week_2: switches & LED circuits
Here I describe the implementation of the fist projects included on the Arduino's companion booklet as concrete examples of the topics learned and discussed in class during the second week. I familiarized myself with first concepts of electricity and electronics, physical computing and the Arduino platform. I ordered the supporting tools and parts needed to work as well. In addition to the Arduino starter kit, I also obtained the Adafruit's starter kit as complementary material.
Interactive circuit, using a switch, a resistor, and an LED
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A resistor (220 ohm) is in series with an LED, with a momentary switch (pushbutton) controlling the flow of electricity. The Arduino and the circuit are powered through the USB port connected to my laptop computer.
Two switches in series
IMAG3594_1 IMAG3595_1 IMAG3596_1
Both switches need to be pressed to allow for the flow of current through the LED
Two switches in parallel
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When either switch is pressed, the circuit is completed and current flows through the LED, turning the light on
Using software to program the behavior of hardware
In this implementation, I modified the Arduino sketch described in pages 37 to 39 from the Arduino's Projects Book. The modifications resulted in the following code:
int switchState = 0;
void setup() {
pinMode(3, OUTPUT);
pinMode(4, OUTPUT);
pinMode(5, OUTPUT);
pinMode(2, INPUT);
}
void loop() {
switchState = digitalRead(2);
if (switchState == LOW) {
digitalWrite(3, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
}
else {
digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
digitalWrite(4, LOW);
digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
delay(random(550));
digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
digitalWrite(5, LOW);
delay(random(250));
}
}
The successful implementation of the above code guided the behavior of the following circuit configuration:
IMAG3604_1 IMAG3606_1
Reference:
The Arduino Project Book (2015). Published by Arduino LLC
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