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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)
Candy dispenser
this week, I wanted to create a circuit to perform a function from my final project, which dispenses candy, so if we put our hands, it gives us candy
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?
software
Arduino IDE
Electronics
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?
component list
Schematic view
Final code and blocks
Coding with Arduino IDE
Reading pins of the ultrasonic sensor and detecting it as output
Reading pins of the servo motor and detecting it as input
Final with Arduino IDE
Final Tinkercad video
Tinkercad - Circuit design dispensing mechanism - Tinkercad 2025-08-25 01-14-39.mp4Development/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?
wiring the circuit
Putting an ultrasonic sensor (Input)
the yellow wire connected to +ve
the purple wire (TRIG) connected to pin 4
the blue wire (Echo) connected to pin ~5
the grey wire connected to GND
Putting a micro servo motor(Output)
the red wire connected to +ve
the orange wire connected to pin ~3
the brown wire connected to GND
Putting a slide switch
the red wire connected to +ve
the orange wire connected to pin 2
the black wire connected to GND
The final circuit
WhatsApp Video 2025-08-25 at 01.05.17_ed7f6382.mp4Community of Learning
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?
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?
Radwa, a fellow participant in the Maker Diploma, helped me to know how to get the component list and Schematic view from TinkerCAD
Overcoming Challenges
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 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?
First, the on/off switch didn't work when I switched it off; it flowed current, so the ultrasonic was always on.I used an avometer to detect where the problem is. I found that the switch always allows 5V to go. I replaced it with a slide switch
20250824_210717.mp420250824_211111.mp4Final 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?
I learned how to search for the components and how to program them
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.
In the extra session,
I made a circuit using copper tape
I weld the components on the PCB
Assignment Design Files
Assignment Design Files
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