A. Hardware
We use the Arduino MKR IoT Bundle [1], mostly because it comes in such a beautiful box. In case you are not familiar with the different electronic components, I took some photos for you:
Battery |
Switch |
Tilt Sensor |
Bread Board |
Resistor |
Potentiometer |
Capacitor |
Inductor |
Diode |
LED |
Zener |
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Bipolar Transistor |
FET |
Temperture Sensor |
Photoresistor |
Solar Cell |
Piezo Buzzer |
Motor |
Servo Motor |
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In addition, we add a few components to the kits:
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9 volt battery
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copper wire, iron nails
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alligator clips
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graphite pencil lead, 2x0.5 and 1x0.7mm (must be real graphite, kind of hard to get)
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jumper cable
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potentiometers (the ones in the box are not good)
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Zener diode
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Inductor
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BC547 (the box includes 2 FETs, but they only switch with 4 volts, but the Arduino use 3.3 volts)
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Hub (to protect your laptop)
You will also need a multimeter, ideally one that can measure capacitance and inductance. It should have a replaceable fuse, because there is a high likelihood, that it gets blown at least once per semester.
The instructor also needs in addition:
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balloons
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PVC pipe and towel
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electroscope
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Leyden jar
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saran wrap and aluminum foil
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lemon
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coil and nails
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a piece of real silicon
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a small solar cell
Hope I did not forget anything.
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Arduino MKR IoT Bundle
Currently the "Arduino MKR IoT Bundle" [1] is currently sold out. In case that stays that way (likely because of the FET issue), here is a list of the ingredients of that bundle:
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1 Arduino MKR1000 board, with header soldered.
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1 micro USB cable,
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1 400-point breadboard,
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70 solid-core jumper wires,
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1 9V battery snap,
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1 stranded jumper wire
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1 stranded jumper wire,
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6 phototransistors,
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3 potentiometers (10 kilohm),
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10 pushbuttons,
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1 temperature sensor (TMP36),
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1 tilt sensor,
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1 alphanumeric LCD (16 x 2 characters),
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1 bright white,
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34 LEDs (6 ldr bright white, 1 RGB, 8 red, 8 green, 8 yellow, 3 blue),
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1 small DC motor (6/9V),
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1 small servo motor,
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1 piezo capsule (PKM17EPP-4001-B0),
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1 H-bridge motor driver (L293D),
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1 octocouplers (4NE5),
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2 MOSFET transistors (IRF520),
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5 capacitors (100uF),
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5 diodes (1N4007),
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3 transparent gels (R,G,B)
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1 male pin strip (40 x 1),
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20 resistors (220 ohm),
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5 resistors (560 ohm),
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5 resistors (1 kilohm),
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5 resistors (4.7 kilohm),
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20 resistors (10 kilohm),
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5 resistors (1 megohm),
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5 resistors (10 megohm)
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References
[1] Arduino MKR IoT Bundle, https://store.arduino.cc/arduino-mkr-iot-bundle
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