I have recieved and opened my second month of the Ai/ coding Academy from Crafting Table. And it looks great!
After the first months “repeat” of electronics and components I already had, this month brings much needed improvements to my home setup.
This month we are learning pcb stuff, and have the gear to make our own version of a Uno board: the boards, components, tools and information online.
The first thing in the box is a soldering station.
Now I have a couple of soldering irons, and have done a fair bit of electronics work in the past (I actually have a GCSE in Electronics!) but I have never used a proper station. This is temperature controlled and has easily changeable tips for the iron. I am looking forward to getting to grips with it.
To use it on: prototype boards.
A selection of sizes, all ready for components to be inserted through the holes and soldered in place. With some wires to make connections between them.
To make life easier we also have some “helping hands” to hold the board and components in place while soldering. Because it gets hot and fingers are not a good idea!
And finally, when things don’t go as expected, we have a tester.
Again, I have others, but this one has an oscilloscope function that I will need to learn all about!
All in all I am very pleased with this months pack and will be delving in to make my own circuits!
I expect I will be making a couple of videos about this months progress, you know where to find them when they arrive!
Not long until month 3, where the end result should be a complete ai cube…. See you soon!