Week 5 # - 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)

Week 5 assignment was to design, simulate, and build a simple electronic device that performs two actions. I choose the lucky wheel because I like it and I thought it's gonna be a cool and fun idea to build.

Output:

1) Electric Lucky Wheel That Spins and iIluminates

Source of Inspiration:

Find my reference in this link, and see it in the image as well.

Reference Design

Tool Chain

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

Software:

Tinker CAD

Online software for 3D design, electronics, and coding.

I used it to design and simulate my circuit.

Components

Breadboard

LEDs

Resistors

Connecting Wires

5V Adapter

Crocodile Wires

Hobby GearMotor

Tools:

Avometer

Tape

Cutter

Metal Ruler

Materials:

Cardboard

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?

Design

Design On Tinker Cad

Design:

Built a parallel circuit powered by a 5V adaptor.

Used 5V adaptor to because I had a resistor 328 OHM, meaning that current passing through LED will be 15 milli Ampere (Lower than 20 mA which is max current the LED can handle)

Components used:
- Yellow LED (indicator).
- 330-ohm resistor (to protect the LED).
- Hobby gear motor (mechanical function).
- Switch (to control the circuit).
Input: 5V adaptor (power source).
Output:
- LED lights up.
- Motor operates.
How it works:
- Switch completes the circuit.
- Current flows through the LED (with resistor) and motor.

Parallel Connection Curcuit

Voltage passing through the motor and the (LED & resistor series curcuit) is the same value.

VID_20250126_225617.mp4

The Circuit was successfully simulated on TinkerCad

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?

Prototyping & Build

Visual Story

Measuring Resistance with Avometer

Cutting Breadboard

Details

Mounting LED

Prototyping the Curcuit

Mounting & Enclosure

Wire Holes

Almost There

Finally all Electrical Components in the Box

PXL_20250126_183605611.mp4

Lucky Wheel is Working!!

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?

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?

Challenges

Didn't Find My Glue Gun

I had to use duct tape and straws to fix the motor holder to be perpendicular on the surface.

Final Project

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

Title of Media

I learned how to mount electrical components and enclosures in the box.
Learned how to create holes for wires,

WOW!

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

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.

Assignment Design Files

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