Connect a DS3231 with Arduino Uno, read time using RTClib, handle the first-time setting carefully and verify coin-cell compatibility before battery backup.
Test an MCP23008 Arduino expander with explicit startup direction, supported input allocation, latch-aware output updates and deliberate interrupt clearing.
Understand PAM8403 amplifier circuit wiring: separate bridge speaker outputs, use a supported supply, diagnose clipping and avoid grounded-instrument shorts.