1.3 Lab Kit
An electronics kit containing resistors, capacitors, light-emitting diodes, a small microcontroller board, various integrated circuits (IC’s) and the material and tools needed to assemble and test circuits and a “smart car” using these components is a key part of the course on which this eBook is based. An electronics kit for this course has been developed, refined, and used by several thousand students over the past decade. Your course instructor will give you specific instructions for ordering your kit.
Lab kit Components. A list of all the components contained in the kit is given below and you should inventory your kit to be sure you have all these components. URLs for the product pages and data sheets of parts representative of those in your kits are given below. These are only representative, rather than identical to the components in your kit. This is because component prices and availability and import tariff fees change from year to year. Sometimes these changes result in components having different form factors being selected for the kits. Owing to this, the detailed component specifications and even the shape/form factor of the components in your kit may differ from those you’ll find in the links below. Nevertheless. you will likely find these data sheets to be helpful as you progress through this text and the course that accompanies it.
Power Supply/Voltage Sources:
(8) AA batteries
(2) 4xAA Battery Holder with 6″ Wires
(1) 9V battery
(1) 9V battery snap holder
9V battery snap holder product page
(1) Alligator Clip to USB Cable
Alligator clip to USB cable data
Resistors:
(20) 1/4 Watt 100 Ohm Resistor Carbon Film 5%
(20) 1/4 Watt 1 kOhm Resistor Carbon Film 5%
(20) 1/4 Watt 10 kOhm Resistor Carbon Film 5%
(2) 100kOhm potentiometer
100kOhm potentiometer product page
100kOhm potentiometer data sheet
(1) 1MOhm potentiometer
1MOhm potentiometer product page
1MOhm potentiometer data sheet
Test and assembly:
(1) digital multimeter
Digital Multimeter (DMM) product page
(2) 400-Point Solderless Breadboards 3.3″Lx2.1″W
(1) 65 piece male-to-male jumper wire set
(1) set of 10 M/F Jumper Wires
(1) set of 10 alligator clip test leads 24 AWG.
(1) pocket trim potentiometer adjustment tool
Potentiometer trimmer tool product page
Microcontroller chips (MCUS) and development supplies:
(1) ATmega328 Uno Development Board (Arduino Uno or compatible)
Arduino Uno compatible dev board product page
(1) USB-A Male to USB-B Male cable for Arduino board
Sensors:
(1) HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Distance Sensor
Ultrasound sensor product page
(1) 90mW Cadmium Sulfide (CDS) Photocell (aka Photo Sensitive Resistor)
(“1) InfraRed LED
(1) InfraRed phototransistor
InfraRed phototransistor product page
InfraRed Phototransistor data sheet
Actuators:
(2) DC Motors
(10) LED Red 660 nm 2 pin T-1 3/4
(10) LED Green 565 nm 2 pin T-1 3/4
(1) 5mm Diffused RGB LED, 4-pin, Common Cathode
(1) Piezo Buzzer 5Vp-p 3 mA 4000 HZ 80 dB PC Pins
Electronic Devices:
(4) 2N3904 General Purpose NPN BJT Transistor
2N3904 NPN transistor product page
2N3904 NPN transistor data sheet
(2) TIP120 Darlington NPN Transistors
TIP120 NPN transistor product page
TIP120 NPN transistor data sheet
(3) LM358N Low Power Dual Operational Amplifier (Op Amp).
LM358N dual op amp product page
Capacitors:
(10) 10 uF 50 Volt Radial Capacitor
(10) Capacitor Ceramic Disk 0.1 uF 25V +- 20%
Smart Car Chassis and Motor Kit:
https://shop.eurekaleap.com/smart-robot-car-chassis-kit-3-layer-2wd-by-okystar/
