Tested Python and Arduino installation
My son and I bicycled up to campus today to test out his data logger code (that will be used in the circuits course) on the Windows computers in the lab. The lab support staff had told me yesterday...
View ArticleData logging software for circuits course working
Over winter break, my son has been working nearly full time on writing data logging software for my students to use in the Applied Circuits for Bioengineers course. He has made the first public beta...
View ArticleFirst lab was too long
I had to take a bike trailer into work again today, hauling a couple of thermoses, an ice bucket, and a dozen coffee mugs for use in today’s lab, the thermistor lab. At least I got to use the lighter...
View ArticleSecond lab was smoother than the first
As predicted last week, today’s microphone lab was shorter than last week’s thermistor lab—almost everyone finished within the 3-hour window. I do have to make some changes in the lab handout for next...
View ArticleSampling lab went ok
Today’s sampling and aliasing lab was one I expected to go fairly quickly, but it took longer than I thought. The students had two design tasks and then a bunch of observations. The design tasks were...
View ArticleArduino data logger at Global Physics Department
My son presented the Arduino Data Logger he wrote for my circuits class to the Global Physics Department on 2013 May 15. The sessions are recorded, and the recording is available on the web (though...
View ArticlePressure sensor with air pump
I’ve been thinking of expanding the pressure sensor lab for the Applied Circuits Course to do something more than just measure breath pressure. Perhaps something that conveys another physics or...
View ArticleFreedom KL25Z board
On Tuesday, 2013 July 16, I ordered Freescale’s new $13 KL25Z development board from Digi-Key as part number FRDM-KL25Z-ND, they shipped it within an hour and a half, and I got it on Thursday, 2013...
View ArticleCollege applications finished
My son finished the last of his college application essays today—a letter of intent for the College of Creative Studies at UCSB. UCSB is more of a safety school for him than a first-choice one, but...
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