Hello! As we are approaching the end of this school year, our Group 3 students have been very involved with Arduino. Implementing the knowledge they had gained earlier with breadboarding and programming, the students are building projects with the Arduino. So what exactly is an Arduino? It is basically a microcomputer that allows your technology … Continue reading Arduino
Month: April 2018
Joystick Madness
Objective Control the spin of the motor with the joy stick Code Arduino Instructions Connect a wire from the 5V to the power rail and another from GND to the ground. Let’s first connect the joystick. Take three female-to-male wires: Connect the female (the open one) to the GND of the … Continue reading Joystick Madness
Distance Tracker
Objective Light up the correct LED with the distance Code Arduino Instructions Connect a wire from the 5V to the power rail and another from GND to the ground. Connect a wire from Vcc to the power rail. Connect a wire from GND to the ground rail. Connect a wire from Trig to pin 10. … Continue reading Distance Tracker
Display “Hello World”
Objective Make the LCD display “Hello World” and the time passed from the upload Code Arduino Instructions Connect a wire from the 5V to the power rail and another from GND to the ground. Connect the LCD Display from J15 to J30. Place a potentiometer on pins D5, D7, and F6. Then, connect wires from … Continue reading Display “Hello World”
Build a Traffic Light
Materials Arduino Uno (With Software on a Computer or a Laptop) Breadboard 3 - LEDs (One Red, One Yellow, One Green) 3 - 330 Ohm Resistor Jumper Wires Procedure Place one wire at the negative rail and on the Ground Pin on the Arduino. Place one wire at A5 and on Digital Pin 13 on … Continue reading Build a Traffic Light