Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
FIGURE.5-1
The detonator button built with a Raspberry Pi
What You Will Need for
this.Adventure
Here is a complete list of everything you'll need to build the electronic circuits described
in this adventure—you will need some electronic components, and also some addi-
tional parts to allow you to connect your computer to these components. All the parts
you need are shown in Figures 5-2 and 5-3:
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A breadboard
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At least four push buttons of the push-to-make type
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At least 1 LED of any colour (but more will be fun to use!)
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A 7-segment LED display
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Ten or more 330-ohm resistors for use with your LEDs and display
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Four or more 10K-ohm resistors for use with your buttons
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At least 20 jumper wires of the pin-to-pin type, or some thin solid-core wire and
some wire strippers
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A small battery holder with two AA or AAA batteries
