Basic Electricity / Electronics

Course Outline & Expectations

• Classroom Expectations
• Regular Bell Schedule

• Course Objectives & Requirements
• Proposed Scope and Sequence

Introduction

• What is Electricity?
• Basic Terminology

Electrical Energy Fundamentals

• Static Electricity

• What is Static Electricity?
• The Science of Static Electricity
• Bill Nye - Static Electricity Science Demonstration
• A static electricity generator - the Van-de-Graaff  Generator
  • Why does his hair go crazy when he touches the Van-de-Graaff Generator?
• Static Electricity - Review Sheet

• Electrical Circuits
  • Basic Electrical Circuit Information Sheet
  • Basic Electricity Review Sheet
  • Basic Electrical Circuit
    
    
  • Series & Parallel Circuits
    • Information Sheet
    • Series & Parallel Circuits
    • Review Sheet


• Ohm's Law
• Ohm's law Explained
• Information Sheet
  • Ohm's Law Triangle (graphic)
• Ohm's Law Worksheet
  • Working Ohm's Law Problems
• Review Sheet
  
  
• Types of Electrical Currents
• Information Sheet
• What is AC and DC?
• Review Sheet
• AC vs DC Power?
  
  
• Energy - Power, Force, Work
  • Volts, Amps, and Watts Explained
  • Power, Force, Work & Wattage
  • Power, Force, Work & Wattage Review Sheet
    • Watts & Ohm's Law Wheel
    • Applying the Power Wheel - Worksheet

Circuit Components

• Resistors
  • What Is a Resistor?
  • Resistor Information Sheet
    • Resistor Information Study Guide
  • How to read a Resistor
  • Color Code Calculator
  • Color code chart
    
    
• Capacitors
  • What is a Capacitor?
  • Capacitor Information Sheet
    • Capacitor Information Study Guide
      
      
• Inductors
  • What is an Inductor?
  • Inductor Information Sheet
    • Inductor Information Study Guide
  • Electromagnets- How they work
    • Electromagnet Information Sheet
      • Electromagnet Study Guide
    • Rockin' Paper Plate Speaker
      
      
• Diodes
  • How does a Diode work?
  •  LED Circuit Design - How to design LED circuits
  • Diode Information Sheet
    
    
• Transistors
  • How does a Transistor Work?
  • Transistor Information Sheet
  • Impact of Transistors on the Development of Microprocessors
    • First digital computer ENIAC
    • Microprocessors
      • How Microchips made?
        • Layers of a Micro Chip
        • Building a microchip with regular transistors
      • How a CPU is made

      
      

  

• How to Use a Breadboard
• #1 Schematic Symbols
  • How to Read a Schematic
• #2 Basic Electronic Circuit
• #3 Parallel Circuits
• #4 Diode Action
  • What is a diode?
• #5 Light Emitting Diodes
  • How LED's Work
• #6 Electromagnetism
• #7 Capacitance
• #8 Transistor Switch
• #9 Variable Resistor
• #10 DC Motor
• #11 Transistor Oscillator
• #12 7 Segment Display Circuit
• #13 SCR Latching Switch
• #14 Conductor Identifier
• #15 2 Transistor Audio Oscillator
• #16 Continuity Tester
• #17 Multi vibrator LED Blinker
• #18 Insanity Alarm
• #19 Light Controlled Bird
• #20 Code Practice Oscillator

• Arduino Tutorials
  • Introduction to Arduino
    • Arduino Board (Graphic)
  • Hardware Overview: Arduino Course for Absolute Beginners
  • Download and install the Arduino IDE
  • Arduino IDE and Sketch Overview
  • Understanding Arduino Syntax
  • Understanding Variables
    
    
• Arduino Programming References
  • Arduino Notebook
  • Adduino Programing - Language Reference
  • Arduino Programing Language (Sanford University)

