INSTRUMENTATION AND

CONTROL
Experiment No. 1: Introduction to Tinkercad

Name: JM Stacey B. Dumlao Date of Submission: September 23, 2021

Course/Year/Section: BSEE-4B

Instructor: Engr. Darrel D. Pasalo

 EE 147: Instrumentation and Control

OBJECTIVES
1. Create an account on Tinkercad.
2. Identify the different devices and measuring instruments and transducers available in Tinkercad.
3. Simulate a simple circuit in Tinkercad.

COMPONENTS/EQUIPMENT
 Computer
 Internet
 Email Address

INTRODUCTION/DISCUSSION
TinkerCAD is a free online service for creating basic 3D shapes and developing digital
prototypes of electronic components. This is often used for rapid prototyping where we can
develop components in a flexible manner than quickly updated and modified to test a variety of
options when developing projects or products. Go over to https://tinkercad.com and create a
free account.

POSTLAB REPORT
Section 1: INTRODUCTION
TinkerCAD was founded by Kai Backman, a former Google engineer, and Mikko
Mononen, a cofounder, with the purpose of making 3D modeling, particularly the design of real
objects, accessible to the general public and allowing users to submit their designs under a
Creative Commons license. The website tinkercad.com was founded in 2011 as a web-based 3D
modeling tool for WebGL-enabled browsers, and the company relocated to San Francisco in
2012. Users had produced nearly 100,000 3D designs by 2012. At a Maker Faire in May 2013,
Autodesk announced the acquisition of Tinkercad.

Electrical Engineering Department COE MMSU

Section 2: DEVICES AND COMPONENTS
SYMBOL FUNCTION(S)/MEANING SYMBOL FUNCTION(S)/MEANING

a passive two-terminal electrical a bistable two-position switch and is used to

component that implements electrical control the current flow in a circuit
resistance as a circuit element

are usually big and electrolytic and are a sensor that changes its resistance when
designed for direct current (DC) circuits. light shines on it
They usually have high capacitance.

a semiconductor device that essentially a semiconductor p-n junction device that

acts as a one-way switch for current. It converts light into an electrical current.
allows current to flow easily in one
direction, but severely restricts current
from flowing in the opposite direction.

used for voltage regulation, as reference provide measurements of ambient light

elements, surge suppressors, and in intensity which match the human eye's
switching applications and clipper circuits. response to light under a variety of lighting
conditions

a passive electrical device (typically a a kind of sensor which is used to measure

conducting coil) that introduces inductance the amount of defection otherwise bending.
into a electric circuit.

is usually used to turn on and off the a sensor that helps in measuring the amount
control circuit, and it is a kind of control of force applied to an object
switch appliance that is widely used. It is
used in electrical automatic control circuits
to manually send control signals to control
contactors, relays, electromagnetic
starters, etc.
 short for Dual In-Line Package. A DIP a type of electrochemical battery, or cell.
switch is a set of electrical switches Certain metals (zinc in the demonstration
packaged in a small box or housing below) experience a chemical reaction with
the acids inside of the potato. This chemical
reaction creates the electrical energy that
can power a small device like an LED light
or clock

a back and forth movement—or provide feedback for the controller to

oscillation—of machines and components monitor its position on the movement
in motorized equipment arc over the control signal wire.

a rotating device which transmits a set Breadboard is a piece of plastic that has
number of electronic pulses for each several holes. These holes are used to hold
rotation of its shaft. They used to often be different components.
seen in industrial settings mounted to the
back of DC motors and coupled to the
motor's shaft with a coupling.

a pairing of gear reducer and ac or dc converts applied DC voltage to an AC

electrical motor voltage that's exactly at the right frequency
to make it loud.

a motor that turns energy from a direct A handheld, wireless device used to operate
current and turns this into mechanical audio, video and other electronic equipment
energy within a room using light signals in the
infrared (IR) range.

used to power small electronics devices an electronic display module that uses liquid
such as calculators, wrist watches, crystal to produce a visible image. The 16×2
various medical devices, fitness LCD display is a very basic module
appliances, toys commonly used in DIYs and circuits
etc.

great for powering devices such as clocks, This type of battery is frequently used in
remotes, smoke alarms, and flashlights walkie-talkies, clocks and smoke detectors.
This battery is useful for powering electronic
devices, toys, or electronics projects.

a form of electronic display device for mainly used to measure the three basic
displaying decimal numerals that is an electrical characteristics of voltage, current,
alternative to the more complex dot matrix and resistance
displays.

transforms sunlight directly into electrical a simple battery often made for the purpose
energy of education
 a three-terminal resistor with a sliding or measure the heat of an object as well as
rotating contact that forms an adjustable detects the motion.
voltage divider.

measure the distance to the target by produces light from electricity

measuring the time between the emission
and reception.

