Related question, sorry for hijacking this thread:
Are there any simulator-games out there? Like:
"Here are available components in your components box, now draw a circuit that lights an LED without distroying it, regardless how the 5V input voltage is connected. Max component count: 4"
Something in the spirit of Euler-project, but with electronics.
This is what I want too. I imagine I could learn what I want to learn about 20x faster with such a game.
BTW if you want to collaborate together to spec out the game we want maybe someone who already understands the relevant theory can help create such a game.
I want to start with questions like:
- create a voltage divider to do ___
- what value of resistor is needed to bias the transistor properly to start oscillation? (would show the rest of the context)
- choose three components to create a low pass filter
- which transistor would work with this oscillator circuit? (multiple choice)
- why doesn't the LED in this circuit light?
There are thousands of simple questions/exercises that would (I think) pave the way for slightly more complex questions... it would be such a fun game :)
I commented below, and I would be happy to collaborate and can provide the theory as well as development. I'd love to get in contact, you can reach me at davep dot goliath @ gmail dot com
It shows blocks traveling across wires/circuits. You can create your own circuits and see what happens. It's not just for logic, but you can see how analog circuits operate as well. The speed of the blocks represents the current flowing and the color of the wires represents the voltage.
I wish more stuff like this was available for circuitry. It gives a nice basic intuition how things work and shows why I need to place a resistor in front of a LED.
Nto directly what you're looking for, but an arduino starter kit would only set you back abouut 50 dollars, and has everything you could need to get started with that sort of assignment. It also teaches you to be careful :)
How do I mail you? I just graduated with an Electrical Engineering degree. I am looking to start a career with a young company - which gives me flexibility to work on my own projects as I job search. I have kept most of my course work from the past 4 years and would be happy to help with both development, theory, and example class material. You can reach me at davep dot goliath @ gmail dot com
Are there any simulator-games out there? Like:
"Here are available components in your components box, now draw a circuit that lights an LED without distroying it, regardless how the 5V input voltage is connected. Max component count: 4"
Something in the spirit of Euler-project, but with electronics.