Changes between Version 7 and Version 8 of ControlSystems/Electrical/Training/Arduino/Lesson2

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Sep 27, 2015, 1:10:30 PM (10 years ago)

Author:

David Albert

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ControlSystems/Electrical/Training/Arduino/Lesson2

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    * The [http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/electrical-resistor-colour-code-value-tolerance-d_1655.html resistor color code]
    * Series and parallel resistance
-   * Power dissipation (how a fuse works)
+   * Power dissipation (or why you don't want to be a fuse)
 * How electrical power and resistance are related: [http://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/dccircuits/dcp_2.html Ohms law]
    * How to use a resistor to limit current (e.g. series resistor for LED or pull-up/down for an input)
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 == Experiments == 
-Your kit includes a variety of electronic parts that you can experiment with including connecting them to your Arduino computer.  The kit includes a solderless breadboard that lets you build electronic circuits quickly and easily without having to use a soldering iron.  Please read the tutorial on how to [https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/how-to-use-a-breadboard use a breadboard and jumper wires to make circuits]
+Your kit includes a variety of electronic components that you can experiment with including connecting them to your Arduino computer.  The kit also includes a solderless breadboard that lets you build electronic circuits quickly and easily without having to use a soldering iron.  Please read the tutorial on how to [https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/how-to-use-a-breadboard use a breadboard and jumper wires to make circuits]
 
 Your kit also includes an Arduino protoshield: a circuit board with pass-through connectors that you can stack onto your Arduino computer to use it to power and control your electrical circuits.  Please read the [https://learn.adafruit.com/downloads/pdf/adafruit-proto-shield-arduino.pdf protoshield tutorial] on how to use your protoshield and solderless breadboard to connect sensors and actuators to your Arduino computer.
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 * [https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/sik-experiment-guide-for-arduino---v32/experiment-1-blinking-an-led Blink an LED]: connect a 270-ohm series resistor and an LED between an Arduino digital pin and Gnd and make it blink
 * [https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/sik-experiment-guide-for-arduino---v32/experiment-4-driving-multiple-leds Multiple LEDs]: connect a bunch of Arduino pins, resistors, and LEDs to make a festive light display
-* Using a multimeter, measure the voltage across the series resistor and calculate the current being used by the circuit.
+* Using a multimeter, measure the voltage across a series resistor in a circuit and calculate the current being used by the circuit.