hello forum! i'm new here and new to hardware.
i wanted to get started with electronics and bought some starter kit.
the only thing that has arrived yet is this package: Adeept Electronic Starter Kit for Arduino Resistor Buzzer Breadboard LED Cable for sale online | eBay
i want to know how i can make a basic circuit with these? like lighting the led. i know that some source of energy should be supplied. but how and what?
and also, what kind of energy will i be supplying - current or voltage?
thanks.
Both. In electrical terms energy is the product of Voltage (in Volts) times current (in Amperes) times Time or 1V * 1A for 1 hour = 1 Wh (Watt hour). Which Arduino do you have?
You wire things up to the 5V and ground pins of the Arduino and the USB connector from your computer supplies the energy.
i still haven't received the arduino uno board. i only have the things in the link i shared.
i've seen in videos that people connect blue and red wires to the breadboard and make circuits. what wires are those?
They are wires going to a 5V power supply, the power supply plugs into the mains and gives you 5V out.
Include a resistor if you want to light an LED.
Lots of different power supplies to chose from like this Bench-Power-Supply-Adjustable-Variable-Linear
what about something smaller and simpler? maybe using usb connected to computer and the other side of it have these wires torn?
You can but you run the risk of damaging your computer if you get the wiring wrong.
About as simple as it gets is 3 x 1.5V AA batteries connected in series.
Steve
No. 18650 lithium batteries are not AA size and they're not 1.5V either.
But for playing with LEDs you could use just one 18650 battery if you wanted.
Steve
well thanks, but i guess i'll just wait until the uno arrives, i can supply power to the breadboard with it anyway; i won't bother buying something else.