Music 250a Lab Kits

All students taking Music 250a get their own lab kit.

This page gives an overview of the content of the kit provided to students in Music 250a along with some information related to each element.

Overview

2022 Music 250a kits contain the following elements:

• x1 Creality Ender3 3D Printer along with its case, calipers, and PLA spool
• x1 Teensy 4.0 Microcontroller
• x1 Teensy Audio Shield
• x1 Micro USB cable for the Teensy
• x2 Stackable Header Set
• x1 Photoresistor
• x1 Accelerometer
• x1 Force Sensitive Resistor
• x3 Mountable Push Buttons
• x4 Breadboard Push Buttons
• x1 Ultrasonic Distance Sensor
• x3 Rotary Potentiometer
• x2 Piezo Disc
• x1 Jumper Wires Set
• x5 10k Resistors
• x4 1/4in TRS Female Jack Connectors
• x1 1/4in TRS Male Jack Connector
• x1 Breadboard
• x1 Headphones

Detailed Items Information

Creality Ender3 3D Printer

• Provider: https://www.amazon.com/Comgrow-Creality-Ender-Aluminum-220x220x250mm/dp/B07BR3F9N6 (through the P3D program @ Stanford)
• Description: One printer per kit along with a case to carry it, PLA, and calipers. A getting started guide can be found here: https://sites.google.com/stanford.edu/p3d/student-resources

Teensy 4.0 Microcontroller

• Provider: https://www.pjrc.com/store/teensy40.html
• Description: One Teensy per kit. A getting started guide for the Teensy can be found here: https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/teensyduino.html

Teensy Audio Shield

• Provider: https://www.pjrc.com/store/teensy3_audio.html
• Description: One Teensy Audio Shield per kit. A getting started guide for the Teensy Audio Shield can be found here: https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/td_libs_Audio.html

Stackable Header Set

• Provider: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14311
• Description: Two sets per kit to be used to connect the Teensy 4.0 to its audio shield while leaving female and male headers accessible for each pin.

Photoresistor

• Provider: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9088
• Description: One per kit. Light sensor to be used directly on a breadboard.

Accelerometer

• Provider: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12756
• Description: One per kit. Motion sensor requiring some soldering to be used.

FSR

• Provider: https://www.adafruit.com/product/166
• Description: One per kit. Force sensitive resistor to be used directly on a breadboard.

Mountable Push Buttons

• Provider: https://www.amazon.com/Cylewet-Self-Locking-Latching-Button-CYT1091/dp/B075VBV4QH
• Description: Three per kit. Screwable buttons requiring some soldering to be used.

Breadboard Push Buttons

• Provider: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/97
• Description: Four per kit. Push buttons to be used directly on a breadboard.

Ultrasonic Distance Sensor

• Provider: https://www.amazon.com/Smraza-Ultrasonic-Distance-Mounting-Duemilanove
• Description: One per kit. Distance sensor to be used directly on a breadboard.

Rotary Potentiometer

• Provider: https://www.amazon.com/DaFuRui-Terminals-Knurled-Linear-Potentiometer
• Description: Three per kit. Rotary potentiometers to be used directly on a breadboard or mounted on a project.

Piezo Disc

• Provider: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10293
• Description: Two per kit. Piezo disc to be used for audio capture or sensing.
• Important Safety Information: Keep small parts away from children at all times and store securely out of reach in their provided container.

Jumper Wires

• Provider: https://www.amazon.com/Elegoo-EL-CP-004-Multicolored-Breadboard-arduino
• Description: One set per kit. To be used for prototyping on a breadboard.

10k Resistors

• Provider: https://www.amazon.com/EDGELEC-Resistor-Tolerance-Resistance-Optional
• Description: Five per kit. To be used mostly as pull-down resistors.

1/4" TRS Female Jack Connectors

• Provider: https://www.amazon.com/HTTX-6-35mm-Microphone-Connector-Adapter
• Description: Four per kit. To be used with the Teensy audio shield to implement Audio in/out.

1/4" TRS Male Jack Connector

• Provider: https://www.amazon.com/6-35mm-Solder-Connector-Speaker-Microphone
• Description: One per kit. To be used with the piezos to connect them to the Teensy audio shield.

Breadboard

• Provider: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12002
• Description: One per kit. To be used for prototyping with the Teensy.

Headphones

• Provider: https://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-Headphones-Lightweight-RP-HT21-Silver/dp/B00004T8R2
• Description: One per kit. To be used with the Teensy audio shield.