ab   ab    b  e
ICS2O-E: FALL 2022
END (OF COURSE)
DIGITAL 2: A COUNTING CIRCUIT
CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
39
Jan 19
Make the most of your
Software Experience
(you''ll need
superior coding skills
for hardware!
)
DER Exemplar
DER
Final Submission:
Project 1.3 A Counting Circuit
1.3
A Counting Circuit
AA* AFB HG CH OH JK
TK LL EM DM SN JP
AS AT
GA FB AB NC WD AE
SH HL* LM* CS* PT GW*
38
Jan 17
Counting Circuit Encased
1.3 (H)
CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
37
Jan 13
A Counting Circuit
Soldering Work Period
1.3 (G)

1.3 (H)
36
Jan 11
A Counting Circuit
Soldering Work Period



Stage G Soldering Tips
1.3 (F)

1.3 (G)

1.3 (H)
CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
35
Dec 20

Variations on D. Decimal Counting
NGO Frequency, 4510
A Counting Circuit
E. Binary Coded Decimal (BCD) Decoder

The 4511 BCD to 7-Segment Decoder
Click for

Interfacing Strategy

1.3 (E)
34
Dec 16

A Counting Circuit
Review of
C. Decade Counter (4017)
Decade Counter with Carryout

D. Decimal Counting
Binary Up/Down Counter (4510)

The 4516 Up/Down (0-15) Counter

1.3 (D)
33
Dec 14
(Condensed)
Project Idea:
3x3x3 LED Cube


A Counting Circuit
Concepts and Exploring Modifications:
1. Reading Diagrams:
Pin and Block
2. NGO Clock Input: Duration and Frequency
3. Reset
: Button, Limited Counting
4: Pin 12
: Divide by 10 (aka. Carry Out)
Decade Counter with Carryout
5. Concepts: Timing Diagrams and Duty Cycle
Now, hold your breath ...
Kreher F-A: 8x8x8 Cube!
4017 Timing Diagram:

32
Dec 12

A Counting Circuit
C. Decade Counter (4017)
NGO Square Wave Output as Clock Input
to our
FIRST Specialized IC:
The 4017 Decade Counter
RSGC ACES: Decade Counter


1.3 (C)
CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
31
Dec 8
A Counting Circuit

Explore changes to
RC1 and RC2 components
Fill/Drain Animations:
RC2-0.01uF, RC2-0.1uF


1.3 (B)
30
Dec 6

A Counting Circuit
Analog and Digital Interfacing Example:
The Potentiometer into a NAND Gate?
B. NAND Gate Oscillator (4011) Part 1
Animation:
TP3, RC Drain


1.3 (B)
30
Dec 6

A Counting Circuit
A. Button Input
Animations: tp1, tp2, 3
1.3 (A and B)
Your ultimate Counting Circuit goal, 8 classes from now, as S. Appleyard achieved in early 2021...
DIGITAL 1: INTEGRATED CIRCUITS: LOGIC GATES
CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
29
Dec 2
Binary Game Semis
Supp. Parts Table
Analog Oscillators?
(aka Astable Multivibrators)
MK130.pdf
Final DER Preparations

1.2
The 2-Bit Adder
AA AFB HG CH* OH
JK TK* LL EM DM SN
JP AS AT*
GA FB AB NC* WD AE
SH HL* LM* CS* PT GW*
28
Nov 30
Binary Game
Quarter-Finals:



2-Bit Adder
2-Bit Adder Device:
PCB and Case Preparations
(in-class Instructions)
ACES' Alumni Visit (12:45-1:45):
S. Atkinson
(ACES '21, Waterloo '26)
ECE190... Goldman & Atkinson's
Clue Capturer
2-Bit Adder
27
Nov 28
Half Adder (p. 57)

Consider Binary Arithmetic...
ADDERS (pp. 57-58)
Full Adder (p. 58)


2-Bit Adder: Prototype


1.2
CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
26
Nov 24

RGB (CC) LED
1-Bit Magnitude Comparator

1.2
1-Bit Mag. Comp.
25
Nov 22

Confirm with your
Mac Calculator App (Programmer)
NAND Gate Emulation
CMOS IC Descriptions:
Electronics Club
Multiple Logic Gates...
ACES' Frame Player:
Combinational Circuits


Tracing Logic Schematics (p. 54)
1.2
1-Bit Mag. Comp.
PARENT-TEACHER INTERVIEWS
CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
24
Nov 17
Asynch
P/T Intr.
pp. 53-56
NAND Gate Emulation
Multiple Logic Gates...
ACES' Frame Player:
Combinational Circuits

1.2
1-Bit Mag. Comp.
CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
23
Nov 15

ACES Binary Challenge (ABC)
Qualifying Round #1
Multiple
Logic Gates...
ACES' Frame Player:
Combinational Circuits

MID-TERM BREAK (NOVEMBER 11-14) Classes Resume on Tuesday November 15 (Cycle 1 - Day 5)
CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
22
Nov 9

p. 50



CMOS LOGIC ICs in your
e
Saw this on a website today!




