Week 5 - 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)

Buzz wire

This week assignment's idea is building a simple electronic device that performs two actions. I decided to make a buzz wire game because i remember when i was young there was a TV show full of games and one of those games is the buzz wire that I've always wanted to play.

Tool Chain

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

I used tinker cad to design and simulate the circuit and the resistor calculator to calculate the ohm of resistor.

Materials : I used a 5 volt adapter , Red led , buzzer , 220 ohm resistor , on/off switch , wire , Tape , cardboard , breadboard , jumper and crocodile wires.

Materials

Cardboard

Soft ware

Resistor calculator

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?

Try the circuit

I start to design and simulate the circuit using Tinker cad to make sure that everything work.

I used 5 voltage power supply and connect it to the breadboard then i put the led and the 220 ohm resistor to reduce the volt because the led need only 2 volts.Then i put the switch and connect it with led and the buzzer.

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?

After i finish sketching in tinker cad i started to make it in real. I put the red led and the 220 ohm resistor in series and the buzzer parallel to them then i connect one of the sides of the switch to the positive wire and the other side with the hand of the game and i connect the wire of the game to the buzzer and led with crocodile wire . Finally i put all the components in the cardboard i made .

My Buzz wire (vedio)

My Buzz wire

Community of Learning

Did you ask for feedback? What are the ideas that others have contributed or suggested? What was someone else’s idea that you built upon? How did you help your peers? How did your peers help you?

I asked in the instructor in the extra session what is the mistake i made because the buzzer doesn't make the same sound after i put the led and he helped me in the sketch of the circuit.

I helped Nihal to make the circuit.

Overcoming Challenges

When you got stuck, what/who did you turn to? At what point did you have to pause to research or learn more before moving on? What are some mistakes, pitfalls, or challenges that others can avoid if they were doing this assignment?

When i put the components in the cardboard body and test it , it doesn't work . I think i need to make big body so the wires feel free and doesn't fall from its place.