Saturday 4 November 2017

M6FLT/KG7VD. "Thrown together in 15 minutes" The LM386 audio amp. Ideal for soldering virgins total cost - £1




Thursday 2 November 2017

CAMJAM EDUKIT-2 Sensors (Thermometer)

2 Sensors

Having visited the Egham Raspberry Jam on a few occasions I decided to see if my 9 year old would be interested in having a go at Python and using the EDU KIT and learning how to read the temperature from the thermometer and convert it to both C and F on the screen. 
Thermometer coding


This is the worksheet showing the circuit for the thermometer, the lights and buzzer are left on the board, but are not initially used or needed.

The above video shows the thermometer running and the output on the screen in C, holding it in my hands you can see the temp rise and then fall back to room temp

CAMJAM EDUKIT-2 Sensors (Lights and Buzzers)

2 Sensors

Having visited the Egham Raspberry Jam on a few occasions I decided to see if my 9 year oldwould be interested in having a go at Python and using the EDU KIT and learning how to control lights and buzzers and various sensors. After following the initial code We played around and made the lights flash on and off, one on two one etc and the busser. This is a great way to learn some simple python code and see it interact with physical components. Highly recommended!

Lights and Buzzers coding


This is the worksheet downloaded for the CamJam site above showing the circuit. The code can be downloaded or typed in from the sheet. 




The Video above shows the 2 LED lights and the buzzer and what we did by playing around with the code to show various functions.