Creative Electronics Assignment 201411
Please read the AssignmentDescription, there is additional information there which is useful to know .
Please follow the lecture and deliverables instructions below carefully. It will save you and us a lot of time .
Contents
1. Assignment resources
The assignment resources are mentioned in the AssignmentDescription
2. Schedule
Date |
Time |
Space |
Lecture |
Assignor |
10-11-2014 |
10.45 - 12:30 |
PT 1.05 |
Reader chapter 1-3 |
Harrie Kuipers |
13-11-2014 |
09.00 - 12.00 |
E-Atelier |
E-workshop. Practical assignment 1 (group 1) |
3 Assignors |
13-11-2014 |
13:45 - 16:30 |
E-Atelier |
E-workshop. Practical assignment 1 (group 2) |
3 Assignors |
17-11-2014 |
10.45 - 12:30 |
PT 1.05 |
Reader chapter 4-5, Practical assignments: 1,2 |
Harrie Kuipers |
20-11-2014 |
13:45 - 15:30 |
PAV J17 |
Reader chapter 6-7. Practical assignments: 3,4 |
Harrie Kuipers |
24-11-2014 |
10.45 - 12:30 |
PT 1.05 |
Reader chapter 8-9. Practical assignments: 5,6 |
Harrie Kuipers |
27-11-2014 |
13:45 - 15:30 |
PAV J17 |
Opamps, sensors actuators, CHS, Practical assignment 7 |
Harrie Kuipers |
1-12-2014 |
10.45 - 12:30 |
E-Atelier |
Building block: Central heating system |
All assignors |
4-12-2014 |
13:45 - 17:30 |
HG 4.57 |
Start mini project, Arduino workshop |
Peter Peters, Jan Rouvroye |
8-12-2014 |
10.45 - 12:30 |
HG 4.24 |
Present project proposal (group 1) |
All assignors |
8-12-2014 |
10.45 - 12:30 |
HG 4.57 |
Present project proposal (group 2) |
All assignors |
11-12-2014 |
13.45 - 15:30 |
E-Atelier |
Mini project help |
All |
15-12-2014 |
10.45 - 12:30 |
E-Atelier |
Mini project help |
All |
18-12-2014 |
13:45 - 15:30 |
HG 4.57 |
Exhibition with poster for mini project |
All assignors |
The 'group' division of 24-04-2014 and 27-05-2014 will be available in this list.
3. Lecture and workshop materials and instructions
=== Reader chapter 1-3, November 10, 2014===
=== E-workshop, November 13, 2014===
=== Reader chapter 4-5, November 17 29, 2014===
=== Reader chapter 6-7, November 20, 2014===
=== Reader chapter 8-9, November 24, 2014===
=== Reader chapter 10, November 27, 2014===
=== Arduino workshop, December 4, 2014===
Lecture slides arduino workshop (.pdf) Lecture slides arduino workshop (.pptx) Code examples (.zip)
Install the Arduino IDE on your laptop. Perform all actions upto and including having the 'Blink' example running.
- Bring with you:
- Your laptop, with fully charged batteries and power cables, Arduino IDE software installed and tested.
- Your Arduino kit, including at least the following:
- Arduino board
- USB cable
- a push button
- a breadboard
- a 10K ohm resistor
- a light sensor (LDR or Light Dependent Resistor)
- a few color leds
- a few jumper wires
4. Deliverables
Send answers to questions and report deliverables via email to your assignor. Which assignor this is can be found in this list.
4.1. Weekly (until 05-12-2014)
All students individually
Send answers to the 'questions' (and the way you came to these answers) found in the chapters lectured that week. Results are expected before or on the Monday following the lectures, so the answers to the questions of week 1's lectures are expected before or on Monday of week 2, the answers to the questions of week 2's lectures are expected before or on Monday of week 3, etc... Format is free, just make sure it is readable.
Questions |
Ultimate delivery |
2.1, 2.3, 3.1, 3.3, 3.5, 3.6 |
17/11/2014 23:59 |
4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.6, 5.1, 5.4, 5.6, 6.1, 6.3, 6.4 |
24/11/2014 23:59 |
8.2, 9.1, 9.4, 10.1 |
1/12/2014 23:59 |
4.2. Monday 1-12-2014
Student teams:
- Prototype of central heating system demo and presentation.
4.3. Friday 5-12-2014
Student teams:
Send a report of all practical assignments (Reader chapter 14 and 15), including a personal reflection on the assignment of each team member. Guidelines can be found in the documentFinal_report_guidelines.pdf
4.4. Monday 8-12-2014
Student teams:
- Mini project proposal presentation
4.5. Thursday 18-12-2014
Student teams:
- Mini project prototype demo and poster
4.6. After the assignment (Thursday 18-12-2014)
NON ID students individually:
- Send email, including:
- Practical assignments report
- Mini project poster
- Send email, including:
ID students individually:
- Send email, at least including:
- Practical assignments report
- Mini project poster
- Feedback request in IDCompass to your assignor, attach deliverables to the request, at least including:
- Practical assignments report
- Mini project poster
- Send email, at least including:
5. Installing the Arduino IDE
Follow the instructions of Getting Started with Arduino on the Arduino website
- Create a shortcut on your desktop to "Arduino.exe" for easy access.
If you are installing Arduino on Windows 8, this link explains shortly how to install drivers for Arduino on Windows 8.