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path: "/my-2017-arduino-projects" title: "My 2017 Ardunio Projects" published: true date: "28-09-2017"
I’ve always been into electrical devices and slightly aspire to develop my own robotic application, so I was motivated to learn some electrical circuitry. Around the time of November 2016, I considered getting either the Arduino or Raspberry Pi. I decided to get the Arduino and got it during December. I continued doing some research into the device as well as general electronics. Then from January until July I vowed to make at least one electronic circuit along with its custom program (sketch) per month. And did some studying too.
I now feel fairly familiar with basic electronics and microcontroller programming. So this blog post will tell you about the projects which gave me the knowledge I have today. The reason I’m doing this is that I plan on increasing the scope of my projects but by adding complexity I’ll be requiring more time but I may not be able to develop as frequently as I;d like to due to other commitments. For just about every one of these projects I used: the Arduino IDE, Fritzing, and a text-editor / word processor.
The code and possibly a Frizzing diagram of the circuit for these projects is viewable via Github.
Components: Breadboard, RGB Led, Wires Description:Essentially my earliest Arduino project, all it was was an RGB LED which displayed each colour of the rainbow. Code: to be added
A circuit and sketch which went through the alphabet in Morse code and outputted it via two LEDs. Code: to be added
The scope of this project was way too big for the free time that I had, however it allowed me to simulate the result I wanted to achieve without running into too much hassle. I also enjoyed brainstorming the project’s user experience and interface design. At a later date I hope to return to this project and complete it. Code: to be added
This was just to experiment with what can be done with a Piezo buzzer. I remember making an interesting “revving” sound. Code: to be added
I originally planned to work with a DC or Servo motor and while I wrote the code for one of these motors, realised I didn’t have time to complete the circuit so I instead made a quick sketch and circuit which helped me revise some skills I had previously learnt by making two LEDs light up at different times. Code: to be added
A circuit which I am very proud of, I made it play a small version of “Twinkle Twinkle” and also composed some tunes/melodies of my own - exercising my high school music theory knowledge. The project also gave me an opportunity to produce my own libraries (using header files). Code: to be added
Just a quick project to based on a combination of my early projects, instead of going through the hassle of building this circuit, I instead decided to test the sketch’s code and circuit using Circuits.io / Electronics Lab (Autodesk) - a web-based application which allows you to make and simulate circuits virtually. The LED is supposed to display a warm colour (red, orange etcetera) depending on the warmth Of The temperature sensor, or a cold colour (blue) if it is cold. Code: to be added