Activity
1. Turn the first letter of your first or last name into a circuit with 2-3 LEDs, a battery, and a button. You can craft this into a working circuit OR just draw a sketch of the circuit design using pencil/paper or drawing software. Take a picture or screenshot and upload it to #general when you are done.
2. Choose ONE to work on for your class assignment. Use Silhouette Studio to:
- Level 1: Design a simple circuit for 3 LEDs and a battery holder. It does not need to connect to Arduino.
- Level 2: Design a circuit for a switch and one LED (or more) that can connect to Arduino using alligator clips or pin probes. (Hint: You will need resistors!)
- Level 3: Design a circuit for a sensor and two LEDs that connects directly to a Flora. You will need to look at the pinout and can use this starter file.
When you are done, take a screenshot and annotate it with the components, then upload it to #general (NOTE: you do not have to build it!)
Remember: You should focus on creating aesthetic circuits, not just functional ones!
Resources
- Tutorials: Each tutorial has a slide deck and video playlist.
- Embroidering Traces
- Vinyl Cutting Traces
- Soldering Components to Traces
- Silhouette Design Files
- Flower Board: The board I showed in class.
- Practice: There are two files here to help you practice using the software.
- Components: This is a template with shape placeholders for all the components we use – battery, through hole LEDs, SMD LEDs, etc.