Add 'run all cells' instructions for each circuit

malcolm-sparkfun · malcolm-sparkfun · commit e5b277638a55 · 2025-06-17T10:47:57.000-06:00
diff --git a/content/SIK_Project1_CircuitA_Full.ipynb b/content/SIK_Project1_CircuitA_Full.ipynb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "Resistors resist the flow of electricity. You can use them to protect sensitive\n",
     "components like LEDs. The strength of a resistor (measured in ohms) is marked on\n",
     "the body of the resistor using small colored bands. Each color stands for a number,\n",
-    "which you can look up using a resistor chart. One can be found at the back of this book\n",
+    "which you can look up using a resistor chart. One can be found in our [guide on resistor markings](https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/resistors/decoding-resistor-markings).\n",
     "\n",
     "## New Concepts\n",
     "\n",
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     "\n",
     "**R** = Resistance in ohms (Ω)\n",
     "\n",
-    "This equation is used to calculate what resistor values are suitable to sufficiently limit the current flowing to the LED so that it does not get too hot and burn out.\n",
+    "This equation is used to calculate what resistor values are suitable to sufficiently limit the current flowing to the LED so that it does not get too hot and burn out. If we are using a higher voltage, we also need to use a higher resistance in order for the same amount of current to flow through the LED. \n",
     "\n",
     "### Digital Output \n",
     "\n",
@@ -119,7 +119,11 @@
     "\n",
     "The following MicroPython commands are entered to blink the LED on your board. \n",
     "\n",
-    "**REMEMBER** To enter a MicroPython command, hold down either the Control (on Windows) or Command (on Mac) key when pressing *Enter*\n",
+    "**REMEMBER** To enter a MicroPython command, hold down either the Control (on Windows) or Command (on Mac) key when pressing *Enter*.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "**Make sure for each notebook you run EVERY code cell presented and you run them in order.**\n",
+    "\n",
+    "An alternative is to click the \"Restart kernel and run all cells\" button at the top of the page (⏩). If you are connected to your board, this should automatically run every cell in order.\n",
     "\n",
     "#### Step 1 - Setup\n",
     "\n",
diff --git a/content/SIK_Project1_CircuitB_Full.ipynb b/content/SIK_Project1_CircuitB_Full.ipynb
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@
     "\n",
     "**REMEMBER** To enter a MicroPython command, hold down either the Control (on Windows) or Command (on Mac) key when pressing *Enter*\n",
     "\n",
+    "**Make sure for each notebook you run EVERY code cell presented and you run them in order.**\n",
+    "\n",
+    "An alternative is to click the \"Restart kernel and run all cells\" button at the top of the page (⏩). If you are connected to your board, this should automatically run every cell in order.\n",
+    "\n",
     "#### Step 1 - Setup\n",
     "\n",
     "To blink the LED, we need to enable the board pin **34** (the pin that the LED is connected to in the circuit).  \n",
diff --git a/content/SIK_Project1_CircuitC_Full.ipynb b/content/SIK_Project1_CircuitC_Full.ipynb
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@
     "\n",
     "**REMEMBER** To enter a MicroPython command, hold down either the Control (on Windows) or Command (on Mac) key when pressing *Enter*\n",
     "\n",
+    "**Make sure for each notebook you run EVERY code cell presented and you run them in order.**\n",
+    "\n",
+    "An alternative is to click the \"Restart kernel and run all cells\" button at the top of the page (⏩). If you are connected to your board, this should automatically run every cell in order.\n",
+    "\n",
     "#### Step 1 - Setup\n",
     "\n",
     "To blink the LED, we need to enable the board pin **34** (the pin that the LED is connected to in the circuit).  \n",
diff --git a/content/SIK_Project1_CircuitD_Full.ipynb b/content/SIK_Project1_CircuitD_Full.ipynb
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@
     "\n",
     "**REMEMBER** To enter a MicroPython command, hold down either the Control (on Windows) or Command (on Mac) key when pressing *Enter*\n",
     "\n",
+    "**Make sure for each notebook you run EVERY code cell presented and you run them in order.**\n",
+    "\n",
+    "An alternative is to click the \"Restart kernel and run all cells\" button at the top of the page (⏩). If you are connected to your board, this should automatically run every cell in order.\n",
+    "\n",
     "#### Step 1 - Setup\n",
     "\n",
     "To blink the LED, we need to enable the board pin **34** (the pin that the LED is connected to in the circuit).  \n",
diff --git a/content/SIK_Project2_CircuitA_Full.ipynb b/content/SIK_Project2_CircuitA_Full.ipynb
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@
     "\n",
     "**REMEMBER** To enter a MicroPython command, hold down either the Control (on Windows) or Command (on Mac) key when pressing *Enter*\n",
     "\n",
+    "**Make sure for each notebook you run EVERY code cell presented and you run them in order.**\n",
+    "\n",
+    "An alternative is to click the \"Restart kernel and run all cells\" button at the top of the page (⏩). If you are connected to your board, this should automatically run every cell in order.\n",
+    "\n",
     "#### Step 1 - Setup\n",
     "\n",
     "Lets start by importing any of the libaries we plan on using and setting up our pins."
