Using a breadboard, build a circuit that uses a switch to light an LED (or a few!). Construct a creative enclosure for your hardware.
Tasks:
- Set up your Online Journal and email me the link
- Light an LED (or a few!) using a switch and a battery on a breadboard
- Build a creative enclosure for your LED circuit (I highly suggest using cardboard…)
- Document what you made and post it to your blog (see below)
Lab 1 Resources:
- Sparkfun’s how to use a breadboard and ITP’s setting up a breadboard
- ITP’s Electronics Lab - scroll down to the ‘basic LED circuit’ section
- LED Current
- What is a Voltage Regulator
For this lab you will need the following parts:
- Solderless Breadboard and hookup wire
- 7805 Voltage Regulator
- An LED
- A switch
- Resistor (~220ohm)
- Battery or Power Supply (and a way to connect this to your breadboard)
Here’s the pinout for the barrel jack connector:
Blog Response:
- Post a short written description of what you created in this Lab and post clear photos of both the process and the final result
- Briefly describe your goals for this class
Lab 1 is due before class on January 24th
Submit a link to your blog post on Edmodo.