Week 7- 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)

Idea:

when infrared sensor is on "detects moving object"
LED lights up
Servo motor moves a flower with a welcome message.
When a person enters a space a welcome message moves and light is on

Tool Chain

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

Software :

Tinker CAD:

for circuit simulation and connection of items

Arduino IDE:

For coding and uploading code on real Arduino board

Components:

Arduino UNO board
slider switch
breadboard
jumpers
IR sensor
Servo motor
Resistance for LED
LED
connecting cable (from Arduino board to laptop)

Tinker cad components

Real circuit components

Breadboard

yellow LED

IR sensor

slider switch

Jumpers

Servo motor

Arduino UNO

connection cable

Enclosure Material:

plastic box with sliding cover for components mounting
flower and cardboard for welcome message

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?

tinker.wmv

Tinker cad Connection

Code blocks "as an initial guide "

Design Phase:The design of the circuit is so simple:

IR sensor ,Servo motor, LED on a breadboard connected with Arduino UNO board

Input component:

Slide switch

IR sensor

Action component:

Servo motor

LED

PSEDOCODE Phase:

الصورة بتاعة الكود

CODEBLOCKS Phase:

As a guide for the required code, I started with code blocks:

Slider switch on pin 8 "input"
Connected servo motor to Pin 9"output"
connected IR sensor to pin 2"input"
LED on pin 4 "output"
IF .. Else condition to control slider switch (on and off), when on:

Servo moves
the LED lights up

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?

Implementing Circuit on breadboard

After making the required connections on tinker cad and simulating the circuit. I built connection on breadboard.

1.mp4

Implementing The Code:

After making the required connections on tinker cad and simulating the circuit. i copied the text code to Arduino IDE
I completed the code by adding extra movement for servo
I changed a bit in code as the IR sensor different from PIR sensor on tinker cad
I changed LED code as didn't work as required when i connected the circuit
after running the code , the slider switch worked then the LED and servo worked as required.

The Enclosure:

After checking the connection i arranged the Arduino, sensors and wires on a plastic box

002.mp4

00.mp4

01.mp4

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?

The IR sensor sensitivity increase and decrease using the screw
This is my second trial project, the project didn't work from third time, but I keep on trying.
Instructors told us its all about try and error so never give up when code didn't work from first time.

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?

I had some problems with coding so i went back to check the videos.
Amani helped me in debugging understanding "Divide and conquer".

pitfalls:

check the sensitivity of sensor before connecting the circuit

Final Project

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

Good trial as in final project i will replace the IR sensor with LDR sensor and servo movement will be dependent on sensor reading
be patient while coding.

WOW!

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

debugging the code
smart home methodology

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

week 7 Arduino Code

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