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. See for an howto: http://opensource.wdka.nl/wiki/Wiki_Writing_Workshop
* Make a circuit with one battery and a resistor. Note the voltage of the battery and the resistance of the resistor.
* 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
* Make a circuit with one battery and two resistors in series. Note the voltage of the battery and the resistances of the resistors.
* What is the voltage across each resistor
* What is the current through each resistor
* What happens to the current and voltage if you double the resistor value of one resistor
* What happens to the current and voltage if you half the resistor value of one resistor
* Do the same for three or more resistors in series
* Make a circuit with one battery and two resistors in parallel. Note the voltage of the battery and the resistances of the resistors.
* What is the voltage across each resistor
* What is the current through each resistor
* What happens to the current and voltage if you double the resistor value of one resistor
* What happens to the current and voltage if you half the resistor value of one resistor
* Do the same for three or more resistors in parallel
* Make a circuit with a 9V battery, a 470 Ohm resistor and an LED.
* What happens when you use a higher value resistor, how high can you go, what happens?
* What happens when you use a lower value resistor, how low can you go, what happens?
