The Board of Education is a low cost system that is designed to teach entry level electronics without solder. On-board regulator delivers up to 1 Amp at 5 Volts for larger projects. Female 10-pin dual row connector for optional AppMods. Traces on top of the board show connections between BS2 module and bread board sockets. The curriculum may be used for high school, vocational school, or university electronics or technology classes.
Lessons follow a distinct format, and are intended to be easy, fun, and challenging.
Projects are built on the Board of Education using the BS2-IC module. Each set of experiments requires a parts kit, which may be purchased from Paul O Neill Designs, or assembled on your own using the list of materials in Appendix A of each manual. Experiments begin with a stoplight project, then incorporate a reed switch and magnet to simulate a vehicle and detection. Students then network their designs and communicate the arrival and departure of vehicles using RS-232 communication. The final project networks the stoplights using an IR transmitter and receiver.