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Wiki pages on sensors, actuators, programming, and microcontrollers: use pages below
Wiki pages on sensors, actuators, programming, and microcontrollers: use pages below
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* [http://peshkin.mech.northwestern.edu/pic/info/picinterfacing_2008-01-28.pdf PIC interfacing slides, as presented 2008/01/28 (pdf)]
* [http://peshkin.mech.northwestern.edu/pic/info/picinterfacing_2008-01-28.pdf PIC interfacing slides, as presented 2008/01/28 (pdf)]
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<h3>Sensors and actuators for DC</h3>
* [[Using Solderless Breadboard|Solderless Breadboard & wiring that works]]
* [[Using LEDs & IREDs]]
* [[Using a laser]]
* [[Sensing optical tape|Infrared reflectivity]]
** Using phototransistors
** Sensing optical tape
* [[Comparators | Comparators : the analog digital interface]]
* [http://www.robotroom.com/FaulhaberGearmotor.html Faulhaber MiniMotor SA gearmotor with encoder], as well as [[Actuators_Available_in_the_Mechatronics_Lab#Faulhaber_1524E006S_motor_with_141:1_gearhead_and_HES164A_magnetic_quadrature_encoder|the local wiki page]]
* [[Adding a magnetic encoder to a GM3 Gearmotor]]
** Using magnetic switches (Hall Effect)
* [[High-current devices|Driving high-current devices: several options]]
* [[Driving a Stepper Motor]]
* [[Driving an RC Servo]]
* [[Accelerometers]]
* [[Strain gauges]]
* [[Using the Basic Stamp Microcontroller|Basic Stamp Microcontroller]] <b>Not recommended for DC2008</b>
* [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/Battery_NiMH/ NiMH rechargable batteries and chargers]

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