Workshop Virtual Engineering, Electronics, and Coding Intro

FREE - SPONSORED by Vela Education Fund

Join us for five live classes on Engineering and coding using Tinkercad circuits and the Arduino Uno.

These classes are live and virtual will be delivered by Isabel Mendiola and Peter Haydock from Gearbox Labs in English.

Explore the digital prototyping, DC circuits, physical computing and more.

Projects

• Introduction to Tinkercad circuits and LEDs
• Buzzers
• RGB LEDs 
• LCD Display
• Servos

Class 1 - Intro to Tinkercad and LEDs

Class 2 – Buzzers and LEDs

Class 3 - RGB LEDs 

Class 4 - LCD Display
Class 5 - Servos

Enrollment limited to 25 

This workshop will cover computer science concepts including:

• line / text-based coding in C++
• variables
• loops
• libraries
• data types
• displaying text
• mapping
• INPUTS and OUTPUTS
• subroutines
• functions
• operations

This workshop will cover engineering concepts including:

• digital vs. analog signals
• PWM signals
• reading schematics
• resistor selection
• circuits
• prototyping
• servos
• polarity

This workshop will cover technologies including:

• microcontrollers
• diodes
• resistors
• servos
• LCDs
• buzzers

This workshop will cover science concepts including:

• Ohm's Law
• Light color mixing
• Sound - Frequency

Before starting you must have a Tinkercad account. Register for a free account at https://www.tinkercad.com/

You must also have a computer and a broadband connection to the internet. These sessions will not be recorded. 

Connection details will be sent to you after registration.

Gearbox Labs proudly uses the HoverCam Duo document camera sponsored by HoverCam.