In this episode, George and Jeremy explore how to connect micro controllers and single board computers to circuits and sensors to interface with the real world.  They discuss both analog and digital inputs and outputs as well as the most common ways of interfacing with components such as sensors.

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Show Content

Micro Controller Input/Output Pins
Analog vs Digital –
Logic Levels Overview –
TTL 5V Logic Levels –
CMOS 3.3V Logic Levels –
Pull Up Resistors for Digital Inputs –
Analog to Digital Converters –
Voltage Dividers –
Pulse Width Modulation Output –

Serial communications
Overview –
I2C –
SPI –
UART –

Sensors
https://www.sparkfun.com/categories/23
https://www.adafruit.com/category/35