Robot art show
In this project we focused on electricity and this lead up to us being able to program our own code. Our final project ended up being a game where you need to stop the light at the correct light to have the program continue.
Before we were able to make a show of our own, we had to learn the basics of using electronic circuits, breadboards, and Arduino, a programming software. Once we had a pretty good understanding of the way circuits and breadboards work, we starting exploring the Arduino software and creating our product. To understand the Arduino programming, we completed multiple example circuits using the breadboard and other supplies we were given. After doing research we were fascinated with games so we decided to create a game of our own.
Before we were able to make a show of our own, we had to learn the basics of using electronic circuits, breadboards, and Arduino, a programming software. Once we had a pretty good understanding of the way circuits and breadboards work, we starting exploring the Arduino software and creating our product. To understand the Arduino programming, we completed multiple example circuits using the breadboard and other supplies we were given. After doing research we were fascinated with games so we decided to create a game of our own.
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- circuit- a complete loop of conductive material from one end of a power source to the other
- current- the "flow" of electricity through a circuit
- voltage- the potential energy difference across a resistor
- breadboard- a construction base for prototyping of electronics. We used breadboards when learning about the basics of circuits and when programming our light show.
- resistance- a property of a conductor by virtue of which the passage of current is opposed. We used 330 ohm resistors in our show so that the LED's in the show did not receive too much current.
- Ohm's Law- V=IR (Voltage equals the current times the resistance)
- circuit- a complete loop of conductive material from one end of a power source to the other
- current- the "flow" of electricity through a circuit
- voltage- the potential energy difference across a resistor
- breadboard- a construction base for prototyping of electronics. We used breadboards when learning about the basics of circuits and when programming our light show.
- resistance- a property of a conductor by virtue of which the passage of current is opposed. We used 330 ohm resistors in our show so that the LED's in the show did not receive too much current
reflection
In this project my partner and I were able to work fast and get ahead because we naturally understood the concept. But, when it was time to write our own code we found ourselves at a loss of what to do. We struggled with trying to stay in task and we constantly argued about what to do with our time. This project was hard and we ran in many bumps along the way but we finally got this project completed. In this project I learned that if I work with my friends it doesn't always work because we do not have the same ideas, and work ethics. But overall this project was one of my least favorite so far.