Pre-Lecture Activities

Week 5

Watch before class Mon / Tues

  • Analog Temperature Sensor

Watch before class Wed / Thurs

  • OLED Screens

Bring to class all this week

  • Photon 2, breadboard, resistors, push buttons, LEDs, RGB LEDS, wires potentiometer
  • TMP 36 (analog temperature sensor)
  • OLED screen
  • You can see what parts look like visually by checking out the kit page

Build before class Mon / Tues

  • none

Build before class Wed / Thurs

Note: if you don’t have room for both potentiometers and the button, you can leave off the button

Screenshot 2024-07-07 at 3.30.16 AM

Use Qwiic cable to connect OLED to Photon 2

Qwiic Cable - Breadboard Jumper (4-pin)

OLED Photon 2
Black GND GND
Red 3V3 3V3
Blue SDA SDA
Yellow SCL SCL

Optional

  • OLED Library. We will go through through this process during class, but the video is useful if you ever need to refer back to it.

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