Thursday before half term we were paid a visit by Les Porter of Ideas In2 Action. We had the day off timetable in order to take part in a day of PIC-based electronics to aid our GCSE. We had no idea what we would be making beforehand however it was a fun experience throughout the day.
Over the course of the day we were tasked with making a circuit board using a PIC (Peripheral Interface Controller.) We learnt a lot over the course of the day which will stand us in good stead when we are making our own circuits. Once we had finished the usual activities of drilling and soldering, we had to programme the chips so that all our LEDs worked in the order we wanted them to. Electronics can be a frustrating process but then the real fun is in problem solving isn't it!?! Luckily Mr. Smith had his laptop on hand to programme our circuits and enable them to work properly.
Overall, we had a fun day and everybody learnt alot. Hopefully Les will be back in and the future, other GCSE Electronics students can enjoy this experience.
Thanks to Luke and Ashley for that - first William Farr Design blog in the can!