ACES'
Binary
Tools
Code Studio

Practice!


NumbersByBase.xlsx
Cisco Systems

Practice!
21
Nov 7

John Venn

George Boole
Transition...
ACES' Frame Player: Analog to Digital

COMPUTER MATH/LOGIC
Recall VENN Diagrams
BOOLE(AN) LOGIC OPERATORS
ACES' Frame Player: Button Logic

ACES' Frame Player: Transistor Logic
(p. 44)

ACES
Engineering Your
Foundation

ANALOG 2: BUTTONS, SWITCHES, CAPACITORS, and TRANSISTORS
CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL

20
Nov 3
Dual Role of Transistors:
Switching and Amplification
Analog vs Digital
Falstad Circuit Simulation Applet:
Switched LED, Transistor Tester
Alternating LEDs, Fade In Fade Out
ACES' Analog Oscillator
19
Nov 1
  
The device that changed everything...
Introducing the Transistor
Transistor
Basics, Testing, and Switches
The NPN Transistor (2N3904): Animation
The PNP Transistor (2N3906): Animation
TO-92 (BJT) Datasheets:
2N3904 NPN, 2N3906 PNP
ACES' Frame Player: Transistors
Transitioning from..
Analog to Digital
from continuous to discrete

Analog vs Digital
Optional
The Capacitor Visualizer
N. Vassos' (ACES '19)
The Capacitor Visualizer
Soldering Video Tutorial

Case Preparation and Assembly

Custom 3D-printed case, heat-set inserts,
Panel mount DC barrel jack,
hookup wires, heat shrink tubing,
3mm nylon mounting screws


CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
18
Oct 28


Watch these videos
Technical Writing:
Don'ts and Dos

Use of the
Active Voice
The INSERT Tab Pt. 2:
Picture, Symbols
+ +   = 

1.1
The Capacitor Visualizer
AA* AA* AFB HG CH* OH
JK* TK LL EM DM SN
JP AS AT*
GA FB AB NC WD AE
SH HL LM* CS PT GW
17
Oct 26
Gimme a Break!

Explore the
Full-Screen Version of...
Falstad
Review:
Formatting SI Units
The INSERT Tab Pt. 1:
Header&Footer, Date&Time, Tables,
Page Break , Section Break
The REFERENCES Tab
Table of Contents

1.1
DER Parts Table
16
Oct 24
DER Guidelines
n

+ +   = 
Show/Hide, Ruler, Tabs, Breaks, Styles

1.1
DER Exemplar
CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
15
Oct 20

pp. 31-33

DMM: Capacitance
Review Capacitor Circuits on page 32
Prototype the circuit to the left...
...and then the rollover modification
Capacitors as Timers
: `tau = R times C`
14
Oct 18
pp. 31-34
Capacitors

Falstad:
Capacitor Visualization
Introducing TIMING (Delays) into our Circuits
Capacitor Codes
  
The Charge/Discharge Circuit

ACES' Frame Player: Capacitors
Capacitance:
UNITS:
(Micro)Farads (μF)
RANGES:

Tantalum vs Ceramic
CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
13
Oct 14
Digital-ish
Voltage H-Bridge
Digital-ish
Voltage H-Bridge
The DUAL Uses for the Potentiometer:
Variable Resistor and Voltage Divider

First Look at the...
Voltage H-Bridge
Analog-ish
Voltage H-Bridge
12
Oct 12
p. 24
Switch Circuit
p. 24
Button Logic and Voltage Division
Switches (SPST, SPDT, DPDT)
ACES' Frame Player: Switches

ANALOG 1: SIGNALS, SUPPLY, SYMBOLS, SCHEMATICS
CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
11
Oct 7
PBNO


PBNC

Asynchronous Work Period
'Mechanical' Input Devices
Buttons (PBNO, PBNC)
ACES' Frame Player:
Buttons
Digital Button Logic:
Pull-Down
and Pull-Up Resistor Configurations
10
Oct 5
Click image for details...
Click image for details...
ACES' Frame Player:
Variable Resistors

2. LDR: Light-Dependent Resistor
aka Photocell, Photoresistor, Optoresistor
3. Thermistor:Temp-Dependent Resistor
4. FSR: Force-Sensitive Resistor
5. Flex Sensor: Flex-Sensitive Resistor
J. Vretenar's: The Bionic Hand
Voltage: `V=IR`
Power: `P=IV`
9
Oct 3

e The 1N400n Diode
(for Circuit Protection)


Interactive Circuits :)
Fixed vs Variable Resistors
1. The Potentiometer (p. 10)
ACES' Frame Player: Potentiometer

CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
8
Sep 29
for 2022/2023...
Appleyard LED Tester
LED Datasheet
ACES' Frame Player: LED Circuits
Using Ohm's Law to determine the
Current (I) in a circuit :
`I=V/R`
Using Ohm's Law
and Kirchhoff's Laws
to
Analyze Circuits


