[islandlabs] Arduino + Arduino wiki

[Bill Burns]

Gabe:

I added your comments (and others) to the Wiki.

I got carried away on episode 9, thinking I'd be able to write something that would be quicker/better to read than watching a video.
Too many words later... I'm not sure I added value.
Also: I didn't watch the video.

-Bill

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On Monday, December 27th, 2021 at 4:07 PM, gabe--- via List <list at lists.islandlabs.org> wrote:

> My wife (Nell) decided to also do the course with. Yes, she has her own kit.
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> Some notes so far:
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> Lesson 1: very nice, you blink and LED, etc (:-)
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> Bill has the content of lesson up on the Wiki he put together for this.
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> Lesson 2: Ugh! Cough syrup! Theory - it’s good, but he takes a long time to get to the good stuff and to grok it all you will probably need to watch it at least 2-3 times ...
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> Lesson 3: he takes a long time to explain how a breadboard works. I think he could have saved a lot of time if he simply peeled off the sticker from the back of a breadboard and shown how the contacts are arranged.
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> (I always have trouble sending pictures to this list, but if you google “solderless breadboards” there are several examples that show the contacts from the back of the board which helps clarify things.)
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> Ends with some more advanced LED blinking and a homework assignment.
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> Lesson 4: he introduces Variables
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> Even more LED blinking and a bit of homework.
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> Lesson 5: introduces binary notation.
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> Homework is making a simple binary counter.
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> General Note:
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> If you’re just starting on this, it’s probably a good idea to buy a multimeter. Harbor Freight has a very handy one for $6.99 (#5697). The only thing it’s missing (for this $ level) is an audio continuity checker - if you are trying to double-check a connection, you actually have to look at the display. Their $22.99 (#1543) has a buzzer so you don’t have to look at it. It won’t make much difference at this point but the buzzer is a nice feature to have.
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