Week 7

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)

"Rather experience physical pain than just be bored", go watch Why Boredom is Good For You

Boring tasks are the most annoying thing in the world. press the bored button and get some sensory stimulus to push through with you until the next Done moment :)

Tool Chain

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

Arduino IDE to test the real components

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?

Wiring the components one by one before combining them in a single Arduino code

The full circuit

The function that runs the LCD logic

The function that displays things on the LCD

The function that lets the RGB do the visual dance

The function that lets the buzzer play Beethoven

Controling and switching between RGB and buzzer

The main function of the code, playing everything in order

The full code is attached:)

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?

Suffering with tangled wires for a while, again

Full sys before done button.mp4

Testing components ONE AT A TIME

Finaal product.mp4

And finally, the "don't touch until I film the FINAL PRODUCT" moment, again!

Full code [.ino]

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?

Conceptualizing the idea was challenging. I had a vague idea about the features but I wasn't sure how to visualize it. This image is generated by ChatGPT and it almost didn't help at all"" I had to draw a rough diagram showing the exact units of the system and elaborating the inputs and outputs. The individual units are clear in the wiring diagram: I tested each partition individually then combined them all.

Assignment Design Files