In Lab 7 we learned how DC and stepper motors work and how to code them! A video of the  DC motor in operation is here and a video of the stepper motor in action is here (full rotation here). Part 1 of the was getting the DC motor to work. Below are some pictures of the […]

Lab 6 was a three part lab that introduced us to servo motor functions and producing sound. Below is the first part of the lab in which we use a variable resistor to activate a servo motor. A video of my servo in action can be seen here. For part two of the lab we used […]

For the first part of Lab 5 I used the Arduino board combined with a potentiometer to control the current to the LED. For the second part of Lab 5 I programmed the Arduino in combination with the solder less breadboard and two variable resistors on two separate LEDs. For some reason when I rebuilt […]

Learning the basics of Arduino. Managed to switch between two LEDs with the magic of a switch! I’ve also included a screen grab of my code. There is a video of my LEDs switching here.  

The first Four photos are of my series circuit that I moved from the breadboard and soldered to a piece of protoboard. However, the LEDs that are soldered to the protoboard are still powered through my breadboard. This second set of photos are conceptual drawings of my interactive object. This object builds on my creative switch from […]

The first three photo’s are of my custom switch using copper tape and foam. The foam pad has a copper circuit underneath it that is completed when you set something on the pad, my idea for future use is to have the pad be connected to a lamp, allowing you to set down your phone/ […]

My goal for this class is to learn more about how things works and the nature of electricity and circuitry. For my first project I wanted to make a sort of launch control switch that would show a red light then when the button is pushed the yellow light would turn on. Unfortunately, my launch control […]