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    The document provides resources for students taking an electronics class, including instructions for a final photo theremin project. It discusses potentiometers, perf boards, and circuit diagrams. Students are given online and physical sources for buying electronics parts in the future. Websites and books are recommended for continuing education in electronics topics.

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    The document provides resources for students taking an electronics class, including instructions for a final photo theremin project. It discusses potentiometers, perf boards, and circuit diagrams. Students are given online and physical sources for buying electronics parts in the future. Websites and books are recommended for continuing education in electronics topics.

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    Electronics For Artists - Theremin

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    The document provides resources for students taking an electronics class, including instructions for a final photo theremin project. It discusses potentiometers, perf boards, and circuit diagrams. Students are given online and physical sources for buying electronics parts in the future. Websites and books are recommended for continuing education in electronics topics.

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    The key takeaways are about components used in electronics projects like potentiometers and perf board as well as online resources for parts and information.

    Potentiometers are used as variable resistors and can be used to control voltage or audio levels. They have three connectors - two outer connectors and one in the middle.

    Perf board is used for permanently soldering components together for prototyping circuits. It has a grid of holes with copper rings around each hole for soldering.

    Electronics for Artists

    Class #4
    final project - photo theremin with amplifier
    some resources for your future in electronics

    Potentiometer

    1) used as a voltage divider or (as we will) a variable resistor


    2) also referred to as a pot
    3) rated by maximum resistance
    4) two types: audio taper (which is logarithmic since our perception of
    loudness and frequency follows a logarithmic curve), or linear taper
    5) three connectors: well use one of the outside connectors and the
    one in the middle
    6) physical package can be a knob you rotate or a slider you move

    Perf Board
    1) A board for soldering components together permanently
    2) Still considered a prototyping board since mass produced things
    use custom designed circuit boards rather than the generic perf
    board
    3) Usually a grid of holes with little copper rings (solder pads) around
    each hole on one side
    4) Components sit on the non-copper side
    5) Components, wires, etc. are soldered
    together using the solder rings

    Lab 1 - photo theremin with amplifier


    9V

    340

    CDS

    250uF
    +

    10k
    nc

    nc
    8

    555
    1

    8
    10uF

    LM386
    1

    10k
    0.1uF

    0.1uF

    10

    Resources for the future:


    parts:
    All Electronics - were lucky that theyre located in Van Nuys since most of the world finds them at:
    www.allelectronics.com
    Radio Shack - usually poor quality parts, but theyre everywhere and can be a life saver in a pinch
    Jameco - search by part number, they have just about everything supply somethings only in bulk (like 1000+) but most as one-offs:
    www.jameco.com
    Mouser - just like Jameco
    www.mouser.com
    Digi-Key - just like Jameco and Mouser
    www.digikey.com
    Electronic Goldmine - all kinds of weird stuff (like AllElectronics), also cool bundles of tons of parts for cheap:
    www.goldmine-elec.com
    Information:
    Google, google, google
    Wikipedia actually has some really good resources
    Solarbotics.net - BEAM bot community. Great resource for small simple robotics as well as solar powered things (www.solarbotics.com sells stuff too).
    HowStuffWorks.com has some clear explanations of many of the concepts we coverd in class - plus lots more.
    Really understand the 555 timer: www.uoguelph.ca/~antoon/gadgets/555/555.html
    Google, seriously - I could type for years trying to list all of the things available online.
    Arduino.cc - simple to use microcontroller to get you into physical computing. Connect sensors to your computer and get your computer to controll physical objects
    (solenoids, relays, LEDs, motors, etc. etc.). Great community with lots of sharing of information.
    Books:
    Practical Electronics for Inventors - Paul Scherz
    Hardware Hacking - Nicolas Collins (mostly related to sound but some visual things too - a workshop with this man on which the book is now based got me into electronics).
    Teach Yourself Electronics - Malcolm Plant - I used lots of info from this for the class
    Starting Electonics - Keith Brindley - ditto to the previous, they have photos of how to breadboard their demonstrations which can really help
    Electronics Demystefied - Stan Gibilisco (like the for Dummies series but MUCH better and more thorough - starts easy gets pretty hard)
    The Art of Electronics - Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill (not for the feint of heart - expert nerd territory)
    Any book by Forrest M. Mims III
    Again, this list could go on and on.....these are just books Ive actually read and used. Check some different ones out at the library and see what you think.

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