Electronics Terms (Arduino Breadboards)

Breadboard

A construction base for prototyping electronics.

Resistors

Restricts the flow of current through a particular path.

Jumper Wires

Wires that connect two points to each other without soldering.

LED

A semiconductor light source that emits light when current flows through it.

Capacitors

Device that stores electrical energy in an electric field.

Transistors

A semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electronic signals and electrical power.

Servo Motor

Mechanism that incorporates positional feedback in order to control the rotational or linear speed and position.

DC Motor

Motors that convert direct current electrical energy into mechanical energy.

Diode

A semiconductor device with two terminals, typically allowing the flow of current in one direction only.

Mosfet Transistor

A metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor used to switch or amplify voltages in circuits.

Optocoupler

An electronic component that transfers electrical signals between two isolated circuits by using light.

Piezo Capsule

A device that uses piezoelectric effect to measure changes in pressure, acceleration, temperature, strain, or force by converting them to an electrical charge.

Potentiometer

A three-terminal resistor with a sliding or rotating contact that forms an adjustable voltage divider.

Photoresistor

A passive component that decreases resistance with respect to receiving luminosity on the components sensitive surface.