Project 16: The Traffic Light RGB

For this project, we made the light turn blue and green but it was supposed to turn yellow when being reflected. The part where the light should turn yellow didn't work out. When the light is reflected on my hand, a purple light would appear along with green and blue since those are the colors you will see in LED. This one was interesting along with the last project. The picture to the top left shows how the light from the side. The picture in the bottom left shows the reflection of the light on my hand. The picture to the right shows the light from the top point of view. There happens to be light spectrum in the picture to the right and you can see all three colors I mentioned above. 

Project 15: Wiring the RGB Bulb

For this project, we made the light color go from green and blue to red and purple. In the pictures on the sides, it looks like one solid color but you have to see it in person. The coding had specific colors but when we did it on our own, the colors looked as if they were mixed. The picture to the left, the light is supposed to green and blue but it shows to be green than blue. The picture to the right, the light is supposed purple and red but it shows as if it's only purple. I got to say this project was actually cool to see since you could change the LED colors through coding. I might want to do more things like this in class.

Project 14: Counting with the 7 Segment Display

For this project, we made numbers appear on the 7 segment display. In the picture below, it shows a 2. First we made 0 blink then 1 then 2 and we happen to get a picture of the 2. For both of the functions, we had to use 5 segments so it would be blink. There are 10 functions that will be performed. The coding would start at zero then would go up to 9 since those are numbers that will appear on the 7 segment display board. That's all for this project!!

Project 13: Writing Your Name

For this project, we used the seven segment object to write our name. In the picture below, we used the letter A as the picture since we both have A's in our name. The coding was very long but simple if you understand the way it was setup. As you copy the code onto the arduino, each letter of my name would blink after each other. For my name it would look like K if possible, A, Y if possible, L, A. My name would be simple if the K and Y would be able to work. That would be really cool to see my name to blink on the seven segment.

Project 12: Seven Segment Display

For this project, we used a seven segment and its in a shape of an 8. We used 7-8 resistors and 8 wires to connect the Arduino and the breadboard. The wires would be plugged into the breadboard parallel of each other. Resistors would be in the same area as the wires and would be plugged towards the seven segment object. First would use 2 wires to see if the segment would be blink, then set up the rest of the wires. Same procedure with the resistors. There was a code simple enough to make all the segments blink at the same time. We were very successful when making the light blink.

Project 11: The Button Challenge

This project is the continued part of Project 10 and it becomes more difficult. This project happens to be a challenge for some people. The picture below happens to be from Project 10 since that would be a result. We used the same setup but added a new part to the coding. For this one, we added a 0 variable to see if the light turn on when we push the button then we change the variable to 1. The code was very simple for this challenge but don't get fooled by these codes since it's a lot of work.

Project 10: Push a Button and Turn On LED

For this project, we will push a button and turn on the LED. In the picture below, there are multiple wires and resistors. There's also a button you will click for the light to blink or turn on. There are 6 wires and 3 resistors involved and happens to be able to connect to each other. As we get to more tutorials, it will get harder.

Project 9: Controlling LED with Potentiometer

In this project, we learn to read analog voltages from the arduino by using the potentiometer. It happens to be an adjustable resistor which consists of a wiper that slide across a resistive strip to deliver an increase or decrease in resistance. To make the LED blink, there are certain steps to follow so it can work. There are pictures in the document to help set up the potentiometer. As you can see in the pictures below, you have the potentiometer and the arduino with the wires set up.

Project 7: Counting in Binary

For this project, we used the binary concept to make the LED lights blink. The coding part of this project was completely changed from the last couple of projects we worked on. We learned a whole lesson on how binary numbers work. First, it was complicated until I got the hang of it. When we were trying to make them blink, it was very confusing since the lights didn't blink the way it should. 

Project 6: Programming Three LEDs

In this project, we added another LED light to make it blink. The LED light is supposed to be blue but we used clear instead. For the coding, it was difficult at first but it came all together with some assistance. In the picture below, the red light is on then it switch to the clear light for a second. This project is the same as the last project just with another light added to the breadboard. 

Project 5: Programming Two LEDs

For this project, we programmed two LED lights to on and off after each other. There were four parts to lighting up the LED lights. In the picture to the right is showing the green LED light on while the red light is off. In the picture to the left is showing the red LED light on while the green light is off. There were couple more additions to completing this project. For Part A, we had to make the red light blink twice while the green light blink once. For Part B, we had to have both lights blink 2 seconds each back to back. For Part C, we had to have the green light blink 3 times while the red light blinks once. This was very simple if understand the directions.

Project 4: Programming the LED

For this project, we turned on and off the light. We changed a couple parts of the code so the light would be able to turn on and off either staying on or staying off. So we replaced 13 with the color red so the Arduino would know that its turning on the LED light. There were 4 different parts to this project: turn on the light without it turning off, turn the light off without it turning it on, turn it on for 15 seconds and off  for 3 seconds, and turn it on for 1 second and off for 1 second. The first one is pretty easy since you have to delete a part of the code which is the turn off part of the code. The second is the same way of the first one but the opposite. The third one has the light on longer than having it off the longest. The last one has the LED light blinking on and off for a second each.

Project 3: Keep a Light On

For this project, we used the breadboard to turn on the red LED light. As you can see in the picture we have our breadboard, 2 circuit wires, the Arduino board, the LED, and 1 resistor. First, we plugged in the circuit wires into the Arduino board then into the breadboard. Next, we took the LED light into the same column as the black circuit wire but it lines up with the red circuit wire and the blue resistor. Once we plugged in the blue resistor the LED light had turned on.

Project 2: Modify Blink

In this project, we changed one part of the code so the light would go off for a longer period of time then turn back on. As you can see in the picture to the right, the LED color is on but it's on for 10 second then turns off for a second. I would have taken a picture to show you the LED light when it's off. There was only one part of the code that needed to be changed to be successful. This one is the easiest part for the moment.  

Project 1: Blink a Light

For the Arduino board, we made the yellow onboard LED lit up. It was very simple as a matter of fact. We had to go to our school website to find the links of the tutorials for the Arduino board. We clicked the first link which told us how to make the light blink on and off 13 times in a row. It gave us a code to copy unto the program to see how it works after it navigated us. It's actually pretty cool to see how the coding make the light work.