ab   b  e
ICD2O-E: SPRING 2025
END (OF COURSE)
DIGITAL 2: A COUNTING CIRCUIT
CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
39
May 29
DER Submission Tonight
Project 1.4
Counting Circuit
Finishing Touches
1.3
Counting Circuit

AF DG KH WH RJ SL
OL MM KS GS WT NV
RA CA* TB* WC MD EH
BK RL* CM CMaz EP LQT
HS ST MZ*
CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
38
May 25
Stage H:
Counting Circuit Case

Counting Circuit Encased
1.3 (H)
37
May 23


Stage G:
Counting Circuit PCB

and Supplemental Parts
Stage G Soldering Tips
1.3 (G)
CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
36
May 18

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

The 4511 BCD to 7-Segment Decoder
Click for

Interfacing Strategy

1.3 (E&F)
35
May 16

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

The 4516 Up/Down (0-15) Counter

1.3 (D)
CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
33
May 12

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)
32
May 10

Counting Circuit
Explore changes to
RC1 and RC2 components


Analog and Digital Interfacing Example:
The Potentiometer into a NAND Gate?
Fill/Drain Animations:
RC2-0.01uF, RC2-0.1uF


1.3 (B)
31b
May 8

B. NAND Gate Oscillator (4011) Part 2
31a
May 8
Counting Circuit
A. Button Input
Animations: tp1, tp2, 3
B. NAND Gate Oscillator (4011) Part 1
Animation:
TP3, RC Drain


1.4
Your ultimate Counting Circuit goal, 8 classes from now, as S. Appleyard achieved in early 2021...
CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
30
May 4

1-Bit Magnitude Comparator: Encasement
Work Period

1.3
1-Bit Mag. Comp
AF DG KH WH RJ* SL
OL MM KS GS WT NV
RA CA TB WC* MD EH
BK RL CM CMaz EP
LQT HS ST MZ
29
May 2

Review of
1-Bit Magnitude Comparator: Prototype
Review of
1-Bit Magnitude Comparator: PCB
Review of
1-Bit Magnitude Comparator: Encasement

Soldering Session
DIGITAL 1: INTEGRATED CIRCUITS: LOGIC GATES
CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
28
Apr 28
 

1-Bit Magnitude Comparator: Prototype

1-Bit Magnitude Comparator
PCB and Case Preparations
(in-class Instructions)
1.3

CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
27
Apr 24
1.3

Falstad: Full Adder
26
Apr 22
Binary Challenge
Qualifying Round #3
CMOS IC Descriptions:
Electronics Club
Just as mathematical expressions
can be formed by combining
arithmetic operators, so, too,
are useful boolean expressions
formed by combining logic operators (gates)

Combinational Circuits
(Multiple Logic Gates)
ACES' Frame Player:
Combinational Circuits

1.3

Falstad: Half Adder
EASTER WEEKEND (April 18-21)
CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
26
Apr 16
Binary
Challenge

CMOS LOGIC ICs in your
e
pp. 50-56
Bookmark this site...
Electronics Club: CMOS 4000
  


ACES'
Binary
Challenge
Tournament
Binary
Challenge

Cisco Systems

Practice!

NumbersByBase.xlsx
Code Studio (N/A?)

Practice!
25
Apr 14

John Venn

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

COMPUTER MATH/LOGIC (p. 44)
Recall VENN Diagrams
BOOLE(AN) LOGIC OPERATORS
ACES' Frame Player: Button Logic

ACES' Frame Player: Transistor Logic
ACES
Engineering Your
Foundation

ANALOG 2: BUTTONS, SWITCHES, CAPACITORS, TRANSISTORS and INDUCTORS
CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
24
Apr 10
Missed Class: OSSLT
(drop by before school, lunch or after school for support)
Joule Thief
NoC NiC GC* SD
LG MG ZL* ZM GM
HP NS CS FS
SV
JW EY*
23
Apr 8

Inductance Gem:
J. Rogan's (ACES '23)
Axial Flux Alternator
Project 1.2 Joule Thief
Falstad: Joule Thief
Solder Joints
1.2
CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
22
Apr 4
Faraday's Law
of Induction


How a
Joule Thief Works


Lenz's law
Make Magazine
Vampire Flashlight

Future ACES'
'Electrical' Engineers
Coil Inductance Calculator
Inductors
The Engineering Mindset
Inductors Explained

Inductance
Simply Electronics:
Part 1, Part 2

Falstad:: Joule Thief
ACES Frame Player: Toroid Winding
ACES Frame Player: Joule Thief
Make a Joule Thief
1.2
Joule Thief: Schematic

Joule Thief
(Connections)



21
Apr 2
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

FalstadExample.docx
20
Mar 31

  
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
CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
19
Mar 27
Capacitor as Timer
Exponential Change
Growth (Cap. Charging)
& Decay (Cap. Discharging)

