Introducing Microcontrollers

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Electronics

Breadboard Basics: What They Are, How They Work, and How to Use Them

Reading Time: 11 minutesIntroduction If you’re getting started in electronics, one of the most useful tools you can learn to use is a breadboard. A breadboard allows you to build and test circuits quickly—without soldering—making it perfect for experimenting, learning, and prototyping new ideas. In this article, we’ll walk through the basics of what a breadboard is, how […]

Dustin Hodges 
Projects

How to Make a Simple Switch Circuit

Reading Time: 10 minutesIntroduction Project Name: Simple Switch Circuit Project Description: Learning how to make a simple switch circuit on a breadboard. Difficulty: Easy For this project we’re going to make a simple switch circuit using few components on a breadboard. Having a switch in your circuit allows you full control of it. A switch allows you to […]

Dustin Hodges 
Electronics

What Is a Circuit?

Reading Time: 11 minutesIntroduction Take a moment to think about any electronic device or piece of equipment containing electronics. There’s the coffee pot you use every morning, a smartphone you carry around in your pocket, the computer you use for work, a child’s battery powered toy, an electric car zooming down the interstate, robotic armatures welding together car […]

Dustin Hodges 
Motbots