During this project we learned a lot about electricity. We started by creating small circuits with a wire, a battery, and a light bulb. We eventually moved on to move complex circuits. Once we got this down we started working with breadboards. After completing a test on the breadboard we moved on to Arduino Boards. Me and my partner created a code that plays Star Wars and has lights that blinked along to each note. We also programmed an LCD to say "May the force be with you."
Concepts used:
Circuit: a strip of conductive materials that runs from the positive side of a power source to the negative side of a power source. Resistance: Represented by an R, resistance is how much a conductive object will slow current. Resistors are the main source of resistance in a circuit, but light bulbs and many other materials have it as well.
Current: Current is the flow of electricity through a circuit, or a component of a circuit. It represents how much power is passing through a part, and is represented by an I. Voltage: Voltage is the difference in electric potential between two points in a circuit.
This was another successful project. Me and my partner started this project not knowing much about how electricity works and we knew nothing about programming. We both caught on quickly and made a great team. I never thought that someday I would know how to program. We have very good time management all throughout this project. We were always working and this lead us to finish early, so we had extra time to add improvements and get a better understanding of everything. Our work ethic was very impressive during this project. I feel that we didn't pick the easy way during this project. We did some difficult coding and we made our board organized and esthetically pleasing. However, a pit was that we couldn't easily work at the same time. We only had one computer to program with, so we could only have one person programming at a time. We managed to share the computer and we both got to do an equal amount of coding which was good. Overall I am happy with how this project turned out and how our end product turned out.