Arduino is an open-source physical computing platform designed to make experimenting with electronics more fun and intuitive. Arduino has its own unique, simplified programming language, a vast support network, and thousands of potential uses, making it the perfect platform for both beginner and advanced DIY enthusiasts.
The first circuit we created was made to blink once every second. We set up the electronics for it using a wire, a resistor, and an led. Than we went into the coding softwear and used this above in order to make it blink.
For the first process we had to make the led blink rapidly. We lowered the delay in the code and used the same electronics in order to make it blink this fast.
The second circuit me and my partner created was a circuit that was able to be controlled using a potentiometer. This allowed us to make the light blight faster or slower if we wanted as shown on the left.
Process
A potentiometer is a controllable knob. A potentiometer changes resistance as it is turned. By using it as a voltage divider, the Arduino can sense the position of the knob, and use that value to control what you want.
For this circuit, we had to be able to make an RGB LED word and program it to show many different colors. We had to use more complex coding methods to complete this task.
Circuit four was a row of leds that we had to code in order to have them light up consecutively.
Process
For the process of circuit 4, we added different modes to the original code. We added them and the code to the right activated them.
For this circuit we had an led that communicated with two switches. It worked when you pressed only one switch. If both were pressed the light would go off.
For this circuit, we used a light sensor to adjust the light levels of an LED The darker the photoresistor read the brighter the LED became.
For the process on this circuit we had to switch the board to manuel tuning so we set the parameters for the tuning. We decided to have it go from off to max brightness.
For this circuit, we had to find a way to make the circuit read temperature and also find a way to make the circuit turn on an LED if the reader read a certain temperature. We used an if then statement to make the led turn on if the temperature red above 75 degrees. We used our fingers to raise the temperature since the temperature inside of our bodies is warmer than 75 degrees.
For this circuit we had to manipulate a servo in order to move in a specific way. As shown above we were able to make it move in very specific ways.
For the process assignment we had to manipulate the servo to move in a different way than it originally was moving. As shown on the right we accomplashed this task and had it move in a much different way.
For this circuit, we had to make a circuit play sound out of a speaker. We then had to manipulate this code to have the sound it played differently than the original. The above audio is the audio after we manipulated it.