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 ELECTRONICS (EEE)
 
   
EEE102: Arduino Part 1 - Building Your Arduino

Add electronic brains to your projects.

This class is for people who make stuff and would like to add some basic automation but have not yet worked with microprocessors. This is the first in a series of Arduino classes, and the Barebones Arduino board is the backbone for all of the other Arduino classes. You will build a Bare Bones Board Arduino (BBB) and a BUB board, used to upload programs to the BBB you just built, using soldering irons. (You can learn to program the BBB in the Arduino Part 2 class!) No experience is needed.

Class fees include a Barebones Arduino, a BUB board and a USB cable.

Being able to solder small parts is required, and it is recommended that you take the Soldering and Electronics Basics SBU before this class.
2 sessions currently scheduled:
    Arduino Part 1 - Building Your Arduino Wednesday, 5/22/13 6:00 PM 3.0 Hours $50.00 plus $30.00 Materials Fee 6 SEATS TOTAL
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    Arduino Part 1 - Building Your Arduino Thursday, 5/30/13 6:00 PM 3.0 Hours $50.00 plus $30.00 Materials Fee 6 SEATS TOTAL
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EEE104: Electronics Instruments and Measurement

Understand and test your electronics with state of the art measurement equipment available at TechShop.

In this class, you will learn how to competently use a digital oscilloscope to probe and troubleshoot circuits. You will learn how to use high resolution digital multimeters to measure things like AC and DC voltages and currents, resistance, capacitance and other critical circuit parameters. You will also learn how to set up and use DC power supplies with current limiting capability. Finally, you will use an advanced function generator and learn how to generate sine waves, square waves at varying frequencies and voltages.

Master these tools and make all of your electronics projects work!

1 session currently scheduled:
    Electronics Instruments and Measurement Thursday, 5/23/13 5:30 PM 2.0 Hours $60.00 plus $10.00 Materials Fee 4 SEATS TOTAL
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EEE310: Arduino - Programming

Do you want to bring interactivity and intelligence to your TechShop projects? Programming basics for Arduino builds on the lessons learned in Arduino 1 and 2 with an in-depth look at how to write your own Arduino programs.

In this class, we will cover the structure of an Arduino program, functions, variables, arrays, control structures, using Libraries and Arduino-specific functions.

Students with no programming experience will appreciate learning basic concepts and structures for programming for the Arduino. Students with programming experience will appreciate learning the ins and outs of adapting their coding for use with the Arduino.

Prerequisites: You need a working Arduino board, and the basic concepts of programming.
1 session currently scheduled:
    Arduino - Programming Wednesday, 5/29/13 6:00 PM 3.0 Hours $90.00, No Materials Fee 4 SEATS TOTAL
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EEE312: Arduino - Inputs

The Arduino Inputs class builds on students' experiences in the earlier Arduino classes and focuses on how to work with information from a variety of external hardware devices. Students will wire and program several projects to explore how to interpret and utilize the signals that different inputs feed into the Arduino, as well as how to write programs that work with these values.

Projects in this class include advanced button work, noise detection, creating a touch sensor out of any capacitive surface, working with light and heat, and even using an accelerometer to detect motion like modern video game controllers or smart phones.

Prerequisites: Students need to have a good understanding of Arduino programming, which you can learn from TechShop Arduino classes. You also need to bring a functioning Arduino and breadboard kit to the class.



Your lab fee will pay for a piezo buzzer, variable resistor, thermister, photo resistor, an accelerometer, and various small parts required for the class. They are yours to keep after class.
1 session currently scheduled:
    Arduino - Inputs Tuesday, 5/28/13 5:30 PM 3.0 Hours $90.00 plus $20.00 Materials Fee 4 SEATS TOTAL
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