in EE 333 we learned about basic and complex circuits that aid in the design of a project. The only constraint in the project was that we needed to implement a microcontroller device to control the device. In this case we used a bare Arduino (bareduino). Any other circuits were designed in PCB software.

In our group of three, we decided to make a convenient clap on/off circuit to control a peripheral wall power outlet at 120VAC.

This image shows a basic block diagram of the functions of our device. to summarize, our device was a simple set of circuits to provide an entertaining output. Despite the simplicity, we were hard at work of constantly troubleshooting our circuits.

The key take away from this class was that given our inexperience with creative design from the ground up, we implemented circuits learned throughout coursework.

Creating this device greatly increased our learning of teamwork, the design process, and the ins and outs of circuit theory provided by our previous courses.