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Beginning Breadboarding Jennifer Fox

Beginning Breadboarding By Jennifer Fox

Beginning Breadboarding by Jennifer Fox


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Beginning Breadboarding: Physical Computing and the Basic Building Blocks of Computers by Jennifer Fox

Using fun, hands-on projects, learn what a circuit is and how it works! This book uses a common tool in electronics, the breadboard, to build your way to an understanding of circuits, circuit components, and the basics of computers.
You'll master current, voltage, and resistance. With that you can control outputs like lights and motors as well as inputs like switches and sensors. You'll also discover the difference between analog and digital electrical signals while studying both electricity and computers. Dabble in electrical engineering, whether you are interested in building things with electronics or learning to program simple, physical systems. Build your own electronic projects to learn how electronics work. And also how computers store information and process requests. You'll work with simple, low-cost tools like conductive tape before developing up to working with breadboards and discovering the components to build more complex systems.
With Beginning Breadboarding, makers of all ages and backgrounds can learn to build real-life physical computing systems and projects. Have fun building something with tangible results while learning all the theory you need to make new projects of your own!

What You'll Learn

  • Rapidly prototype circuits with breadboards
  • Use common components to make simple electronic devices
  • Share electrical energy and control the flow of electricity through components

Who This Book Is For

Makers, seeking a fun, hands-on introduction to technology, electronics, and computers. Those who have little to no knowledge of the subject, but want to learn electronics or know more about computers.

About Jennifer Fox

Jen Fox is an engineer, educator, and maker. After dabbling in dark matter (Occidental College, B.A. Physics) , Fox studied engineering (UCLA, M.S. Mechanical Engineering) where she blended electronics, art, and education to tackle problems related to environmental and social justice. Fox founded her company, FoxBot Industries, in 2015 to provide an arts-based approach to STEM education and current leads a team at Microsoft doing maker-related work.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction, Supplies, and Circuit Diagrams

Introduction

o Safety considerations (note: all projects run off coin cell batteries which have minimal risk)

Tools and Materials

o Master supply list

Reading Circuit Diagrams

Chapter 2: Paper Circuits

What is electricity?

An overview of electricity, including AC vs DC

Current and Voltage

Make a circuit

Project: coin cell + LED

Basic parts of a circuit: power source, power sink, conductors

Electrical Flow and Polarity

Project: coin cell + LED + conductive tape

Series and Parallel Circuits

How current and voltage behave in series and in parallel circuits

Project: coin cell + 2 LEDs + conductive tape in series

Project: coin cell + 2 LEDs + conductive tape in parallel

Electromagnetic Spectrum

Project: coin cell + 2 or more LEDs of different colors

Going Further

Ideas on how to apply these concepts to projects, like light-up greeting cards and adding lights to dollhouses or model trains

Bonus Project 1: Using a Multimeter

Overview of multimeters

Measuring Voltage

Measuring Current

Measuring continuity

Chapter 3: Breadboards and Outputs

Brief history of breadboards -- why we use them and where they came from

Breadboard anatomy

Breadboarding: Lights on!

o Project: coin cell + LED on breadboard

o Project: coin cell + 2 LEDs on breadboard

In series

In parallel

Making Sounds

Overview of how speakers and buzzers work

Project: coin cell + buzzer on breadboard

Digging into motors

Overview of how different types of DC motors work

Project: coin cell + motor on breadboard

Project: Motor (in reverse) + LED

Going Further

Project: coin cell +2 different output devices on breadboard

Ideas for how to apply these concepts to projects, like Brush Bots, a mini alarm system, or a mini lamp

Chapter 4: Passive Components

Resistance: How to limit electricity

General overview of resistance

Project: coin cell + LED + resistor 1

Project: coin cell + LED + resistor 2

Varying resistance with potentiometers

Project: coin cell + LED + potentiometer (wiring option 1)

Project: coin cell + LED + potentiometer (wiring option 2)

How potentiometers work (inner diagram)

Capacitors: quick bursts of current

General overview of capacitors

Project: coin cell + LED + capacitor 1

Project: coin cell + LED + capacitor 2

Safety considerations for large capacitors (note: educational only, readers will NOT be using large capacitors)

Going Further

Project: coin cell + 2 LEDs + potentiometer

Project: coin cell + LED + 2 or more resistors

How to apply these findings to projects, like long-lasting wearables, motor speed control, and volume control

Bonus Project 2: Ohm's Law

Introduction to Ohm's Law

Using a multimeter to measure resistance

Example Projects (readers guided through the procedure)

