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Building Programmable Electronics

Students are introduced to the development and applications of embedded systems and taught how to make their systems using a TinkerCad simulation of the Arduino Uno device and the Arduino programming application.

Students will:
  • Learn more about electrical engineering and computer science with a hands-on experience
  • Use and Identify several components in the Arduino system, including LEDs, potentiometers, and resistors
  • Have a basic understanding of how the Arduino system works
  • Use the C coding language with the Arduino computer application
  • Create their own Arduino-based projects
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    Lab time commitment

    100-140 minutes (including 50-minute intro video)

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    Lab materials

    Digital materials only

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Meet the lab intro host

James Venditto
Electrical Engineering Ph.D. Student, Columbia University

James Venditto is a Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering at Columbia University, where he currently performs research in the area of integrated silicon photonics. He previously obtained his Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 2022, with a concentration in Semiconductors and Nanotechnology. During his time at Notre Dame, James performed undergraduate research on microprocessor design, was a teaching assistant for multiple electrical engineering courses, and served as the vice president of his school's IEEE Student Branch during his senior year. He also participated in a research program with NYU Tandon's Sounds of New York City environmental monitoring project during the summer of 2021. He is a member of IEEE Eta Kappa Nu and Tau Beta Pi. James has been with Engineering Tomorrow since 2019, serving as a Summer Intern, College Mentor, and now as an Engineering Presenter. 

James Venditto

Electrical Engineering Ph.D. Student, Columbia University

James Venditto is a Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering at Columbia University, where he currently performs research in the area of integrated silicon photonics. He previously obtained his Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 2022, with a concentration in Semiconductors and Nanotechnology. During his time at Notre Dame, James performed undergraduate research on microprocessor design, was a teaching assistant for multiple electrical engineering courses, and served as the vice president of his school's IEEE Student Branch during his senior year. He also participated in a research program with NYU Tandon's Sounds of New York City environmental monitoring project during the summer of 2021. He is a member of IEEE Eta Kappa Nu and Tau Beta Pi. James has been with Engineering Tomorrow since 2019, serving as a Summer Intern, College Mentor, and now as an Engineering Presenter. 

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