For this lab, I am learning the basics of electronics: how they work, how they connect, how to prototype, and how to plan.
Planning is a crucial part of the lab. It helps guide and build the prototype on the breadboard. I started with planning first before I even touched the breadboard. I wanted to understand what was going on paper first. The sematic helped visualize the way the breadboard should be put together.
Below is I have a series and parallel circuit put together in a breadboard (series left and parallel right). The series has a jumper-wire connecting from the button to the green LED, then a jumper-wire from the green LED to the red LED; completing the circuit. The parallel circuit has two wires coming out from the switch; one is connected to the red LED and the other to the green LED (when creating the enclosure, the closed circuit is parallel).
For the last part, I created an enclosure for the breadboard. I named the body Tony. Tony is a robot that has an embedded DIY switch. Tony (a box) has two eyes where the LED lights shine through. He also has a mouth where a red jumper-wire is sticking out from. Then the DIY switch works when Tony puts his hands together; closing the circuit.
Fernando Velasco Ramirez 