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'''DAY 1''' '''Introductory class'''
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'''DAY 1''' '''Introductory class and Micro robot'''
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[[File:20150914_124724.jpg|200 px|thumb|left|Day 1 - Soldering exercise]] [[File:20150914_144249.jpg|200 px|thumb|right|Day 1 - Mini robot]]
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[[File:20150914_124724.jpg|200 px|thumb|left|Day 1 - Soldering exercise]]  
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Melting lead onto a circuit board using a soldering iron has always been fascinating. I really enjoyed doing it by myself. The second exercise of the day was to build a basic moving object/robot.
  
  
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Melting lead onto a circuit board using a soldering iron has always been fascinating. I really enjoyed doing it by myself. The second exercise of the day was to build a basic moving object/robot. I built an aircraft with a rotating propeller using a regular motor, 9V battery, wires and a switch.
 
  
  
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'''DAY 2 Trip to S.P. Road'''
 
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[[File:20150915_143235 (640x480).jpg|200 px|thumb|left|S.P. Road]] [[File:20150915_142036 (640x480).jpg|200 px|thumb|right|Vishal Electronics]]
 
[[File:20150915_143235 (640x480).jpg|200 px|thumb|left|S.P. Road]] [[File:20150915_142036 (640x480).jpg|200 px|thumb|right|Vishal Electronics]]
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'''Project 1 Lemon battery'''
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[[File:20150918_123603 (640x480).jpg|200 px|thumb|left|Lemon Battery]]
 
[[File:20150918_123603 (640x480).jpg|200 px|thumb|left|Lemon Battery]]
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'''DAY 3 "Crazy Switch" Assignment'''
 
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[[File:20150918_143019 (640x480).jpg|200 px|thumb|left|Switch disengaged]] [[File:20150918_143030 (640x480).jpg|200 px|thumb|right|Switch engaged]]
 
[[File:20150918_143019 (640x480).jpg|200 px|thumb|left|Switch disengaged]] [[File:20150918_143030 (640x480).jpg|200 px|thumb|right|Switch engaged]]
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'''DAY 4 Resistors, Capacitors, Diodes'''
 
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[[File:20150921_150927 (640x480).jpg|200 px|thumb|left|Using diodes and resistors]]
 
[[File:20150921_150927 (640x480).jpg|200 px|thumb|left|Using diodes and resistors]]
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Today was my first time using these components in electronic circuits. The different functions that these tiny things perform are quite marvelous. The mere fact that they can make or break a circuit and that so much can depend on just one tiny part, is extremely fascinating to me.
 
Today was my first time using these components in electronic circuits. The different functions that these tiny things perform are quite marvelous. The mere fact that they can make or break a circuit and that so much can depend on just one tiny part, is extremely fascinating to me.
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'''Potentiometer, Thermistor & LDR'''
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[[File:vlcsnap-00001.jpg|200 px|thumb|left|Potentiometer]][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FblQgLAygpE| Click here] to watch the potentiometer video. [[File:vlcsnap-00002.jpg|200 px|thumb|right|LDR]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohRmUBQdGBE| Click here] to watch the LDR video.
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'''DAY 5 Touch Switch Transistor'''
 
'''DAY 5 Touch Switch Transistor'''
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[[File:20150922_132224 (640x480).jpg|200 px|thumb|left|Using one end of the green wire as the switch]] [[File:20150922_131847 (640x480).jpg|200 px|thumb|right|Using index finger as the switch]]
 
[[File:20150922_132224 (640x480).jpg|200 px|thumb|left|Using one end of the green wire as the switch]] [[File:20150922_131847 (640x480).jpg|200 px|thumb|right|Using index finger as the switch]]
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Using the transistor was a fun experience as we used our body resistance to light up the LED. One really cool thing that I learnt was that our body resistance is inversely proportional to area of contact and the force applied. This means that the harder you press, the brighter the LED glows.
 
