ARTS-A0414 - Synths & Amps, Lecture, 19.2.2024-23.2.2024

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students will have a basic understanding of various electronic components and their uses. Students will be able to design and build an electronic circuit. Students will build a self-contained "synth & amp" music box.

Credits: 3

Schedule: 19.02.2024 - 23.02.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Denise Ziegler, Hautamäki

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

Teaching class G014 (Mechatronics workshop). 

We start 9:15 am on Monday 19th of February. 

For any questions: jukka-pekka.hautamaki@aalto.fi (Jukka Hautamäki)

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: Finnish, Swedish, English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    1 week intensive workshop, building synths and amps from electronic components, followed by performing with them.

  • applies in this implementation

    Approximate schedule for the workshop week. Notice that instructions are shared during the week. 

    Monday: Introduction for the course week. Intro for basic electronic components. 4093 demo. Prototyping on a breadboard with 4093 cmos chip. 

    Tuesday: Continuation of synth prototyping. Introducing 4060, 4046 cmos chips with demos. 

    Wednesday: Finishing synth design on breadboard. Drawing (pen & paper) a schematic of a designed synth circuit. 

    Thursday: Soldering synth circuit on a copperboard, based of drawn schematic. 

    Friday: Testing and debugging the soldered synth circuit. Mounting synth circuit into a box with external components (audio jack, switches, potentiometers etc). 

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Active participation in workshop, and successful completion of project.

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Intensive one-week workshop. Students are expected to be present all week.

    40 h contact teaching, 40 h independent work

     

DETAILS

Study Material

  • applies in this implementation

    Course material will be shared during the week. 


    Pre-material before the workshop week:

    How-to intro to soldering by Nicolas Collins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL-_RGbyf1s


    Make: Understanding electronic components; check video clips related to resistor, capasitor (0:00 - 2:00 and 6:00 ->) and integrated circuit aka IC (like 4093, 4060, 4046 cmos ICs are). 

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Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language : English

    Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Spring III
    2023-2024 Spring III

    Enrollment :

    Registration for Courses in Sisu.

    Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture: https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-in-aalto-arts 

    Minimum amount of participants is 8 students. Maximum amount of participants is 15 students.

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