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==='''What concepts are we going to cover?==='''
==='''In what context are we going to be covering them?==='''
==='''What am I expected to know before taking this Workshop?==='''
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===='''Problem: the LED is not lit.===='''<blockquote>'''Cause''': your circuit is not complete; your LED is in backward; or your battery is dead. </blockquote><blockquote>'''Solution''': trace your circuit to see if the current can flow in a loop; switch the direction of the LED; or swap the battery. ====</blockquote>'''Problem: the green LED turned orange, then turned off. Something smells funny.===='''<blockquote>'''Cause''': you’ve hooked up the LED directly across the battery, skipping the resistor. Congratulations - you’ve burnt out an LED! </blockquote><blockquote>'''Solution''': unplug the battery, ''carefully'' pull out the dead LED (it will be hot), grab a new one, and fix your circuit.</blockquote>
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Welcome to Basic Electronics! This workshop is designed as a primer on the field of electronic circuits. You will be introduced to the fundamental concepts of electrical engineering, including both signal flow and basic circuit analysis. Breadboards are introduced, and you will then experiment with simple components and build several simple circuits. Finally, you will learn the basics of soldering, and assemble a permanent first prototype of your circuit!
*Electricity and Ohm’s Law
*Making a permanent first build
*Breadboards
*Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs)
Nothing! This course is designed as an absolute introductory primer in the field of electronics.
DaBL has a series of Workshops designed to the teach the fundamentals of modern low-power electronics. This Workshop is the first step in that process. After mastering this material, there are two paths which can be taken, either separately or concurrently:
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==Activity 2: Schematics and components==
