BASIC ELECTRONICS
Class Kit – Snackboard
Circuitry, parallel and series, component names and basic functions, Volt, Amp and Ohm multi-meter measurements, Ohm’s law, logic gates. (Please note: no multi-meter included)
1-20 kits = R 600 21-50 kits = R 580 51 or more = R 550
MODULE 0
Student Kit – Mini Solar House
Assemble a house frame, learn basic parallel and series circuits, smaller Snackboard building platform. Multi-meter measurements, resistance and current calculations.
1-20 kits = R 450 21-50 kits = R 430 51 or more = R 400
MODULE 1
Student Kit – Basic Electronics: Transistor & Projects
Electromagnet, DC motor understanding, Gear motor car, LDR and Thermistor circuits, Transistor effect, Transistor automation circuits.
1-20 kits = R 450 21-50 kits = R 430 51 or more = R 400
MODULE 2
Student Kit – Introduction to Microcontrollers & Robotics
Picaxe 08M2, Breadboard circuits, Digital outputs and inputs, Blockly programming, motor control, Bi-colored LEDs, Motor driver board, Robot construction, bump “Bot”.
1-20 kits = R 850 21-50 kits = R 830 51 or more = R 800
MODULE 3
Student Kit – Sensors & Robotic Control
Analogue inputs – Pot, LDR & Thermistor, Picaxe 14m2, Binary LED programs, Joystick control and PCB soldering. Infrared control, Ultrasonic sensor, Servo, Light follow, Obstacle avoidance, Servo flip game.
1-20 kits = R 850 21-50 kits = R 830 51 or more = R 800
MODULE 4
Student Kit – Communication protocols & Displays
Picaxe 18m2, BASIC programming, Seven segment & LCD display, EEPROM and lookups, Laser & Radio communication, Laser Gun display and feedback, Laser “Bot” tag.
1-20 kits = R 980 21-50 kits = R 950 51 or more = R 920
MODULE 5
Student Kit – Arduino & Bluetooth Control & 4×4 Robot
Arduino Nano, C ++ coding language, coding principles- loops, conditions, arrays, etc. Bluetooth interfacing and “Bot” control, 8×8 Matrix display, Bluetooth pixel paint.
Kit = R 1,200
SOLAR CHARGING STATION
Student Kit – Charging station frame & Solar Battery charging for robot car
Assemble a charging station, learn circuits, Multi-meter measurements, Solar principles, charging and energy calculations. Replace robot battery with rechargeable battery.
1-20 kits = R 650 21-50 kits = R 630 51 or more = R 600
PROGRAMMING CABLE
Designed to be used for windows 7,8,10 computers to communicate and download programs onto a Picaxe chip. (Needed for modules 2-4)
R 130