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= A little bit of theory =
 
= A little bit of theory =
  
  * Arduino blinking LED
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== Arduino blinking LED ==
  * Volts & Amps & Ohms
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  * install Arduino: http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software#toc2
  * Project presentations
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* do the blinking LED tutorial: http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Blink
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  * do the Fade tutorial: http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Fade
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== So what did we do: Volts & Amps & Ohms & Power ==
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* A water analogy: http://wdka.simbits.nl/w2/img4.html
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* Ohm's law
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  * Calculate the LED resistor
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* Resistor color code calculator: http://www.hobby-hour.com/electronics/resistorcalculator.php
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== Project presentations ==

Latest revision as of 09:56, 15 September 2014

A little bit of theory

Arduino blinking LED

* install Arduino: http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software#toc2
* do the blinking LED tutorial: http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Blink
* do the Fade tutorial: http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Fade

So what did we do: Volts & Amps & Ohms & Power

* A water analogy: http://wdka.simbits.nl/w2/img4.html
* Ohm's law
* Calculate the LED resistor
* Resistor color code calculator: http://www.hobby-hour.com/electronics/resistorcalculator.php

Project presentations