diff --git a/content/SIK_Project2_CircuitB_Full.ipynb b/content/SIK_Project2_CircuitB_Full.ipynb
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@
     "\n",
     "**REMEMBER** To enter a MicroPython command, hold down either the Control (on Windows) or Command (on Mac) key when pressing *Enter*\n",
     "\n",
+    "**Make sure for each notebook you run EVERY code cell presented and you run them in order.**\n",
+    "\n",
+    "An alternative is to click the \"Restart kernel and run all cells\" button at the top of the page (⏩). If you are connected to your board, this should automatically run every cell in order.\n",
+    "\n",
     "#### Step 1 - Setup\n",
     "\n",
     "Lets start by importing any of the libaries we plan on using and setting up our pins."
diff --git a/content/SIK_Project2_CircuitC_Full.ipynb b/content/SIK_Project2_CircuitC_Full.ipynb
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@
     "\n",
     "**REMEMBER** To enter a MicroPython command, hold down either the Control (on Windows) or Command (on Mac) key when pressing *Enter*\n",
     "\n",
+    "**Make sure for each notebook you run EVERY code cell presented and you run them in order.**\n",
+    "\n",
+    "An alternative is to click the \"Restart kernel and run all cells\" button at the top of the page (⏩). If you are connected to your board, this should automatically run every cell in order.\n",
+    "\n",
     "#### Step 1 - Setup\n",
     "\n",
     "Lets start by importing any of the libaries we plan on using and setting up our pins."
diff --git a/content/SIK_Project3_CircuitA_Full.ipynb b/content/SIK_Project3_CircuitA_Full.ipynb
@@ -274,6 +274,10 @@
     "\n",
     "**REMEMBER** To enter a MicroPython command, hold down either the Control (on Windows) or Command (on Mac) key when pressing *Enter*\n",
     "\n",
+    "**Make sure for each notebook you run EVERY code cell presented and you run them in order.**\n",
+    "\n",
+    "An alternative is to click the \"Restart kernel and run all cells\" button at the top of the page (⏩). If you are connected to your board, this should automatically run every cell in order.\n",
+    "\n",
     "#### Step 1 - Setup\n",
     "\n",
     "Let's use the servo module we discussed earlier (remember to run previous cells before running those below).\n",
diff --git a/content/SIK_Project3_CircuitB_Full.ipynb b/content/SIK_Project3_CircuitB_Full.ipynb
@@ -180,6 +180,10 @@
     "\n",
     "**REMEMBER** To enter a MicroPython command, hold down either the Control (on Windows) or Command (on Mac) key when pressing *Enter*\n",
     "\n",
+    "**Make sure for each notebook you run EVERY code cell presented and you run them in order.**\n",
+    "\n",
+    "An alternative is to click the \"Restart kernel and run all cells\" button at the top of the page (⏩). If you are connected to your board, this should automatically run every cell in order.\n",
+    "\n",
     "#### Step 1 - Setup\n",
     "\n",
     "Lets start by importing any of the libaries we plan on using and setting up our pins."
diff --git a/content/SIK_Project3_CircuitC_Full.ipynb b/content/SIK_Project3_CircuitC_Full.ipynb
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@
     "\n",
     "**REMEMBER** To enter a MicroPython command, hold down either the Control (on Windows) or Command (on Mac) key when pressing *Enter*\n",
     "\n",
+    "**Make sure for each notebook you run EVERY code cell presented and you run them in order.**\n",
+    "\n",
+    "An alternative is to click the \"Restart kernel and run all cells\" button at the top of the page (⏩). If you are connected to your board, this should automatically run every cell in order.\n",
+    "\n",
     "#### Step 1 - Setup\n",
     "\n",
     "Remember the servo module used in circuit 3A? Let's use it again!"