Practice Projects (answers provided in back of the book)

Chapter 5: Electromechanical Components

Turning electricity on and off

Temporary switches: 2-Legged Pushbuttons

Overview of how pushbuttons work

Project: coin cell + LED + pushbutton

Permanent Switches: Slide switches

Overview of how slide switches work

Project: coin cell + LED + pushbutton

Project: coin cell + 2 LEDs + pushbutton

Going Further

Digging deeper into switches

4-legged pushbuttons

Electrical contact terminology: contact states (Normally Closed, NC, and Normally Open, NO)

How to apply these findings to projects, like a mini stop light, a simple Morse code system, or hand-made custom switches with household objects

Chapter 6: Logic Gates, Pt. 1

Analog and Digital signals: Records vs CDs

AND Logic Gate

Project: coin cell + LED + 2 pushbuttons

OR Logic Gate

Project: coin cell + LED + 2 pushbuttons

Using Binary Numbers to analyze logic gates

NOT Logic Gate

Project: coin cell + LED + pushbutton

Going Further

Using logic gates to explore the flow of electricity

NAND and NOR gates

How to apply these findings to projects, like using switches to make decisions

Chapter 7: Simple Sensors

Overview of sensors

Common types of inputs

Light Sensors: Photoresistors

Overview on photoresistors

Project: coin cell + LED + photoresistor

Project: coin cell +

Force Sensing Resistors (FSRs)

Overview on FSRs

Project: coin cell + LED + FSR

IR Breakbeam sensors

Overview on IR sensors

Project: coin cell + LED + IR

Tilt Sensors

Overview on tilt sensors

Project: coin cell + LED + tilt sensor

Going Further

Other types of simple sensors

How to apply these findings to project, like touch-sensitive sounds and light displays, simple security systems, and simple orientation detectors

Chapter 8: Transistors

Overview of Transistors

Intro to semiconductors

Overview of common transistor types

Pin Overview

Transistor Switch Circuit

Project: coin cell + LED + resistor + transistor

Project: coin cell + motor + resistor + transistor

Transistor Amplifier Circuit

Project: 2 coin cells + LED + resistor + transistor

Project: 2 coin cells + motor + resistor + transistor

Going Further

Connecting a potentiometer

Connecting a switch

How to apply these findings to project, like a dark detecting circuit

Chapter 9: Logic Gates, Pt. 2

Introduction to Physical Computing

Truth Tables

AND Logic Gate with Transistors

Project: coin cell, LED, 2 pushbuttons, 3 resistors, 2 transistors

Truth Table

OR Logic Gate with Transistors

Project: coin cell, LED, 2 pushbuttons, 3 resistors, 2 transistors

Truth Table

NOT Logic Gate with Transistors

Project: coin cell, LED, pushbutton, resistor, transistor

Going Further

NAND. NOR, XOR, and XNOR Logic Gates

Truth Tables

Two or more Logic Gates

How to apply these findings to project, like a 2-, 3-, or 4-bit adder

Bonus Project 3: PCB Component Identification

Introduction to Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs)

Electronic and tool safety

Recommended electronics to explore

Electronic toys, keyboards, old desktop or laptop computers, remote controls, etc.

What to avoid

What kinds of parts are reasonable to harvest and repurpose

Look Inside: Electronic Toy

Look Inside: Keyboard

Going Further

How to apply these findings to projects, like toy mash ups, electronic instruments, and as an affordable source for motors

Chapter 10: Electromagnetic Components

Overview of Electromagnets

Faraday's Law

Project: Build a simple electromagnet

Motors

Overview

Project: Build a simple motor

Speaker

Overview

Project: Build a simple speaker

Going Further

How to incorporate these findings to projects, like using a motor to generate electricity, using a speaker as a microphone, and creating wireless electrical transmission

Chapter 11: Topics for Further Exploration

Integrated Circuits

Other types of electromechanical components

Relays, Solenoids

Microcontrollers and microprocessors

Appendix I: Circuit Component Technical Specifications

Goal: This appendix provides technical specifications for all electronic components used for projects outlined in this book.

Example technical specification for coin cell battery:

Appendix II: Ohm's Law and the Power Law


Audience: Beginner

Additional information

NGR9781484292174
9781484292174
1484292170
Beginning Breadboarding: Physical Computing and the Basic Building Blocks of Computers by Jennifer Fox
New
Paperback
APress
2023-05-21
495
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