10. Output Devices¶
Objectives of the Week¶
- Demonstrate workflows used in controlling an output device(s) with MCU board you have designed.
Schedule¶
Wednesday, March 25th - Output Devices
Thursday, March 26th : Basics of input devices and measurement
Friday, March 27th : Interesting input devices
Assingments¶
Group assignment:¶
- Measure the power consumption of an output device.
- Find the link to group work here
Individual assignment:¶
- Add an output device to a microcontroller board you’ve designed and program it to do something. (see below)
Class Work¶
Thursday¶
Thursday was a review of the realtionship between current, voltage and power and an overview of various output devices. We learned about the mechanics of motors, pulse width modulation (PWM) and several other interesting concepts and devices. A break down can be found here: Intersting components
Friday¶
Friday we experimented with circuits including output devices. See group work documentation linked above.
Board Design¶
My individual work this week involved designing a board that will interact with a capacitive touch screen. This is an interesting device beucase it is has both inputs and outputs. This is larger scope of work than I originally expected and I will need to update the documentation over the next several weeks. To make this more accessible I created a separate page for this project: