the rate of the electrical charge passing through a point on a circuit, measured as a quantity over time.
Demo: Using a multimeter
Demo: Generating power
What’s in our pack?
Breadboard
Resistor
Resistor chart
Light Emitting Diode (LED)
Exercise: Make a light circuit
Potentiometer
Exercise: Use a potentiometer
Capacitor
Photo resistor
Exercise: Use the photo resistor in a circuit
555 Timer
Speaker
Square wave
A demonstration of the circuit
Schematic of our circuit
Wiring diagram
Further information
Information about circuits and electronicswww.adafruit.com/tutorialswww.allaboutcircuits.comwww.sparkfun.com/tutorials Visual resistor calculatorhttp://www.hobby-hour.com/electronics/resistorcalculator.php Information about the 555 timer http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/555timer.htm
Downloadable inventors guidehttp://www.sparkfun.com/tutorial/AIK/ARDX-EG-SPAR-WEB.pdf The workshop slides, photos and links to more information and datasheetswww.nathenstreet.com
Coming up @ The Edge
Intermediate Electronics workshop and other intermediate courses
Hack the Evening
Citizen J
Lab 3