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10. Input Devices

Class Week 10

Lesson10 input devices

Review09 molding and casting


Assignment Week 10

  • group assignment:

    • Measure the analog levels and digital signals in an input device
  • individual assignment:

    • Measure something: add a sensor to a microcontroller board that you have designed and read it

Learning outcome

  • Demonstrate workflows used in circuit board design and fabrication
  • Implement and interpret programming protocols

Student should have

  • Described your design and fabrication process using words/images/screenshots.
  • Explained the programming process/es you used and how the microcontroller datasheet helped you.
  • Explained problems and how you fixed them
  • Included original design files and code

FAQ

Is the satsha kit/fabduino I fabricated considered a valid board for this assignment?

Answer: Fabricating an unmodified board is considered as electronics production. It doesn’t count towards any design skill. You must make some significant changes to the original satsha kit/fabduino, for the board to be considered your own design.

Minimum requirements


FAB LAB BCN classes

Input Device I & II

Arduino class I

This is a copy of the Guillem class notes. You can find the latest version here

Slideshow

Check the class slides

Examples

Check all the examples in Github. Each folder contains the Arduino sketch and the required circuit in Fritzing.


References and resources

Soft sensor: - http://archive.fabacademy.org/archives/2016/fablabbcn2016/students/139/htm/week_11.htm - http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/

Half Sensor: - http://fabacademy.org/archives/nodes/barcelona/perona.francesca/htm/19_week.html - http://archive.fabacademy.org/archives/2017/fablabbcn/students/141/week%2011.html

Capacitors Sensor: - http://fab.cba.mit.edu/classes/863.13/people/Jonathan_Grinham/index.html - http://archive.fabacademy.org/archives/2017/fablabbcn/students/51/w13.html - http://fab.cba.mit.edu/classes/863.13/people/akashbad/week9/ - http://fabacademy.org/archives/2015/eu/students/vloet.frank/week10.html - http://archive.fabacademy.org/2017/fablabbcn/students/141/Final%20Project.html