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| ==Welcome to Phidgets Education== | | [[Category:Redirects]] |
| At Phidgets, we believe that you don't have to be an electrical engineer in order to create sophisticated projects using motors, sensors and other electronics - you simply need to know how to code!
| | ==Phidgets Education Website Change== |
| | The Phidgets Education website is now live, please visit https://www.phidgets.com/education to access online courses. |
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| ==Getting Started Kit==
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| The Getting Started Kit will get you up and running with Phidgets by guiding you through the basics. You will learn about the VINT Hub, push buttons, LEDs and more.
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| To get started, follow this link: [https://phidgetseducation.edunext.io/courses/course-v1:phidgetseducation+101+2018_T1/about Getting Started Kit]
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| ==Choosing Your Project==
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| After completing the Getting Started Kit, you can continue experimenting with Phidgets by selecting one of the following projects:
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| * Phidgets and Unity
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| * Robot Kit
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| * Self-Checkout Kit
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| Continue reading to learn more about each project.
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| ===Phidgets and Unity===
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| Unity is a cross-platform game development engine used to create 2D and 3D games and simulations. In this project, you'll reuse the push buttons from the Getting Started Kit and incorporate them into a Unity game. Follow the link to get started: [https://phidgetseducation.edunext.io/courses/course-v1:phidgetseducation+104+2018_T1/course/ Phidgets and Unity]
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| ===Robot Kit===
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| The Robot Kit will introduce you to motor controllers, distance sensors, thumbsticks and more.
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| Before starting with this kit, navigate to the [https://phidgetseducation.edunext.io/courses/course-v1:phidgetseducation+103+2018_T1/course/ Getting to Know Your Phidgets] course and complete the following guides:
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| *DCC1001 - 2A DC Motor Phidget
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| *DST1200 - Sonar Phidget
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| *HIN1100 - Thumbstick Phidget.
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| After completing the guides above, move on to the [https://phidgetseducation.edunext.io/courses/course-v1:phidgetseducation+102+2018_T1/course/ Robot Kit]
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| ===Self-Checkout Kit (Prototype)===
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| The Self-Checkout Kit will introduce you to load cells, barcode scanners and more. You will start by creating your own weight scale out of a single load cell and a DAQ1500 - Wheatstone Bridge Phidget. After that you will learn about barcode scanners and how they work. At the end of the project you will put everything together and create your own self-checkout kiosk.
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