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SummaryI developed the Binary Decoder Soldering Kit to help students learn two of the concepts I struggled the most with electronics and programming: SMD soldering and base-2 numbers. The kit includes more than 30 1206 SMD components, as well as 3 SOIC packages to practice different soldering techniques on.
Once assembled, the kit serves as a learning tool to help understand base-2 counting systems. Students can enter an 8-bit number using the buttons along the bottom, and the corresponding base-10 number will appear on the screen. There are two additional buttons that allow students to increment and decrement the base-10 number, and watch as the binary changes.
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I did a redesign of the board as part of my weekly PCB challenge in the end of 2020. I updated the 7-segment driver, changed the display, and cleaned up a lot of the board's routing. It did not impact the overall look much, but it did make the board much more stable and fully functional!
See more on my GitHub! Link Here.
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