Supplies
Since a lot of supplies for my classes, 211, 311, 346, 347 are common, I’ve made a page with a complete list of what I have found over the years to be the best bargain for the money.
Test equipment like Multimeters, Oscilloscopes and Logic Analyzers have their own dedicated pages.
JK Electronics is a great source of parts which is local (located in Westminster) and you can go in person and buy most of what you need.
Radio Shack also carries a lot of the things we would use…
Resistor Assortment of 1/4 watt, Various Values
Useful for: 211, 311, 346, 347 rest of your electronics career…
All the different values of resistors you would need on strips of cut-tape in bulk. Not the most convenient packaging, but they are a decent value.
joeknowselectronics.com Resistor Kit
These are already packaged in a box and are individually labelled in small bags. Very quick and easy to find the value you want. I like this kit and then when I run out of a value, I just buy a bulk kit like the 1st link and refill these.
Other Sources: JK Electronics, Radio Shack
Wire Strippers
Amazon – Greenlee Wire Strippers
I like the Greenlee’s but realistically any wore strippers will work. Wires come in many different diameters (Gauges/AWG). I prefer the strippers that work on the range of 30-20 AWG, as I find these to be the most useful for the gauges of wire that we work with…
Other Sources: JK Electronics, Radio Shack
Wire Cutters
Although you can use the above wire strippers to cut wire, being able to snip wire close to a prototype or reach into small places is invaluable. I like these as they are cheap and hold up well.
Other Sources: JK Electronics, Radio Shack
Oscilloscope Probes
Other Sources: JK Electronics
CECS 346 Project Parts
A list of most of the parts we will use in class, some are provided by the instructor to borrow, and others are sold in a kit by EAT
CECS 346 Projects – I put together these parts into a kit for EAT – Embedded Applications Technology club in the CECS dapartment to sell. In other words, you do not have to purchase these individually.
These are listed here for your reference. This is not a complete list that must be purchased before the lab is assigned
Infrared Sensor and Final Lab:
Sensor – GP2Y0A41SK0F – 4cm – 30cm Distance – Analog Voltage
Analog Digital Converter – ADC0804
Mosfet – IRL510PBF N-Channel Logic Level
Other Sources: JK Electronics
Potentiometer – 10k – Variable Resistor
Other Sources: Amazon, JK Electronics, Radio Shack
CECS 211 Project Parts and Ideas
Resistor Pack as mentioned above
Capacitor Pack as mentioned above
3904 Transistors
Final Project – Line Following Robot
Geared Motor with Tire/Wheel Ideas
A motor in the 3-6v range should work well. Also, pay attention to the RPMs. How fast do you want your line follower to go? What about current draw? You might have to measure the current under normal operating conditions to get an idea of how to build the driver circuitry.
Amazon – Geared Motor and Wheel Pair
Amazon – Geared Motor and Wheel – Single
Other Sources include Radio Shack and JK Electronics
Sensor Ideas –
Photocell, CdS Cell (Cadmium Sulfate) – A variable resistor that changes based off of light.
Radio Shack, JK Electronics
Phototransistor – A transistor whose base is light-sensitive and controls the Collector/Emitter Current.
Radioshack, JK Electronics