Circuits and Electronics
For the Speaker Project, we created a speaker using resistors,
transistors, capacitors, inductors, LEDs, speakers, tweeters, and wires. We prototyped with MDF,
cardstock and used breadboards in addition to arduinos.
For the Wireless Project, we had to design a device that communicates
over one of the following protocols: Radiofrequency, Wifi, Bluetooth, or SMS. Using a Photon
Particle and Adafruit, I decided to make a screen that displayed the weather, temperature and MUNI
(public transportation) time for my stop utilizing weather and MUNI API's. I lasercutted the
enclosure out of acrylic.
For the Solar Project, we had to design a small portable solar device
and understand the requirements for a basic solar charging system. I created a charging station- the
enclosure was laser cut 1/8 MDF.
For the Dava Visualization Project, my group was able to combine our
chemistry project with our circuits project. We created an interactive graph that would plot out the
results of our chemistry experiment on the ideal temperature for yeast growth.
For the Audio reactive visualizer Project, I created a audio reactive
neopixel visualizer. create an audio reactive visualizer. Using
Arduino and a neopixel, I changed the code so that when a certain frequency was played, the LED
columns would peak up.
Project information
- Dates: Analog and Digital (Fall 2016)
- Device Invention (Spring 2017)
- Skillset: Arduino, soldering, CAD, CNC
I took two semester long courses focused on Circuits and Electronics in my sophomore year at Lick-Wilmerding High School. In Circuits 1, we learned about the basic skills to design and build an analog and digital (programmable) circuit using Arduino. In Circuits 2, we continued to develop our skills with designing and building electronic devices and circuits.