Capacitors as Timers: `tau = R times C`
Capacitor Activity: RC Timing

Optional
Solder Joints
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


18
Mar 25
The Knack:
The Curse of
the Engineer

pp. 31-34
Capacitors

Falstad:
Capacitor Visualization
Introducing Delays (TIMING)
into our Circuits

Capacitor Codes
  
The Charge/Discharge Circuit

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

Tantalum vs Ceramic
MARCH BREAK (March 10-21)
CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
17
Mar 7
  Asynchronous Day
DER Preparation
Keypad Voltmeter
NoC NiC GC SD*
LG MG ZL GM
HP NS CS FS
SV
JW EY
16
Mar 5


Watch these videos
Technical Writing:
Don'ts and Dos

Use of the
Active Voice
The INSERT Tab Pt. 2:
Picture, Symbols
+ +   =  
1.1
15
Mar 3
Keypad Voltmeter
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 Exemplar
CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
14
Feb 27
Keypad Voltmeter
Page Real Estate
+ +   = 
Show/Hide, Ruler, Tabs, Breaks, Styles


1.1
DER Parts Table
13
Feb 25
Keypad Voltmeter
Keypad Voltmeter Device
Assembly Sequence...
1.1
DER Exemplar
CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
12
Feb 21
Keypad Voltmeter
Breadboard Layout
Keypad Voltmeter

ACES' Frame Player:
Keypad Voltmeter
1.1
p. 24
Transitioning from..
Analog to Digital
from continuous to discrete

Analog vs Digital
Button Logic and Voltage Division
Switches (SPST, SPDT, DPDT)
ACES' Frame Player: Switches

11
Feb 19
PBNO


PBNC

'Mechanical' Input Devices
Buttons (PBNO, PBNC)

Circuit Symbols (p. 8)
ACES' Frame Player: Buttons
(Digital) Button Logic:
Pull-Down
and Pull-Up Configurations
FAMILY DAY WEEKEND (February 14-17)
ANALOG 1: SIGNALS, SUPPLY, SYMBOLS, SCHEMATICS and RESISTORS
CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
10
Feb 13
Snow
Day
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`
Circuit Symbols
(p. 8)

1.1
9
Feb 11

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
Feb 7
bROYGBVgWBROYG
Wire Lengths
Using
Ohm's Law
and
Kirchhoff's Laws
to
Analyze Circuits
ACES' Frame Player: LED Circuits
Using Ohm's Law to determine the
Current (I) in a circuit :
`I=V/R`
Ben Eater's ( BeNeater :)
Breadboard Tips and Tricks
7
Feb 5
o
Useful LED Variations:
Bicolor, RGB, rectangular, 3mm...
LED Datasheet
ACES' Frame Player: LED Circuits
Use 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


RSGC ACES' LED Tester
Soldering, Assembly & Testing
for 2022/2023...
Appleyard LED Tester

6
Feb 3

Period
Rotation
to P2
First look at Circuit Diagrams
(aka Schematic
s)
Circuit Symbols (p. 8)
Our first circuits...
ACES' Frame Player: Fixed Resistors
Kirchhoff's Voltage Law (KVL)
DMM Confirmation of KVL
(Waterfall Model of Voltage Drop)
Ohm's Law
(in terms of Voltage)
Voltage: `V=IR`
Power: `P=IV`


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

CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
5
Jan 30
(Asynch)
α, β, γ,...
ALPHA,
BRAVO,
CHARLIE,...
Start your Prototyping Skills off
on the right foot...
Watch B. Eater's:
Breadboard Tips and Tricks
Your scholastic fortunes are enriched
by knowing multiple
Alphabets and Languages
So, today, memorize the
Greek and Phonetic Alphabets
found on Page 78 of your DC Circuits Workbook
4
Jan 28

First look at Circuit Diagrams
(aka Schematic
s)
Circuit Symbols
(p. 8)
 
 
Second DMM Function:
2. Resistance (Ω)

Fixed (Current-Limiting)
Resistor Applet


Our first circuits...
ACES' Frame Player: Fixed Resistors
Where the MAGIC happens



ResistorCircuitAnalysis
CLASS REFERENCE SUPPORT CONCEPTS SUPPLEMENTAL
3
Jan 24
 
Neoteck DM4000 Pro
Auto-Ranging
Digital Multimeter (DMM)

Powers and Prefixes
(p. 6)
The Breadboard
(Your Prototyping Workbench)
 
First DMM Function:
1. Continuity (Conductance) ()
Where the MAGIC happens

2
Jan 22
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`


Alkaline Battery Chemistry
1
Jan 20

RSGC ACES: History

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

(PBS) Tesla:
Master of Lightning
Distribution of... e
Online Workbook
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 (Argon Prototypes)
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.