Arduino Workshop @ The Forge

Jeff, Karen & Bob

Circuit Primer: Figuring Parallel Circuit Resistance

Karen Niemczyk
media art / light sculpture

karen@artscarolina.com
http://interpolations.org
skype: karenniemczyk

+1 336.588.6777

Introduction
Circuit Primer
Electronic Schematic
Basic Symbol Chart
Ω (Ohm's Law)
Series Circuit Resistance
Parallel Circuit Resistance
Avoiding smoke
Power limitations
Analog vs. Digital
The Arduino Uno
Arduino Software
Introduction to Programming
Blink on board
LED Resistance Calculation
Blink LED
Parts & Symbols
Digital Read / Serial Out
Arduino's online learning tutorials
Button Controlled LED
Data Types
Piezo Melody: Piezo as a speaker
Piezo Knock: Piezo as a sensor
Blink on Knock: Control with a sensor using millis() instead of delay
Analog to PWM
PWM: Pulse Width Modulation (digital fade)
Servos and Motors
Proximity Sensors

Worksheets and Assignments

Jeff's Guide to Electronics, Programming & Interfacing

Online References

Arduino
Language reference
Arduino's online learning tutorials

Adafruit Learning System

Resistor identification

Hack A Day - lots of good arduino projects

Books

Physical Computing: Sensing and Controlling the Physical World with Computers
Dan O'Sullivan and Tom Igoe

Parallel Resistance Formulas

Series Circuit Resistance

How not to make things smoke.

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