Intro to Arduino
Arduino, is a coding program. Its a program that allows us to write code in a sketch on the application, and upload that code to a bread board to complete various tasks. Some of the tasks could be as simple as turning on a light, to the push of a button, like the Series Circuit. Or we could use code to do something as complex as, having lights turning on, to a certain body heat. Overall Arduino is a easy to use coding program for beginners, where you can learn a lot about coding. Below is each of the Arduino Assignments. The image on the left is the completed, functioning breadboard, and the image on the right is the code from the sketch in Arduino software. The first 2, parallel and series have no code associated with them.
Series Circuit
Parallel Circuit
Space Ship Interface
Love-o-Meter
Color Mixing Lamp
Color Mixing Lamp Video Example
color mixing lamp | |
File Size: | 9152 kb |
File Type: | mov |
Mood Cue
Light Theremin
Keyboard Instrument
Digital Hour Glass
Motorized Pinwheel
Zoetrope
Crystal Ball
Knock Lock
Touchy-Feely Lamp
Summary
Obviously the main thing I learned from this Arduino unit is patience. You need to be very patient while trying to complete these tasks for Arduino. Sometimes when the code isn't typed right and the Arduino program says there is an error, it can take a long time to figure out what the problem is. It could be something as little as I used a colon versus a semi-colon. On top of the coding sometimes the way you set up the breadboard may not be correct. So sometimes that could also be frustrating to figure out what is wrong. In reality figuring all these issues out to finish the Arduino assignment just requires patience. It requires patience to sit down and figure out what went wrong. Learning this new skill of coding strengthens patience.