Introduction Adapted from Understanding ElectricityIn order to understand how electronic circuits work, and how to use them to build physical interfaces to digital systems using microcontrollers, there are some basic terms, relationships, and components that you need to know about. What follows is a brief introduction to those terms. You won’t need to know anything … Continue reading “Electricity: the Basics”
In this lab you will learn about some of the components you’ll use frequently when making electronic circuits.
This section contains introductory reading on technical topics in physical computing. If you learn new material best through reading, you’ll find this section valuable. If you prefer learning new material through video, check out the Video menu. To understand these topics through hands-on exercises, see the Labs. These notes are divided into several sections: Electronics An overview … Continue reading “Lessons”
The labs are step-by-step exercises to demonstrate the techniques covered in the Lessons. There are also videos that go along with these labs. The videos and topic pages related to each lab are linked within each lab page for further reading or viewing. There is a lab activity for nearly every class in the first half … Continue reading “Labs”