This course is intended to introduce the basics of digital and analog circuits to students with software-driven backgrounds by way of innovations in wearable devices and their design. We will focus on the skills needed to design hardware, software, and a device's housing. The primary objective is to have all students work towards designing a product and building it from start to finish -- culminating in a high-fidelity prototype which each team will present on at the end of the semester.
Class will meet Monday / Wednesday from 10:30-11:45 in labs 223/225 in Halligan.
Chris Gregg (
email)
Kate Wasynczuk (
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Raewyn Duvall (
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Course staff can be contacted at:
comp50WD@gmail.com. This will be the primary email used for course-related communications & the best way for you to reach us.
Chris:
Monday 1500-1700
Friday 1500-1630
or by appointment
Kate:
Sunday 1800-2030
Wednesday 1330-1500
Raewyn:
Tuesday 1030-1145
Thursday 1030-1145
- basic electronics
- electronic circuit and printed circuit board (PCB) design
- through-hole and surface mount soldering
- Arduino programming
- wearable package fabrication
The course is project based and students will design and implement a prototype wearable device for presentation, to include a professionally fabricated PCB. The class will be targeted towards students with software-driven backgrounds, and no prior experience with electronics is assumed.
COMP15. No prior experience with electronics is assumed.
45% Final Project
20% Homework & Labs
10% Quizzes
15% Class Participation
10% Class Attendance
All students must purchase a kit of course materials from Chris. This kit contains:
- LightBlue Bean Arduino
- Breadboard
- Power Mount
- Multimeter
- Ultrasonic Transmitter
- Potentiometer
- Rotary Encoder
- Active Buzzer
- Switches (x2)
- Tilt Switches (x3)
- Buttons (x4)
- Optocouplers (x3)
- 555 Timers (x2)
- Shift Register
- LEDs (x10)
- Photoresistors (x3)
- Jumper Wires (x40)
- Headers (x2)
- 3v Batteries (x3)
- 9v Battery
- 9v Battery Connector
- Tweezers
The cost of this kit is $60. Contact Chris if you require financial assistance.
There are no required texts for this course. If you would like to have a text, however, we recommend: