Instructor
Daniel Leithinger (he/his/him) - daniel.leithinger@colorado.edu
Office Hours: Directly after the lecture on Thursdays 12:25pm - 1pm MT (In the lecture Zoom link and/or on Discord), and by appointment on other days.

TA
Sandra Bae (she/her/hers) - sandra.bae@colorado.edu
Office Hours: Friday 2pm - 3pm MT https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/5943509214

LA
Mason Moran (he/him/his) - mamo.7013@colorado.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday 1pm - 2pm MT https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/3446835035

My Object Blog from when I took the class: https://wp.me/PbfkF2-4

LA(ish)
Caleb Wright (he/him/his) - caleb.wright@colorado.edu
Located in the ENVD Building (across the street from ATLAS): Room 305 from 10am to 5pm week days. Call 970-630-9917 before arriving.

Lecture
Thursdays 11:10 - 12:25 pm Mountain Time (MT)
Zoom link: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/95741066791 (Note: The Zoom link is restricted to CU Boulder account users.)

Labs
ATLS 3300-011 (Sandra) 9:00 am - 10:15 am MT - remote - https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/95741066791
ATLS 3300-012 (Sandra) 11:00 am - 12:15 pm MT - remote - https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/95741066791
ATLS 3300-013 (Mason) 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm MT - remote - https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/95741066791
ATLS 3300-014 (Sandra) 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm MT - remote - https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/95741066791

(Links to an external site.)

Class Discord Server Invite: https://discord.gg/HXPDPKyn3t

Assignment
Due @ 11:59pm

Lecture
Thursdays

Lab
Fridays

Week 1

Fill out the welcome shipping form

Jan 14

Introduction to the Course:
Slide Deck & Zoom Lecture Recording

Course Supplies
Documentation
Student Blog Links
Course Survey

Jan 15

No class on 1/15/2021.

Week 2

Jan 19

Assignment Due:

Jan 21

Basic Electronics:
Slide Deck & Zoom Lecture Recording

Identifying Components
Simple Circuits
Schematics

Week 2 Resources

Jan 22

Lab 1: Basic Electronics

Introductions
Using a Breadboard
Simple LED circuit

Students MUST have their supplies for Lab!

Slides and Zoom Recording

Week 3

Jan 26

Assignment Due: Basic Electronics

Jan 28

Quiz - Basic Electronics

Basic Electronics Continued:
Zoom Lecture Recording

Electricity
Simple Circuits
Ohm’s Law
Series and Parallel
Potentiometers
Using a multimeter

Week 3 Resources

Jan 29

Lab 2: Electronics Continued

Ohm's Law
Series and Parallel Circuits
Potentiometers

Installing Arduino on your Computer

Slides, Zoom Recording, and Calculations (thanks to Caleb!)

Week 4

Feb 2

Assignment Due: Lab 2: Electronics

Feb 4

Quiz - Series and Parallel Circuits

Arduino Introduction:
Slide Deck & Zoom Lecture Recording

Microcontrollers
Arduino Programming
Digital vs. Analog I/O

Week 4 Resources

Feb 5

Lab 3: Arduino and Digital I/O

Getting Started with Arduino
Sensing Digital Input
Writing Digital Output
Create a Custom Switch
Create Custom Enclosure

Slides, Zoom Recording, Switch Videos (1, 2, 3)

Week 5

Feb 10

Assignment Due: Lab 3: Arduino and Digital I/O

Feb 11

Quiz - Digital I/O

Analog Input

Slide Deck & Zoom Lecture Recording

Analog Sensors
Using Voltage Dividers
Arduino: Analog Sensor Input
Interactivity

Week 5 Resources

Feb 12

Lab 4: Arduino and Analog I/O

Read and Process Analog Sensor Input
Use Serial Monitor
PWM output

Slides, Zoom Recording (Part 1, Part 2) , Analog Videos (1, 2, 3)

Week 6

Feb 16

Assignment Due: Lab 4: Arduino and Analog I/O

Feb 18

Quiz - Analog I/O

Analog Output: Sounds

Slide Deck & Zoom Lecture Recording

PWM Continued
Piezo Speakers
tone()

Week 6 Resources

Feb 19

Lab 5: Build a Musical Instrument

use sensor input and tone() to create a custom musical instrument

Slides , Zoom Recording

Week 7

Feb 24

Assignment Due: Lab 5 - Musical Instrument

Feb 25

Quiz - Arduino Audio

p5.js and Serial Communication

Zoom Lecture Recording

Intro to P5.js
Asynchronous Serial

Week 7 Resources

Feb 26

Lab 6: Serial Game or Audio Controller

Slides, Notion Embedding Video

Week 8

March 2

Assignment Due: Lab 6 Part 1 - Interactive P5.JS Scene

March 4

Quiz - P5.JS basics

Serial Communication Part 2

Zoom Lecture Recording

Week 8 Resources (Same as Week 7)

March 5

Lab 6: Serial Game or Audio Controller

Slides, Zoom Recording

Week 9

March 10
Assignment Due: Lab 6 Part 2 - Serial Communication
(Note: The Canvas assignment was originally set to the 17th. Please still try to complete it by the 10th, as we have the Lab 7 motor assignment due on the 17th as well)