Versatronics Courses
- LED Signage installer's course
- Basic Electricity
- Basic/Intermediate/Advanced Electronics
- Basic/Intermediate/Advanced Arduino
- I also do one-on-one Arduino help by-the-hour
Course Contents
LED Signage installer's course
Basic Electricity
Water analogies
Ohm's Law
How diodes & LEDs work
Types of LED strips
Connectors
Power Supplies
Wiring standards & wire sizes
Examples
Exercises
Duration: 4H, cost R600
Basic electricity
Pre-requisites: able to do basic arithmetic
Volts, amps,resistance, Ohm's law and LED's
Dc, ac and power
Using a multimeter
Wires and connections
Duration: 4H, cost R600
Basic Electronics
Pre-requisites: understanding of basic electricity, some tools
Volts, amps,resistance, Ohm's law and LED's
Diodes, transistors, using a multimeter
Basic radio
Build a crystal set
Duration: 3x4H sessions, cost R1500
Intermediate electronics
Pre-requisites: have done/understand Basic Electronics, own tools and multimeter
Using an oscilloscope
Intro to digital electronics
Build a 12V regulator
Duration: 3x4H sessions, cost R1500
Advanced electronics
Pre-requisites: have done/understand Intermediate Electronics, own tools and multimeter
Build a AM radio
Build a small amplifier
How to make single-sided PCBs in your kitchen
Duration: 4x4H sessions, cost R2000
Basic Arduino
Pre-requisites: laptop, preferably have pre-installed Arduino IDE
Intro to Arduino and development environment
Intro to software process
Arduino libraries
Build a flashing LED metronome with speed adjustment, using buttons, light sensor
Duration: 1x4H sessions, cost R800
Intermediate Arduino
Pre-requisites: have done/understand Basic Arduino
LCD display
Servo motors, DC motors
SPI and pixel LED strips
Shields
Build a digital thermometer with LCD display
Build a wireless version of the above digital thermometer with LCD display with 2 Arduinos
Duration: 2x4H sessions, cost R1500
Advanced Arduino and robotics
Pre-requisites: have done/understand Intermediate Arduino, own tools
Using a shield to send/receive SMS's
Ultrasonic distance measurement
Build a self thinking, collision avoiding robot car
Duration: 3x4H sessions, cost R2000