Course: Absolute Beginners Intro to Electronics - Sat 11 Oct 2025

This course is designed to give absolute beginners an introduction to key electronic principles, focusing on practical learning and first principles. The goal is to provide you with a clear, structured introduction to electronics that you can build on as you continue your learning journey.

If you are not sure if the course is for you, take a look at the presentation.

Here’s what ChatGPT said after it read the PowerPoint presentation for the course…

Hands-on, beginner-friendly, and fun!
Dive into the world of electronics with zero prior experience. Whether you’re curious about blinking LEDs or building smart gadgets, this course will guide you through the foundations—step by step.

You’ll learn to:

  • Build circuits with breadboards, resistors, LEDs, and more
  • Understand and use capacitors, transistors, and the 555 timer IC
  • Program microcontrollers like the ESP32 using Arduino IDE
  • Connect sensors and modules for real-world applications
  • Explore the concepts of prototyping and moving beyond the breadboard
  • Get started with your own Internet of Things (IoT) projects

Course details

  • 11 Oct 2025, 9:30am to max 4:30pm
  • SLMS members only
  • Practical and demonstrations/discussions
  • Take home the kit afterwards
  • Cost: Kit (£10) plus facilitator fee (donation of your choice)
  • Small group (max 10 people)

The first 10 people to enter their discourse names below will get a place.
We plan on running this again as many times as there is interest, so look out for the next announcement if you don’t get a place this time.

  1. @dnsh
  2. @Courtenay_Inchbald
  3. @Riggerz
  4. @Niki
  5. @Namib_Luke
  6. @Sriyaroy
  7. @JanT
  8. @PaulD
  9. @Yawnz
  10. @xoolxool

Waiting list

Add your name below to be notified directly about the next course:

@hannenx
@Heddles
@robchristopher
@taknira
@Jemila_A

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Just tagging the following people who are interested:

@AussieFred
@Courtenay_Inchbald
@djuna
@dnsh
@Elvis_Penafiel
@Emfarr
@emmetstreet
@fran_wood_works
@hetbell
@IsaColleoni
@James_Nahajski
@Jamesmuggleton
@jant
@javivi
@Jemila_A
@JohnnyB
@kemia
@lamacchiacosta
@LouLou
@Mike_P
@moikle
@niki
@Peacefullysal
@Riggerz
@Robbie_Zhao
@Rosa
@sinead
@Sophie_M
@Sriyaroy
@Tijan
@tobykp
@v3j
@vanora
@WoodIsGood
@Yawnz

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Hi Brendon.

Thank you very much. :folded_hands:

Keep Smiling
D

Thank you so much for organising! I’ll be away but count me in for the next one :slight_smile:

Just 5 places left!

Fab! Thanks for the tag - I’m looking forward to this and I hope it goes ahead!

Hi Brendon, the course looks great, but unfortunately I’m away that day. Registering my interest if you do any other dates though!

Thanks for running this! I’d be keen to study up a bit ahead of this, would you know of some learning resources I could start with?

Hi Paul

The course really is designed for people with no knowledge.
Also, it is VERY broad, so not easy to “prepare for”.
You can get an idea of the topics by download the presentation in the first post above.

Regards
Brendon

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One space just became available.

One place left for tomorrow. Going… Going…

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Yes please and thank you, Brendon. :folded_hands:

Keep Smiling
D

A space just opened up

Just got onto this discourse community and saw this. Im looking for an intro to the SLMS and would be keen to join tomorrow. I’m not yet a member but happy to get the membership tomorrow. Let me know if that works!

Cool. Come along.

Add yourself to the waiting list