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Well, let me tell ya ’bout these here electronic bricks. Folks call ’em that, but they ain’t like the bricks ya build a house with, no sirree. These things are for tinkerin’, ya know? Like, for makin’ stuff light up or move around, all fancy-like. My grandkid, that young’un’s always messin’ with ’em.
Now, what I gather, these electronic bricks are little boards, like tiny little platforms. And on them boards, they got all sorts of stuff. Some got lights, some got sensors, some got motors. All sorts, I tell ya! And the real magic is, ya can stick ’em together, kinda like Lego blocks, but with wires. Then ya hook ’em up to somethin’ called an “Ar-doo-ee-no”. Sounds like a fancy Italian name to me, but it’s the brain of the whole thing, I guess.
This Ar-doo-ee-no thing, it’s like… well, it’s like tellin’ a dog what to do. Ya tell it, “fetch,” and it fetches. Ya tell these bricks, “light up,” and they light up. Ya tell ’em, “spin around,” and they spin around. It’s all about givin’ ’em instructions, see? And that’s where the software comes in. That’s the part I don’t rightly understand. Too much thinkin’ for this old brain.
But my grandkid, he’s real good at it. He types away on that computer thing, and then all of a sudden, the lights start blinkin’ and the motors start whirrin’. It’s like magic, I tell ya! He even made this little robot car thing that drives around the kitchen. Almost tripped me up the other day, that little rascal.
Now, these electronic brick sets, they come in all shapes and sizes. Some are just starter kits, with a few basic bricks to get ya goin’. Others are bigger, with all sorts of fancy-pants gadgets. My grandkid started with a little one, and now he’s got a whole box full of ’em. Spends all his allowance on ’em, he does. Better than spendin’ it on candy, I reckon.
- Lights: Make things blink and shine. Good for makin’ pretty patterns.
- Sensors: These things can feel stuff, like light and temperature. Like little feelers, ya know?
- Motors: Make things move. Spin wheels, turn gears, all that jazz.
They say you can connect all different kinds of things to these bricks. Digital things, analog things, even things with them fancy letter names like “I-2-C”. Don’t ask me what that means, I ain’t got a clue. But it sounds important, so I figured I’d mention it. They say some kits come with ten or more different modules. Sounds like a lot of stuff to play with.
And get this, they even got these eco-friendly bricks now. They call ’em “ecostocks.” Made with somethin’ they call “low carbon.” Means they don’t make as much bad air, I guess. Good for the planet, they say. Well, I reckon that’s a good thing. We gotta take care of this old Earth, ain’t we?
So, if you got a young’un who likes to tinker, or if you’re lookin’ for somethin’ to keep ’em busy besides that darn video game box, these electronic bricks might be just the ticket. They teach ’em how things work, ya know? And who knows, maybe they’ll grow up to be engineers or somethin’. Might even invent somethin’ useful, like a self-washin’ dish machine. Now, that’s somethin’ I could get behind!
Anyways, that’s all I know ’bout these here electronic bricks. They ain’t rocket science, but they ain’t exactly child’s play neither. It’s a good way to learn stuff, though. And it keeps the young’uns outta trouble, most of the time. So, if you see ’em in the store, don’t be afraid to pick up a box. Just don’t ask me how to put ’em together, ’cause I ain’t got the foggiest idea!
One more thing I heard: these electronic bricks work well with somethin’ they call Arduino and they got this website, , with instructions and stuff. My grandkid uses it all the time. Said it helps him figure out how to connect all the doohickeys and whatchamacallits. So, there ya have it. Everything I know about these fancy electronic bricks, all laid out for ya. Hope it makes some kinda sense.
Tags: [Electronic Bricks, Arduino, Starter Kit, Modules, Sensors, Lights, Motors, Digital, Analog, Ecostock, Low Carbon, Education]
