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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 assignment of this week is design and program a smart device that perform a certain function or solve a problem: program Arduino UNO to read signals from multiple input components (Sensor, Switch, or variable resistor) to control multiple action components (Motor, Buzzer, LED...etc) using Arduino C (Text Code).
I got my inspiration from my childhood piggy bank.
The idea is to create a box that senses when a coin is in the hole. After that, with movement, the hole opens, and the coin falls...
Smart Piggy Bank
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?
Card Board
Card Board
Arduino
Arduino
Servo Motor
Servo Motor
Potentiometer
Potentiometer
LCD Screen
LCD Screen
Arduino Cable
Arduino Cable
IDE App.
IDE App.
Jumper wires
Jumper wires
BreadBoard
BreadBoard
AutoDesk TinkerCad
AutoDesk TinkerCad
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?
After I decide the project idea I start to design the circuit on Tinker Cad.
It is consist of:
Input: IR sensor - Potentiometer
Output: Servo Motor - Buzzer - LCD I2C
Circuit Link on Tinker CAD: https://www.tinkercad.com/things/ieREegEqIkU-piggy-bank
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?
1. I made the wiring on Tinker CAD.
1. I made the wiring on Tinker CAD.
2. I build the code on IDE.
2. I build the code on IDE.
How the Code is Working?
How the Code is Working?
1- The LCD screen displays the total saved amount → (lcd.print("Amount: " + String(totalAmount) + " LE");), and the IR sensor detects inserted coins → (digitalRead(IR_SENSOR_PIN);).
2- When a coin is detected, the servo motor moves → (myServo.write(90);), to allow the coin to pass, then returns to its position → (myServo.write(0);).
3- A buzzer sounds to confirm the coin deposit → (tone(BUZZER_PIN, 1000);), and the total amount increases → (totalAmount += coinValue;).
4- A potentiometer can also manually trigger the servo to add a coin → (int potValue = analogRead(POT_PIN); if (potValue > 512) { moveServo90ThenBack(); totalAmount += coinValue; }).
5- The LCD updates with the new total → (lcd.clear(); lcd.print("Amount: " + String(totalAmount) + " LE");), and the process repeats continuously inside the loop() function.
2. I build the code on IDE.
2. I build the code on IDE.
3. Connect everything to Arduino: IR Sensor - Servo motor - Potentiometer - Buzzer - LCD Screen.
3. Connect everything to Arduino: IR Sensor - Servo motor - Potentiometer - Buzzer - LCD Screen.
4.I have chosen the placement of the components on the cardboard.
4.I have chosen the placement of the components on the cardboard.
5. I cut out spaces for the components on the cardboard using a cutter.
5. I cut out spaces for the components on the cardboard using a cutter.
6. Making the wiring again but inside the box.
6. Making the wiring again but inside the box.
7. Put the servo Motor.
7. Put the servo Motor.
8. The Final product.
8. The Final product.
Community 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?
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Chatgpt was a great help in this project.
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?
The way of how the coin will fall was a challenge, I want to make it smart... This video gave me the technique.
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?
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?
This week, by chance, some of my diploma colleagues and I attended the Maker Faire event. It was an amazing day and truly inspiring to see so many makers whom I have learned from on social 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.
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Assignment Design Files
Assignment Design Files
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