Electronics

Beginner, no experience required:

Electronics 101: Intro to Electronics

Schematics and Breadboarding

Intro to Arduino

Intro to DSP Filters

Intro to AC Circuits (voltage, current, resistance, ohm’s law)

Intermediate: Intro to Oscilloscopes (familiar with voltage, current, resistance) Intro to Transistors (should be familiar with voltage, current, resistance, ohm’s law) Intro to Analog Circuits (should be familiar with voltage, current, resistance, ohm’s law) Power Supplies (should be familiar with voltage, current, ohm’s law) Noise, Filters and the Frequency Domain (voltage, current, ohm’s law, sine/square waveforms) Intermediate KiCAD Using rotary encoders with microcontrollers)

Advanced: Advanced PCB Layout Advanced Serial Communications (I2C, SPI experience)

Various Electronics Classes We’ve Put On

Class Type	Description	Suggested Experiencce
Project	Arduino Music Box	No experience required
Project	Intro to KiCAD, design a PCB	No experience required
Project	Custom Macro Keyboard	No experience required

Electronics Kit Build Instructions

Kit Number	Description	Components	Technology	Image
KM-001	Logo badge	6 resistors, 6 blinking LEDs, battery holder	Thru-hole
KM-002	Holiday star	10 resistors, 10 blinking LEDs, switch	Thru-hole
KM-003	Candy cane	19 resistors, 19 blinking LEDs	Thru-hole
KM-004	Coronavirus	8 resistors, 8 blinking LEDs, switch	Thru-hole
KM-005	Discrete Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) with binary encoder	3 capacitors, 11 LEDs, 34 resistors, potentiometer, switch 4 integrated circuits	Thru-hole
KM-006	Surface mount learn to solder kit with 9 blinking LEDs	9 resistors, 9 LEDs, switch	Surface mount: 1206, 0805
KM-007	Optical theremin	5 capacitors, 1 LED, 23 resistors, switch, 2x integrated circuits, 9v battery clip, speaker	Surface mount: 1206, 0805, 0603
KM-008	Free form artistic soldering	4 resistors, 4 LEDs, 1 switch, 1 USB power jack, and whatever you add to it	Through-hole