Arduino Programing Activities

• Basic LED Programing
  • Basic Structure of an Arduino Sketch
    
    
• Lesson 1 - Blink
• Lesson 2 - LED's
  • LED Board- Functions and Program Flow
  • LED Board Function Sketch
    • Function Sketch Listing
  • LED Board - Function and Counter Sketch
    
    
    
• 7 Segment Display
  • 7 Segment Display Breadboard Schematic
  • 7 Segment Display connection to the Adrunio
  • 7 Segment Display Programming Considerations
  • 7 Segment Display Test Program-
    • Test program running on Arduino and 7 Segment Display-
  • 7 Segment Display Program Template -
    • Defining a program Function
    • Counting program running on Arduino and 7 Segment Display
      
      
• Arduino Music
  • The Tone() Command
  • Connection to a Speaker
  • Simple Music Composition
    • Music template (sketch)
    • Sheet Music
      • Twinkel-Twinkel Sheet Music
      • When the Saints go Marching in
      • Mary had a Little Lamb
        • Mary had a Little Lamp PLUS LED'S Template
    • Simple Note - Frequency Conversion Chart
      • Advanced Note - Frequency Conversion Chart
    • Note Length Chart
  • Example Music Sketches
    • Mario Bros
    • Star Wars
  • SOS Sound
    • Schematic
    • SOS Sound Code
      
      
• Ultrasonic Sensor
  • How does it work?
  • Ultrasonic Distance Sensor Audio Alert
  • Ultrasonic Repeater Breadboard (Image)
  •  Ultrasonic Repeater Sketch (code) 
     
  • Arduino Roadster Ultrasonic Module
    • Roadster Ultrasonic Module (Image)
    • Roadster Ultrasonic Module Sketch -
      
      
      
• Arduino Motor Control
  • H Bridge Integration
    • What is an H Bridge ?
      • H-Bridge-Arduino port connections
    • Connecting the H Bridge to motors and Arduino
      
      
    • Motor Test Code -
      • Listing of Motor Test Code
    • Motor and Ultrasonic combination code -
      
      
• The Arduino Roadster
  • Lego Construction
    • Third Wheel Assembly
      • Third Wheel Assembly
        
        
    • Frame Assembly
    • Frame Assembly
      
      
    • Component Installation
    • Component Installation
      
      
    • Wiring Roadster Components
    • Wiring Roadster Components
    • Software to operate Roadster
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• Arduino Roadster: Code to Operate the roadster
  
  
• Roadster Sketch: Motor and Ultrasonic combination code -
  
  
• Analyzing the Roadster Code
  • Basic Structure of an Arduino Sketch
  • Structure of the Arduino Roadster Sketch
  • Analysis of the Arduino Roadster Sketch LOOP Actions
    
    
• Arduino Roadster Coding Challenges (extra credit)
  • Roadster Coding Challenge #1
  • Roadster Coding Challenge #2
  • Roadster Coding Challenge #3
  • Roadster Coding Challenge #4
  • Roadster Coding Challenge #5
  • Roadster Coding Challenge #6
    
    
    
• Arduino Roadster: Adding a Color Sensor
  • How Does A Color Sensor work?
  • Sorting Colored Beads by hand
    
    
  • Example Application: Sorting Candy
  • Mini rice colour sorting sortex production machine
    
    
  • Connecting the Color Sensor to the Roadster
    • Building the sensor support and Installation on the Roadster
    • Color Sensor port Connections
      
      
  • Calabrating the Color Sensor
    • Analysis of Calibration Sketch
    • Color Sensor Calibration Sketch -
      • Color Calibration Worksheet
        
        
  • Code to Operate Roadster with Color Sensor
    • Roadster - Motor - Color Sensor Sketch (BETA)-
      
      
      
  • Sorting Tower Software
    • Sorting Tower - System Check -
      
      
    • Sorting Tower Calibration-
      • Color Calibration Worksheet
        
        
    • Sorting Tower Operational Sketch (BETA 2 ) -