Week 6 - 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)

Light Indicator

I thought about an idea where I can use a sensor along with an RGB to represent some value. I first got to know the sensors available in the kit and I decided to use the light sensor, and output different colors depending on the surrounding light intensity.

Tool Chain

Which software/machines/materials did you use in the assignment? Why?

TinkerCAD

I used AutoDesk TinkerCAD to design my circuit and also to simulate it before making it in real life.

Electronics Kit

I used some components from my electronics kit (RGB LED, light sensor module, Jumpers, Breadboard, and Arduino UNO).

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?

Circuit design LCD/Temp sensor | Tinkercad

Circuit Simulation

I searched for the right connections of the RGB and the light sensor. I then placed all the necessary components on the breadboard and connected them to the Arduino UNO board as follows:

VCC and GND from the sensor to 5V and GND.
DATA pin from the sensor to digital pin 4.

After that, I started building the code blocks.
I wanted the LED to produce a different color for different lights, so the conditions were as follows:

If the light is on, the blue led is on.
If the light is off, the green led is on.

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?

WhatsApp Video 2022-11-04 at 23.02.05.mp4

I used the same connections from TinkerCAD to make the circuit in the real life.

I wrote the Arduino code and I made sure everything was right by clicking "Verify", then uploaded it to the Arduino board.

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)

At first, I had different colors than those I used in the condition. I searched and found that the pin numbers are not written randomly. They have to be arranged as R, G, and B to show the right color.

Assignment Design Files

Week6.ino

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