Week 8- 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)

Led lights with different colors used as communication tool

The assignment is to communicate wirelessly with a Smart Circuit via a Graphical User Interface (GUI) on your phone or PC.

My inspiration came from how Deaf and dumb people communicate with their families inside their houses, for example, they can't hear the door pill or any sound so they use led lights to get attention and this means they can communicate through the differentiation of the led colors.

Tool Chain

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

TINKERCAD

Resistor

BUZZER

WIRES

Bluetooth Module

RGB LED

Arduino UNO

Arduino IDE

Breadboard

Arduino Bluetooth Control

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?

Tinkercad circuit

I started by using Thinker Cad to simulate my circuit.

I connected the Bluetooth Module with Arduino on RX & TX 3.3V and the other pins with the ground then I connected the buzzer with Arduino on pin 7 & the other side on the ground connected RGB LED with Arduino on pins 2,3&4 with resistor 220 ohm and another side on ground Arduino connected with ground & 5v with breadboard

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 used the same components that I used on Tinkercad

I connected Bluetooth Module with Arduino & breadboard, connected RGB LED with resistors 220 ohm & with Arduino, and connected the buzzer with Arduino & breadboard and control the process by my mobile finally I upload the code & do it in real with a 9V adapter.

MVI_4072.MP4

Code

I started with defining all pins on Arduino RGB LED on 4, 5& 6

Buzzer on 7Then I define all pins as output in void setup.

for the incoming data 2; will be Green-light

if for the incoming data 3; it will be Blue light

if for the incoming data 4; it will be White light

else; the Buzzer works

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)

the repetitive disconnection of the Bluetooth Module was the main challenge this week, as the video showed the Bluetooth module disconnected in the middle of the process and I had to reconnect it again and again.

MVI_4073.MP4

I couldn't find the Bluetooth Module in tinkercad so I searched and found an old circuit and take the WiFi module from it but tinkercad does not support it anymore though I used it as sample

Final Project

How can you use the skills and knowledge that you've acquired this week in your final project?

I decided to not use the Bluetooth module in the final project because the stability problems

WOW!

What is the coolest thing that you've learned this week? What is something that you will never forget from this week?

we had a lot of fun this week in this fishing game :)

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Assignment Design Files

Tinkercad File