detect heat energy in the surrounding has seven tiny 5050 (5mm x 5mm) smart
environment RGB LEDs onto a round PCB with mounting
holes.

allow you to detect orientation or inclination. 5050-sized LEDs with an embedded

microcontroller inside the LED

can detect the tilting of an object. This type sensing, representation, and displaying
of sensor is the environmental-friendly images in the electronic system.
version of a mercury-switch.

help regulate and maintain cold a laboratory instrument commonly used to

temperatures display and analyze the waveform of
electronic signals

detect toxic or explosive gasses and This strip is the strip with White flex PCB, its
measure gas concentration identical to the White 144 LED/meter except
it has a different color mask on the flex strip.

switch that makes or breaks the connection 16 ultra-bright smart LED NeoPixels are
of two circuit conductors in a single branch arranged in a circle with 1.75" (44.5mm)
circuit. outer diameter.

allow users to control the flow of electricity 12 ultra bright smart LED NeoPixels are
around a printed circuit board (PCB), arranged in a circle with 1.5" (37mm) outer
expansion card or other diameter.
electronics/computer peripheral
This is the 24 LED RGBW NeoPixel Ring in
a semiconductor device that emits light cool white, natural white or warm white. 24
when an electric current is passed through ultra bright smart LED NeoPixels are
it arranged in a circle with 2.58" (65.5mm)
outer diameter.
They have small led lights which can flash is a microcontroller board based on a
messages, motion sensors and they can be removable, dual-inline-package (DIP)
hooked up to other devices through cables ATmega328 AVR microcontroller
and Bluetooth technology.

(also known as TinyAVR) are a subfamily of designed to pass electrons from the emitter
the popular 8-bit AVR microcontrollers, to the collector (so conventional current
which typically has fewer features, fewer flows from collector to emitter)
I/O pins, and less memory than other AVR
series chips.

used to measure specific time intervals to switch on or off an electrical device such
as a light bulb, electric motor, track isolation
section, servo motor controller, electronic
circuit board, signal, etc, for an adjustable
amount of time.

used to source current, i.e. current flows built with p-type source and drain and a n-
out of the collector. PNP transistors are type substrate.
used as switches. These are used in the
amplifying circuits

a microelectronic circuit used for logic and is built with n-type source and drain and a p-
memory chips and in complementary metal- type substrate
oxide semiconductor (CMOS) design

used in many circuits. The OP AMP is a are versatile, general-purpose motor

'Linear Amplifier' with an amazing variety of controllers for brushed, DC motors.
uses. Its main purpose is to amplify
(increase) a weak signal - a little like a
Darlington Pair.

a quad differential comparator IC in which an NPN Power Darlington Transistor. It can

four independent voltage comparators be used with an Arduino to drive motors, turn
reside inside a single 14- lead package lights on, and drive other high power gadgets

offers a vast array of possibilities and convert electric current from a source to the
potential projects, considering it includes an correct voltage, current, and frequency to
onboard temperature sensor, power the load
accelerometer, compass, LED array,
Bluetooth radio, and more

a low-power, single-supply, low-offset often used to interface an electronic circuit,

voltage, double, differential comparators. which works at a low voltage to an electrical
circuit which works at a high voltage.
 used in AV conversion audio circuits. It compares the output voltage with a
precise reference voltage and adjusts the
pass device to maintain a constant
output voltage.

a piece of electronic test instrument a electro-mechanical switch used to control

used to generate and deliver standard high power application through low power
waveforms, typically sine and square signal electronic circuits
waves, to a device under test

built of four switches that control the flow esponsible for cleaning up a noisy signal,
of current to a load adding small delay, level shifting, converting
between logic families, or as an analogue
amplifier

a form of electronic display device for connect the blocked or isolated circuits and
displaying decimal numerals that is an
transmit current and signal
alternative to the more complex dot matrix
displays.

provides a great amount of stability and are found on almost any modern computer-
protection for your project and with its like device that can act as a USB host,
on chip trimming this regulator is able to including, of course, computers of all kinds
reach an output voltage tolerance within including desktops, laptops, netbooks, and
±1%. many tablets.

a device that converts any form of an input a digital electronic circuit used to delay the
signal into a digital output signal, so it can change of state of its output signal (Q) until
function both with digital inputs as well as the next rising edge of a clock timing input
analog. signal occurs.

a full adder that performs the addition of hese flip-flop are edge. sensitive to the clock
two 4-bit binary words. input and change state on the negative
going transition of the clock pulse
Section 3: SIMULATION
Create at least two circuits and simulate measuring the current and voltages on the circuits.

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Section 4: Answer the Questions.
1. What is/ are the significance of using Tinkercad?

2. Why do we need Tinkercad? Explain.

3. What are the limits of Tinkercad?

Section 5: Conclusion