Week 06 - Journal
Ideation
Tell us about your assignment's idea for this week. Why do you care about this idea? What inspired you? (Please include images or links to sources of inspiration)
Interactive led wall
The idea is a trial to simulate the interactive lighting with the passerby. Therefore, it directed me to use IR sensor and led light.
Tool Chain
Which software/machines/materials did you use in the assignment? Why?
1- I searched for an idea, and then I chose the interactive lights.
2- simulated the circuit using Tinker CAD containing (an IR sensor, Led light, resistor, breadboard, and Arduino.
3- Used the electric components from the electronics kit to simulate the circuit.
4- used Arduino IDE to copy the code from tinkerCAD to the Arduino itself using a cable.
Design/Preparation Process
Explain the design and/or preparation process of your assignment. How did you use the tool or software to design and/or prepare your assignment before fabrication/implementation?
I simulated The circuit on tinker CAD as shown in the video the wiring and the code.
No need for an extra power source as the voltage of the Arduino are enough.
The input component was the IR sensor that senses any motion and gives signals to the Arduino. and the output component is the led light. when the Arduino receives the signal from the sensor transfers it to the led light to do the assigned code.
The code blocks began with read digital pin 4 which was the sensor connected to it to see whether it was high or low. To do the assigned task (lit the Led) when the signal is high, we need an if function. If the digital pin is high, then let the LED light in green. If else let it low.
I used a digital input pin for the sensor not analogue input as it has only two values. high if something moved or low when there is no movement.
Development/Implementation Process
Explain the development/implementation process of your assignment. How did you use the machine/tool to manufacture or implement the design of your assignment?
I started simulating the wiring from tinkerCAD to the real Arduino and breadboard.
Then, I copied the text code from TinkerCAD to Arduino IDE.
Then, I uploaded it into Arduino.
The Final trial is where the led lit up when something moves in front of it.
The actual Wiring.
Overcoming Challenges
What kinds of challenges or problems did you face while doing the assignment, tutorials, or exercises? How did you solve them? Did you ask for help from an instructor or peer? Please provide a link to the tutorial or article that you used to solve your problem (if any)
I had a little complication with the actual circuit when transferring the text code from tinkerCAD to Arduino. The basic state was when the led is lit and when something moves in front of it, it shuts down.
Therefore, I asked Amany for help and she searched on google and found that there are some IR sensors when it detects some movement it goes into low instead of high.
Therefore I edited the text of the code to make the digital pin that receives the signals from the sensor to when it is low, lets the led lit.
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The First trial is when the digital pin connected to the sensor reads high when something moves to let the LED shut down.
The Second trial is when the digital pin connected to the sensor reads low when something moves to let the LED lit.
Final Project
How can you use the skills and knowledge that you've acquired this week in your final project?
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WOW!
What is the coolest thing that you've learned this week? What is something that you will never forget from this week?
THE SIMELY WAVING HAND .....
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Tell us about any other cool things that you've made this week: in the Hands-on activity, tutorial examples, exercises, or any other cool mini-project that you tried out aside from the assignment.
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