diff --git a/content/SIK_Project4_CircuitA_Full.ipynb b/content/SIK_Project4_CircuitA_Full.ipynb
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@
     "\n",
     "**REMEMBER** To enter a MicroPython command, hold down either the Control (on Windows) or Command (on Mac) key when pressing *Enter*\n",
     "\n",
+    "**Make sure for each notebook you run EVERY code cell presented and you run them in order.**\n",
+    "\n",
+    "An alternative is to click the \"Restart kernel and run all cells\" button at the top of the page (⏩). If you are connected to your board, this should automatically run every cell in order.\n",
+    "\n",
     "#### Step 1 - Setup\n",
     "\n",
     "Lets start by importing any of the libaries we plan on using and setting up our pins."
diff --git a/content/SIK_Project4_CircuitB_Full.ipynb b/content/SIK_Project4_CircuitB_Full.ipynb
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@
     "\n",
     "**REMEMBER** To enter a MicroPython command, hold down either the Control (on Windows) or Command (on Mac) key when pressing *Enter*\n",
     "\n",
+    "**Make sure for each notebook you run EVERY code cell presented and you run them in order.**\n",
+    "\n",
+    "An alternative is to click the \"Restart kernel and run all cells\" button at the top of the page (⏩). If you are connected to your board, this should automatically run every cell in order.\n",
+    "\n",
     "#### Step 1 - Setup\n",
     "\n",
     "Lets start by importing any of the libaries we plan on using and setting up our pins."
diff --git a/content/SIK_Project4_CircuitC_Full.ipynb b/content/SIK_Project4_CircuitC_Full.ipynb
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@
     "\n",
     "**REMEMBER** To enter a MicroPython command, hold down either the Control (on Windows) or Command (on Mac) key when pressing *Enter*\n",
     "\n",
+    "**Make sure for each notebook you run EVERY code cell presented and you run them in order.**\n",
+    "\n",
+    "An alternative is to click the \"Restart kernel and run all cells\" button at the top of the page (⏩). If you are connected to your board, this should automatically run every cell in order.\n",
+    "\n",
     "#### Saving Code to Your Board\n",
     "\n",
     "This time we're going to do something a bit different, we are going to have all of our code in a single Jupyter Notebook cell so that it all gets saved to our board at once when we run it. We'll put together our buzzer functions from Project 2 the Qwiic OLED module we used in circuits 4A and 4B, along with some button control to make our own guessing game. Run the cell below to save this code to your board and then unplug it, plug in the battery pack and watch it go! \n",
diff --git a/content/SIK_Project5_CircuitA_Full.ipynb b/content/SIK_Project5_CircuitA_Full.ipynb
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@
     "\n",
     "**REMEMBER** To enter a MicroPython command, hold down either the Control (on Windows) or Command (on Mac) key when pressing *Enter*\n",
     "\n",
+    "**Make sure for each notebook you run EVERY code cell presented and you run them in order.**\n",
+    "\n",
+    "An alternative is to click the \"Restart kernel and run all cells\" button at the top of the page (⏩). If you are connected to your board, this should automatically run every cell in order.\n",
+    "\n",
     "#### Step 1 - Setup\n",
     "\n",
     "Lets start by importing any of the libaries we plan on using and setting up our pins."
diff --git a/content/SIK_Project5_CircuitB_Full.ipynb b/content/SIK_Project5_CircuitB_Full.ipynb
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@
     "\n",
     "**REMEMBER** To enter a MicroPython command, hold down either the Control (on Windows) or Command (on Mac) key when pressing *Enter*\n",
     "\n",
+    "**Make sure for each notebook you run EVERY code cell presented and you run them in order.**\n",
+    "\n",
+    "An alternative is to click the \"Restart kernel and run all cells\" button at the top of the page (⏩). If you are connected to your board, this should automatically run every cell in order.\n",
+    "\n",
     "#### Step 1 - Setup\n",
     "\n",
     "Lets start by importing any of the libaries we plan on using and setting up our pins."
diff --git a/content/SIK_Project5_CircuitC_Full.ipynb b/content/SIK_Project5_CircuitC_Full.ipynb
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@
     "\n",
     "**REMEMBER** To enter a MicroPython command, hold down either the Control (on Windows) or Command (on Mac) key when pressing *Enter*\n",
     "\n",
+    "**Make sure for each notebook you run EVERY code cell presented and you run them in order.**\n",
+    "\n",
+    "An alternative is to click the \"Restart kernel and run all cells\" button at the top of the page (⏩). If you are connected to your board, this should automatically run every cell in order.\n",
+    "\n",
     "This time we're going to do something a bit different, we are going to have all of our code in a single Jupyter Notebook cell so that it all gets saved to our board at once when we run it. We'll put together our motor functions from Circuit 5B with our distance sensing functions from Project 3 to save code to our robot that makes it back up and turn when it encounters a wall. Run the cell below to save this code to your board and then unplug it, plug in the battery pack and watch it go!"
    ]
   },
