Physical Computing: Week 1 Labs
Setting up a Breadboard
Here I demonstrate how to set up a solderless breadboard with a 5V voltage regulator and a power connector, then how to correctly wire an LED to be powered on this board.
This timelapse shows two other ways to set up a breadboard. The first uses Arduino Uno as the power supply and the second uses Arduino Nano.
Electronics and Using a Multimeter
This video demonstrates how the different components add up to the total voltage of the circuit, minus energy being converted to heat.
Potentiometers are a type of resister that allows you to vary the resistance. In this timelapse, I use one to control the flow of energy to an LED effectively dimming and un-dimming it.
Switches and Pushbuttons
Project 1: In this clip, I attempt to set up three switches in parallel. Initially, only two of the three switches worked. After confirming that the wiring was correct, I tested each push button individually and found that the buttons themselves were the problem.
Project 2: After setting up three switches in parallel I rearrange the wiring to set up the three switches in series.
Project 3: Initially, when I took out the LED and set up the motor it did not work. After testing to make sure the motor worked and that the battery was powerful enough to power it. I reconstructed the LED, and this time it did not work. I ended up moving the components around on the breadboard and achieved a working LED circuit. Seems like some of the wholes were not fully cleared. After this I again set up the motor and this time it worked!
