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Ideation
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)
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)
This week's assignment is to build and program a smart circuit using an Arduino UNO that reads a signal from an input component to control an action component.
I decided to use the Photo-Resistor LDR Light Sensor Module (as an input) to move the servo motor (output component), as I plan to use a similar idea for my final project and want to gain experience.
Tool Chain
Tool Chain
Which software/machines/materials did you use in the assignment? Why?
Which software/machines/materials did you use in the assignment? Why?
TinkerCad
I used Tinkercad to build and test the circuit connections and ensure everything was functional before installation.
Material used in Tinkercad
1 Breadboard
1 Arduino UNO
1 Servo motor
1 PIR sensor (Simulaties LDR Light Sensor)
Materials for electric circuit
1 Breadboard
1 Arduino UNO
1 Servo motor
1 LDR Light Sensor
Design/Preparation Process
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?
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?
Preparation in Tinkercad
Preparation in Tinkercad
I used Tinkercad to build and test the circuit connections, ensuring everything was functional.
I connected the 5V from the Arduino to the positive rail on the breadboard.
Then I connected the servo motor's ground to the Arduino's GND and its power to the positive rail on the breadboard, with the signal pin connected to Digital Pin 2.
For the PIR sensor, I used the same connections as the servo, with the signal pin connected to Digital Pin 4 on the Arduino.
Connections
Simulation
For the code, I used Tinkercad code blocks.
I used the (IF-ELSE) block for conditioning. The condition is when the LDR sensor senses light (Pin 4 is HIGH or equals 1), the servo motor (Pin 2) rotates 180 degrees. If not, the servo motor does not move or return to its original position.
Code
Development/Implementation Process
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?
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 recreated the Tinkercad circuit using hardware components.
*steps:
connected the 5V from the Arduino to the positive rail on the breadboard
connected the servo motor's ground to the Arduino's GND and its power to the positive rail on the breadboard, with the signal pin connected to Digital Pin 2.
For the LDR sensor, I used the same connections as the servo, with the signal pin connected to Digital Pin 4 on the Arduino.
Then I got the text code from Tinkercad, placed it in the Arduino IDE, and uploaded it.
Building the circuit
Connections
Testing the circuit
Overcoming Challenges
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)
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 wanted to integrate the Temperature sensor (LM35) with the LDR sensor to make the circuit with two inputs, and one output (Servo motor's motion)
Final Project
Final Project
How can you use the skills and knowledge that you've acquired this week in your final project?
How can you use the skills and knowledge that you've acquired this week in your final project?
Title of Media
WOW!
WOW!
What is the coolest thing that you've learned this week? What is something that you will never forget from this week?
What is the coolest thing that you've learned this week? What is something that you will never forget from this week?
Title of Media
Weekly Digest [OPTIONAL]
Weekly Digest [OPTIONAL]
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.
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.
Title of Media
Assignment Design Files
Assignment Design Files
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