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Electronics
Electricity: the Basics
Transistors, Relays, and Controlling High-Current Loads
Understanding DC Power Supplies
Level Shifting
Microcontrollers
Microcontrollers: The Basics
Digital Input & Output
Analog Input
Analog Output
Programming
Variables
Programming Terms and Programming Environments
Sensors: the Basics
Serial Communication
Asynchronous Serial Communication: The Basics
Interpreting Serial Data
Synchronous Serial Communication: The Basics
DC Motors
DC Motors: The Basics
Controlling Stepper Motors
Videos
Videos: Electricity
Videos: Tools
Videos: Schematic Diagrams
Videos: Sensors
Videos: Actuators
Videos: Digital and Analog Input and Output
Videos: Serial Communication
Videos: Relays, Transistors, and Motors
Videos: Prototyping Methods and Tips
Labs
Breadboard Layouts
Labs: Electronics
Lab: Components
Lab: Setting Up A Breadboard
Lab 1: Switches and Pushbuttons
Lab: Soldering
Lab: Electronics
Labs: Arduino Digital and Analog
Lab 2: Digital Input and Output with an Arduino
Lab 3: Analog In with an Arduino
Lab 4: Servo Motor Control with an Arduino
Lab 5: Tone Output Using An Arduino
Lab: Sensor Change Detection
Labs: Serial Communication
Lab: Intro to Asynchronous Serial Communications
Lab: Serial Input to P5.js
Lab: Serial output from P5.js
Lab: Two-Way (Duplex) Serial Communication Using An Arduino and P5.js
Lab: Arduino and p5.js using a Raspberry Pi
Lab: Serial Communication with Node.js
Lab: Serial Input to an Arduino from Node.js
Lab: Serial Output from an Arduino to Processing
Lab: Two-way (Duplex) Serial Communication using an Arduino and Processing
Lab: MIDI Output using an Arduino
Lab: Arduino to Digital Audio Workstation
Lab: SPI Communication With A Digital Potentiometer
Lab: I2C Communication With An Infrared Temperature Sensor
Labs: Motors and Transistors
Lab: Using a Transistor to Control a High Current Load
Lab: Using a Transistor to Control High Current Loads with an Arduino
Lab: DC Motor Control Using an H-Bridge
Lab: Controlling a Stepper Motor With an H-Bridge
Labs: Mouse And Keyboard Control
Lab: Mouse Control
Lab: Mouse Control With Joystick
Lab: Mouse Control With Pushbuttons
Lab: Keyboard Control
Resources
Picking a Microcontroller
Microcontroller Pin Functions
Breadboard Layouts
Accessibility Tools for Physical Computing
Books
Construction Templates
Suppliers
Other Useful Sites
Using the Arduino Command Line Interface
Using a Programming Editor
LittleBits Resources
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Parts Needed for Physical Computing
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Sections
Jeff Feddersen Fall 2018
Tom Igoe Fall 2018
David Rios Fall 2018
Danny Rozin Fall 2018
Previous Years’ Classes
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Benedetta Piantella Fall 2014
Benedetta Piantella Fall 2014
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