Engr 133 - Mechatronics I

Engineering Dept, Santa Ana College
Spring 2026

COURSE INFO

• Course syllabus
  
  
• Textbook: none
  
  
• Canvas upload rules
  
  
• Arduino kit (Elegoo) ...... items needed in kit
  
• Multi-meter (cheaper option)
  
• Multi-meter (nicer option, has Hz and duty cycle)
  
• (or another multi-meter is ok too)
  
  
• Home Depot Wood location
  
• Poplar boards - 5.5 in
  
  
• (PDF) - Lab Safety
  
  
  
• (PDF) - CT Guide
  
• (PDF) - Arduino Guide
  
• (PDF) - C Programming Guide
  
  
• (wk 2) Electricity ( yvid ), ... Current ( yvid ), ( yvid ),
  Voltage ( yvid ), ( yvid ),... Ohm's Law ( yvid )

ANNOUNCEMENTS, HANDOUTS

• Exam 2 (wk 7)
  
  
• GUIDES PAGE



• Exam 1 (wk 2) - safety
• Exam 2 (wk 7) -
  - lec (intro, tech), - labs (1-blink, 2-bb, dmm), arduino (1-intro, 2-ide, 3-prog), C prog (1-lang, compil, 2-ard Prog), - ct guide (8-tools, 9-dmm)
  
• Exam 3 (wk 10)
  - labs (3-lite), arduino (4-i/o), C prog (3-math), - ct guide (15-solder, 5-electricity, 6-elec components (6.1-Wire, 6.2 Bb's, 6.3 Rs, 6.8 LEDs, 6.9-transistors))
  
• Exam 4 (wk 13)
  - labs (4-servo, 5-laserWood + vids), arduino (5-serial monitor), C prog (4-if, 5-logic), - ct guide (16.1-16.2-DC motors & servos, 14 - laser)
  
• Exam 5 (wk 16)
  - labs (6-lite/servo, 7-servoPID, 8-SWparts), arduino (6-timer), C prog (6-loops,7-functions), - ct guide (18-pid)
  
  
• Exam conditions
  
  Limits: Ard (thru 5), C prog (thru 7), ct guide (1-9, 13 (3d print), 14 (laser), 15 (solder), 16 (motor), 17 (meas), 18 (pid),
  
  PROJECT INFO
  
  
• Project Handout (due wk 16)
  
• (vid) Tracker Operating
• (0:46) Modeling Solar Tracker in SW (part 1)
• (0:35) Modeling Solar Tracker in SW (part 2)
• (0:06 yct) Create mounting holes in bottom plate (top-down eg)
  
  
• Laser job EPL for solar tracker (copy file to usb drive)
  
• Tracker program INO file solar tracker
  
  
  
• misc SW models for solar tracker
  (uno, bb shield, uno-shield assy, servo & horn, phototransistor) (zip)
  
  
  
  
• Picks of neatly-done tracker: pic 1 , pic 2 , pic 3 , pic 4 , pic 5
  
  
• Guide for assembling tracker: vid 1 , vid 2
  
  

Labs

- late lab credit: 1 wk (-20), 2 wks (-40), > 2 wks (0 - not accepted)
- no labs accepted after wk 15
- last day to use laser - wk 14


• Lab 1 (due wk 4) - Arduino blink (home)
  
• Lab 2 (due wk 6) - Wire, Bb, DMM
• watch vids on GUIDES page under "Circuits, Wiring, DMM")
  (vid, 0:09) - Resistive circuits
  
• Lab 3 (due week 7) - Light detector
  
• Lab 4 (due week 9) - Servo
  
• Lab 5 (due wk 10) - Laser wood .... (yvid 0:07) vid guide
  
• Lab 6 (due week 11) - Light-controlled servo
  
• Lab 7 (due week 12) - Servo PID Control
  
• Lab 8 (due week 14) - Solidworks & laser cut 2 fitting parts
  ( guide, 0:18 )
• Lab 9 (due week 14) - Ping-controlled motor & LED
  (optional - for some extra credit)
  
  

HOMEWORK

• hw 1 (due wk 3) - Syllabus Qs
• hw 2 (also due wk 3) - get Arduino kit & DMM
• hw 3 (due wk 9) - bring in hobby wood (1/4" thick x 5.5" wide x 24" long POPLAR, 2 pcs suggested, but 1 ok), use thickness gage provided
• hw 4 (due wk 12) - Solidworks model, submit on Canvas ( vid guide )

Links 1

• (yvid) PID
• (yvid) Integral windup
• (yvid) PID Tuning
  
• (yvid) PID Tuning - quad copter bldc motors
• (yvid) PID Tuning - matlab simul

Links 2

• (yvid) 2 wire soldering
• (yvid) pcb soldering
• (yvid) pcb soldering 2
• (yvid) pcb soldering 3
• (yvid) solder bridge connections
• (0:12) solder - tinning wire (jordan)
• (0:11) solder - LED circuit on PCB (jordan)
• (yvid) xxx

Links 3

• (yvid) Arduino & Stepper Motors
• (yvid) Arduino & DC Motors w/ controller
  
  
• (yvid) Tesla gearing
• (y :12) Tesla permanent magnet motor