Input Devices

Updated for 2025 evaluation standards!

• Group assignment:

  • Probe an input device(s)'s analog levels and digital signals
  • Document your work on the group work page and reflect on your individual page what you learned

• Individual assignment:

  • Measure something: add a sensor to a microcontroller board that you have designed and read it.

Learning outcomes

• Demonstrate workflows used in sensing something with input device(s) and MCU board

Have you answered these questions?

• Linked to the group assignment page.
• Documented what you learned from interfacing an input device(s) to your microcontroller and optionally, how the physical property relates to the measured results.
• Documented your design and fabrication process or linked to the board you made in a previous assignment.
• Explained the programming process(es) you used.
• Explained any problems you encountered and how you fixed them.
• Included original design files and source code.
• Included a ‘hero shot’ of your board.

FAQ

What does "probe an input device" mean?

Answer: Use a test equipment (multimeter, oscilloscope, etc.) to observe the signal being generated by a sensor.

Can I use a breadboard interface my input device(s)?

Answer: No. You can't use a breadboard.

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