Fab Academy Links

• Fab Academy Global Website:

  Fab Academy's website that has all the information about the global course

• Fab Academy 2023 Content:

  A page of quicklinks that point to important pages for current Fab Academy Students

Laser Cutting

• Adobe Illustrator and Laser Cutting:

  Quickstart guide for using Illustrator for laser cut designs

• Epilog Laser Cutter:

  How to use the Epilog laser cutter

• Fusion 360 to Epilog laser cutter:

  How to make a laser-cuttable design in Fusion 360

3D Printing

• Using the FormLabs:

  Quickstart guide for using the FormLabs Form 2 resin printer at Wheaton

Electronics Theory

• IMAGINE Arduino Workshop:

  Slideshow from former Arduino workshop

• Week 11 - Input Devices:

  Three ways to read a sensor

• Week 13 - Output Devices:

  Information on using output devices

Electronics Design and Production

• Installing KiCAD on MacOS 10:

  Steps to install KiCAD on Mac Catalina

• KiCAD Footprints:

  Associating footprints with symbols in KiCAD

• PCB Design and Mnufacturing Workflow:

  Extremely helpful graphic for the different ways to make a PCB at Wheaton

• Milling PCBs on the Roland SRM-20 using KiCAD and MODs:

  Explanation of the workflow for the SRM-20 desktop mill with KiCAD and MODs

• Milling PCBs on the Roland SRM-20 using Fusion 360 and FlatCAM:

  Explanation of the workflow for the SRM-20 desktop mill with KiCAD and MODs

• Designing and Milling Custom PCBs on the Roland SRM-20:

  General overview of the process of designing and milling PCBs on the Roland SRM-20 desktop mill

• Week 6 - Electronics Design:

  Tips and troubleshooting for Week 6 of Fab Academy

Microcontroller Programming

• Notes for Embedded Programming Lab:

  Notes on Arduino programming topics, and instructions for programming Arduino Uno and ESP32

• Programming AVR 0- and 1-Series Microcontrollers with Arduino:

  Guide for programming AVR microcontroller chips using the Arduino IDE

• Week 8 - Embedded Programming on Different Architectures:

  Group tasks for Week 8 Lab

• Week 14 Lab - Embedded Networking and Communications:

  Presentation and tasks for Week 14 Lab

• Week 15 - Interface and Application Programming:

  Presentation and tasks for Week 15 Lab

Mechanical / Machine Design

• Arduino CNC Shield Kit with GRBL:

  Notes on Programming an Arduino in conjunction with a CNC Shield and GRBL to control Stepper Motors