Core Concepts in Administrating a STEM Coding Classroom with Physical Computing and AI
USB Port Administration
One of the most challenging problem with setting up a STEM physical computing classroom us allowing students to plug in a USB device. We cover this in this chapter:
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USB Power Draw
Although 99.9% of the time our labs only use a small amount of power - under 100 milliamps. This is under 10% of the power that most USB ports provide. However, when students are driving motors or large sets of LEDs, we can run into problems. This chapter guides you through the way computers supply power to USB devices and how to monitor and recover from power draw issues.
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