Daria's blog

I did the circuit which used the Servo and potentiometer. I did not have any problems with making this circuit as I made two other circuits (the first two videos attached) before that use the Servo so i had gotten used to it. I also created a type of “housing” for it. I thought the servo could be used for a board game, as an arrow. I made a type of spinner out of the circuit that could be used in a game where the turns are randomised.

For this week I managed to do two of the circuits shown in the lecture. I only managed to do the ones that used Processing , as my laptop did not allow installing the p5 Serial Control application and I did not manage to get the one with Unity working.

I found these two circuits really interesting to make, because they show us in how many different ways Arduino can be used. I also did not encounter any problems making them.

In the first one, the led turns on when you press the grey box in the processing sketch.

In the second one, the values on the screen in the Processing application change when you use the potentiometer.

I did not manage to do anything interesting with my toys. I tried using this small piano (picture 1) but I could not open the case as the screws were glued.

I also had this small phone that played songs whenever a button was pressed. I managed to open its case but I could not change the sounds in any way. I attached a video of me trying to change the sound with alligator clips and needles.

It was still a really interesting task, as I now have a better idea on how these toys function. It also gave me an idea on how to use the phone case for one of my own circuits (using piezo buzzers).

I made the conductive gloves. In order to make them I only used conductive thread. This was really easy to make and I did not encounter any problems with this project. I really like how they turned out and I am sure I will use them a lot when it gets cold outside.