User manual

more than 5 Volt (V) away from the experimenting PCB.

If possible, do not connect the PCB to the PC directly, but via

a hub. This usually includes an additional effective pro-

tection circuit. If something happens anyway, the hub, and not

the PC, will usually be damaged.

THE PARTS AND THEIR

FUNCTION

The parts of the learning packages are presented here and the

respective functions are explained briefly. The following

experiments will provide the practical experience with the

circuit technology of the electronics.

On the breadboard, you can set up your circuits without sol-

dering. Our breadboard is made up of 17 columns and 5 rows. The

columns with 5 contacts each are connected to each other in a

line (from top down, see figure). The separating bridge in the

middle of the breadboard marks that no connection to the other

field of 17 columns and 5 rows is present. It has proven to be

helpful to uncoil the connection wires of the parts diagonally

first, to produce a kind of wedge at the wire ends. This makes

it easier to plug the parts into the breadboard. If it is

difficult to plug in the parts anyway, best use small

high-precision mechanic flat nose pliers to push the part into

the breadboard with a little more pressure.

The learning package includes several pre-customised jumpers.

They are used for connections between the breadboard and the

Arduino™-PCB. The jumpers have a small pin on both sides that

can be pushed into the experimenting board and the Arduino™-PCB

easily. However, be careful anyway so that no pin will acci-

dentally break off or bend!