title Gadgets: an Electronics & Micro-controller Lab
number NSC597
term Fall 2018
credits 2
time Wed 3:30pm - 5:50pm
level Introductory
faculty Jim Mahoney
repeat no, cannot be repeated for credit
prereq none
text Sparkfun Inventor's Kit v4.0
and its Experiment Guide
blurb A hands-on exploration of interactive electronics with
a programmable microcontroller and various sensors,
motors, lights and switches to see the basics of
circuits, coding, and the techniques behind the
DIY (Do It Yourself) "Maker" culture.
The projects in the Sparkfun Inventor's Kit Experiment Guide are
Project 1: Light
Circuit 1A: Blinking an LED
Circuit 1B: Potentiometer
Circuit 1C: Photoresistor
Circuit 1D: RGB Night-Light
Project 2: Sound
Circuit 2A: Buzzer
Circuit 2B: Digital Trumpet
Circuit 2C: “Simon Says” Game
Project 3: Motion
Circuit 3A: Servo Motors
Circuit 3B: Distance Sensor
Circuit 3C: Motion Alarm
Project 4: Display
Circuit 4A: LCD “Hello, World!”
Circuit 4B: Temperature Sensor
Circuit 4C: “DIY Who Am I?” Game
Project 5: Robot
Circuit 5A: Motor Basics
Circuit 5B: Remote-Controlled Robot
Circuit 5C: Autonomous Robot
My plan is to do about two out of each of these three, one per week,
and along the way discuss ideas from circuits and programming
as needed.
Each student will also choose a final project to create, along with a
paper describing what it is and how it works.
‘Plagiarism’ occurs when a student, with intent to deceive or with reckless disregard for proper scholarly procedures, presents any information, ideas or phrasing of another as if they were his/her own and/or does not give appropriate credit to the original source. Proper scholarly procedures require that all quoted material be identified by quotation marks or indentation on the page, and the source of information and ideas, if from another, must be identified and be attributed to that source. Students are responsible for learning proper scholarly procedures."
See the college's Policy on Academic Integrity.
This course will honor all reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilaties. If you have a disability that requires specific accommodation, please contact Catherine O’Callaghan, Assistant Dean of Academic Advising & Support, cocallag@marlboro.edu. Catherine will convene the ADA commitee to review documentation and determine what accommodations are warranted. Catherine will then provide a letter to faculty outlining reasonable accommodations. It is your responsibility to engage in this process; i.e., disclose your disability, provide documentation, request accommodations, and deliver the accommodations letter to your faculty.