Using the transistor was a fun experience as we used our body resistance to light up the LED. One really cool thing that I learnt was that our body resistance is inversely proportional to area of contact and the force applied. This means that the harder you press, the brighter the LED glows.
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'''DAY 6 555 IC'''
 
'''DAY 6 555 IC'''
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[[File:20150924_134426 (640x480).jpg|200 px|thumb|left|Using the 555]]
 
[[File:20150924_134426 (640x480).jpg|200 px|thumb|left|Using the 555]]
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The 555 was our first IC. I had never imagined an "integrated chip" to be this tiny and cool. Working this component was fairly easy as we used the data sheet and made sounds using a speaker.
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The 555 oscillator was our first IC. I had never imagined an "integrated chip" to be this tiny and cool. Working this component was fairly easy as we used the data sheet and made sounds using a speaker.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5igMCvgaqJc| Click here] to watch the video.
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'''Project 2 Making a toy'''
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[[File:toy airplane.jpg|200 px|thumb|left|Toy airplane]]
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For the second project, I made this toy airplane using a 9V battery, a motor, wires and a switch. When it's switched on, the propeller attached to the nose of the plane rotates and drags the airplane forward which rests on a three wheel undercarriage. I couldn't upload a video of the final thing as I'd dismantled it for it's components.
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'''Project 3 LM386 amplifier'''
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[[File:20151017_202535 (640x360).jpg|200 px|thumb|left|Amplifier]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jTZco3xzi0&feature=youtu.be| Click here] to watch the video.

Latest revision as of 21:13, 17 October 2015

DAY 1 Introductory class and Micro robot


Day 1 - Soldering exercise


Melting lead onto a circuit board using a soldering iron has always been fascinating. I really enjoyed doing it by myself. The second exercise of the day was to build a basic moving object/robot.








DAY 2 Trip to S.P. Road


S.P. Road
Vishal Electronics


The trip to S.P. Road was quite an arduous one, as I didn't know that ATMs would be so scarce in the area. We walked the entire stretch, from one end to the other at least twice before finally finding one. However, after a chilled coconut juice from a nearby hawker, I felt fresh and satisfied and went on to purchase all the parts that I needed.







Project 1 Lemon battery


Lemon Battery


For the first project, we made a battery using a lemon. The lemon was first pierced with a piece of copper wire and then another piece of galvanized(zinc coated) metal. I used a screw for the latter. The two metals acted as the electrodes(Copper as Anode and zinc as Cathode) and the citric acid as the electrolyte for the conduction of electricity. Voltage measurement using a multimeter showed that the lemon battery had an output of approx. 0.6V. I did this as a part of my 8th grade project so I remembered bits of what had to be done, but doing it again did not diminish it's awesomeness.






DAY 3 "Crazy Switch" Assignment


Switch disengaged
Switch engaged


For today's class, we were asked to make a creative, non conventional switch. My group made this puzzle switch which works with "touch", i.e. when the last piece is put into place. We had fun making this first sensor circuit as it can be applied to actual puzzles and can add to the fun of completing jigsaw puzzles.







DAY 4 Resistors, Capacitors, Diodes


Using diodes and resistors


Today was my first time using these components in electronic circuits. The different functions that these tiny things perform are quite marvelous. The mere fact that they can make or break a circuit and that so much can depend on just one tiny part, is extremely fascinating to me.








Potentiometer, Thermistor & LDR


Potentiometer
Click here to watch the potentiometer video.
LDR
Click here to watch the LDR video.








DAY 5 Touch Switch Transistor


Using one end of the green wire as the switch
Using index finger as the switch


Using the transistor was a fun experience as we used our body resistance to light up the LED. One really cool thing that I learnt was that our body resistance is inversely proportional to area of contact and the force applied. This means that the harder you press, the brighter the LED glows.







DAY 6 555 IC


Using the 555


The 555 oscillator was our first IC. I had never imagined an "integrated chip" to be this tiny and cool. Working this component was fairly easy as we used the data sheet and made sounds using a speaker.Click here to watch the video.







Project 2 Making a toy


Toy airplane


For the second project, I made this toy airplane using a 9V battery, a motor, wires and a switch. When it's switched on, the propeller attached to the nose of the plane rotates and drags the airplane forward which rests on a three wheel undercarriage. I couldn't upload a video of the final thing as I'd dismantled it for it's components.







Project 3 LM386 amplifier


Amplifier
Click here to watch the video.
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