Expanding the toolbox 2015

Project

* Find or design a project / circuit to build
* build it
* modify / adapt it
* document

There are a few requirements

* The project needs to have a relation to your own practice.
* The circuit is part of the entire aesthetics and concept.
* For the final project there is no breadboarding allowed (you can use a breadboard for prototyping though)
* Remember your focus is to expand your toolbox, experiment and process is important. Document!
* Don't overcomplicate, you need to be able to explain what is going on. 
* A written reflection document including documentation of your circuit.

Inspiration

* Stan Wannet, Logica / 0
* Tristan Perich, 1-Bit Symphony
* Tristan Perich, Drawing Machine
* Peter Vogel, The sound of shadows
* Tom Verbruggen, Crackle Canvas
* Tom Verbruggen, Module #2
* Jerobeam Fenderson, Oscilloscope Music
* Jerobeam Fenderson, Khrang

Techniques

* Circuits, dead bug style
* Wire wrapping
* Parallax breadboard tutorial
* PCB making, Toner transfer method
* PCB making, etching
* PCB making, fab house

Week 1 homework

* Create a personal wiki page and link to it here. You will need to keep your progress and document your results on this page.  
* Make a circuit with one battery and a resistor. Note the voltage of the battery. 
 * What is the voltage across the resistor
 * What is the current through the resistor
 * What happens to the current and voltage if you double the resistor value
 * What happens to the current and voltage if you half the resistor value