Shopping list for e/AdLab Interns
You MUST have the items below to build your function generator well before the in-person scope tutorial!
1) Arduino “complete” kit, ~$54 (not the “standard” kit):
https://www.amazon.com/EL-KIT-001-Project-Complete-Starter-Tutorial/dp/B01CZTLHGE/
(Manual & library for the above, free download):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1otZWDIkm5NFmdg6iVmC1wXE1IYO_Gq5M/view?usp=sharing
2) MCP4921 Digital-Analog Converter (DAC) You may want to purchase more than 3 in case you burn one out, which is too easy), $1.97 per chip. This usually takes some time for shipping from Digikey, so be sure to order it early:
3) TWO(2) BNC cables, with grabbers on one end and BNC MALE on the other end — examples are below, or you can obtain them from other vendors. DON’T BUY cables with ALLIGATOR CLIPS at the ends, only grabbers.
https://www.amazon.com/Pomona-5187-C-36-Bnc-Grabber-Rg58C/dp/B00011Q6NI/
https://www.amazon.com/Leads-Alligator-Oscilloscope-Testing-Electric/dp/B07H1X9CT1/
https://www.amazon.com/Tetra-Teknica-TMA010-Minigrabber-Test-Lead/dp/B07F21CFVM/
Getting familiar early on with the following pays off:
4) Sign up for the eLab Fall 2020 discussion forum on Piazza: See the schedule page
5) Tinkercad simulation link for analog labs–register (free) for your account at: https://www.tinkercad.com/
6) Physics sensor apps (free) for your cell phone:
- a) Phyphox
- b) Physics toolbox sensor suite
- c) Sensor Kinetic
7) Ideas for your Arduino final project (free):
https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub
8) If you have access to a pair of needle nose pliers, razor blade (for removing any oxide layer on metal surface) & diagonal cutters, they can be very handy in inserting wires into your breadboard. Many students have found the above tools useful throughout the semester.