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Introduction to Physical Computing

Intro Main Topics & Assignments by Week Labs Grading & Requirements Books and Readings Parts & Supplies ClassPages

Printable Version of Entire Syllabus

These are lab instructions for the Introduction to Physical Computing class at ITP. Each lab is a set of instructions to illustrate a specific technique from the class. Use them as recipes to learn the fundamental electronics lessons from the class. You can also refer back to when you need to remember how to do something.

See the Tutorials page for other helpful tutorials and examples.

• Components Some of the basic components
• Breadboard Setting up a breadboard
• Soldering Begining soldering exercise -- soldering a power connector
• Electronics Introduction to electronics
• Digital input and output on the Arduino Module
• Analog input and output on the Arduino Module
• Servomotor control
• Serial Communication - an introduction to microcontroller-to-PC communication using Processing
• DC Motor Control using an H-bridge