7
Sep 27
o 
First look at Circuit Diagrams
(aka Schematic
s)
Circuit Symbols
(p. 7)

Kirchhoff's Voltage Law (KVL)
DMM Confirmation of KVL
(Waterfall Model of Voltage Drop)
 
Sep 23 TERRY FOX DAY (September 23)
CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
6
Sep 22
(Curr.
Night)
First look at Circuit Diagrams
(aka Schematic
s)

Circuit Symbols
(p. 8)
 
Resistor Worksheet
Our first circuits...
ACES' Frame Player:
Fixed Resistors

Voltage, Current
(Direct and Alternating)
Direction of Current
Anode and Cathode
Ohm's Law
(in terms of Voltage)
Voltage: `V=IR`

Power: `P=IV`
(Math) notation...
Powers and Prefices
(p. 75)

Greek Alphabet
p. 77
5
Sep 20


 
CP-202AH-ND 3M156313-06-ND
Your First Soldering Task
Soldering Tips from a former ACE
(Your Solder Tube)

CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
4
Sep 16

 
 
Second DMM Function:
2. Resistance (Ω)
Fixed (Current-Limiting) Resistor Applet


Powers and Prefixes (p. 6)
Greek Alphabet (p. 78)

3
Sep 14
 
Neoteck DM4000 Pro
Auto-Ranging
Digital Multimeter (DMM)
 
The Breadboard
(Your Prototyping Workbench)
 
First DMM Function:
1. Continuity (Conductance) ()
Where the MAGIC happens

2
Sep 12
BBC: Curiosity
The Driver of Success?


Giants of Electricity p.80
Discussion:
What is Electricity
?
The Atom
Water Analogies
Flow Models (Direction):
Electron (Neg →Pos)
(Science)
vs
Conventional (Pos→Neg)
(Electronics)
DC Circuits' Cover Video...
G. Davidge's: A Counting Circuit
Foundations: Grade 9 Science...
Voltage
Ohm's Law (in terms of Voltage):
`V=IxxR`

Current
Ohm's Law (in terms of Current):
`I=V/R`

Your Future: EVs and Batteries


Alkaline Battery Chemistry
CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
1
Sep 8

RSGC ACES: History

Student Outline
Mr. D's Schedule
[ACES Culture]

(PBS) Telsa:
Master of Lightning
Distribution of...

and e
REPUTATION and RESPECT
RSGC ACES Mission: Taking a
Short, Medium, and Long Term View
of your Futures

ACES Hall of Fame:
D. Raymond '19
E. McAuliffe '18, E. Peterson '18
M. Elia '15
Mr. D.'s (ACES) Focus:
Foundations

For our second Field Trip of the year we have been invited to visit a factory that is developing solar panels. Since this device is an integral part of our Greenhouse Project this year, early familiarity with this technology will be advantageous.
What better way is there to start the year than with a walking field trip to acquire the electronic components that we will make good use of? You'll also be aware of its location for your own personal projects.
I have no formal training in electronics or electrical engineering - I'm just really interested in this field. The knowledge and skill I have has been largely acquired over the last few years from learning alongside many talented Georgians and I look forward to expanding my capabilities by working with you this year.
I ask six things of my ACES (for most other things I'm usually flexible):
1. SHORTCUTS. The world has enough corner-cutters. This includes stealing, lying, cheating, or plagiarizing.
2. SHARED SPACE. Show respect for others that use the lab by putting your projects away and leaving your bench area tidy when you leave.
3. DES VISITORS. Show respect for adult visitors that enter the lab by immediately stopping what you are doing, standing and facing the individual(s).
4. NO EATING. Show respect for the lab by not eating in the DES. You may go into the hallway for a quick bite if you need to.
5. AVOID WASTE. Show respect for the lab's resources by not wasting or misusing them.
6. REPUTATION. Show respect for yourself by looking (and speaking) your best. It's the little things keep the doors of opportunity open.
  1. Matches will last exactly 5 minutes
  2. Two qualifying rounds (average points) will determine the initial Tournament seeding
  3. The top 8 seeds move on into the quarter-finals
  4. The Term 1 winner will play the winner of Term 2 in May to determine the Grade winner
  5. The Grade 10 winner will play one match against Mike Ciomyk to determine the 2015 School Champion
  6. Technical problems of any sort with your laptop during a match results in immediate disqualification from the match
Growing Success, p. 29
Responsibility, Organization, Independent Work, Collaboration, Initiative, Self-Reliant Growing Success. p.11.

It is worth noting, right from the start, that assessment is a human process, conducted by and with human beings, and subject inevitably to the frailties of human judgement.
However crisp and objective we might try to make it, and however neatly quantifiable may be our "results", assessment is closer to art than science.
It is, after all, an exercise in human communication.
Knowledge: Subject-specific content acquired in each course (knowledge), and the comprehension of its meaning and significance (understanding).
Thinking: The use of critical and creative thinking skills and/or processes, as follows:
Communication: The conveying of meaning through various forms, as follows:
Application: The use of knowledge and skills to make connections within and between various contexts.