lecture:lecture_6
Lecture 6: Voltage dividers, potentiometers, photoresistors and more Arduino Programming
Checklist: What you need to bring for this lecture
Learning Objectives
Be able to identify a voltage divider, and predict the output from a voltage divider circuit
Be able to identify a voltage divider, and use a potentiometer to create a variable voltage when supplied with a fixed voltage relative to ground
Be able to use the analog Input function to read a voltage with an Arduino
Be able to use the Serial Monitor to receive input from an Arduino attached to your laptop computer
Be able to create a voltage divider circuit to enable reading the photoresistor from the Sparkfun Inventor's Kit
Be able to use a simple “if” statement to execute conditional code blocks in an Arduino sketch
Lecture Notes and Slides
In Class Hands-On
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PDF: Arduino case study: potentiometer, photoresistor
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Homework
Homework 3 is due at the beginning of next class meeting (Lecture 7).
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