Group Assignment¶
For this weeks group assignment, we had to use the equipment in our lab to make observations on the operation of a microcontroller. We used 2 tools this week, the oscilloscope and the multimeter.
You can access the assignment page here, but I’ll also be including what I did and learned this week.
Reflection¶
This weeks group assignment was really fun, and I’m sure all of us learned a lot from it. Hands on experience and spending time with our local instructor really helped us understand how the tools worked, it was also really fun to apply concepts that we learned in class and see that all of it was actually true. Real-time changes on the oscilloscope helped me visualize electrical circuits much better and it really brought me down to earth in respect to circuits, and it reminded me that everything is happening and is calculated, which is pretty important when everything seems like magic sometimes. Experimenting allowed us to develop and refine our troubleshooting skills by diagnosing our circuit issues, verifying component values, and analyzing signal behavior Doing this group assignment with our classmates as well helped us work on collaboration and communication skills as we discussed why something was happening, shared insights, and worked together to come to an actual conclusion that made sense (to us).