Electronic Circuits Programming and robot art
Summary
For this project we made electronic circuits, we learned Python the programming language, and then after that we programmed our raspberry pi boards to control the robots we had built.
Electronic experiments
For the electronic experiments we had to connect a battery to a light bulb and make it light up. Then we started using breadboards, you plug things into the breadboard. Such as resistors, diodes, led's, and capacitors. To set up a proper circuit we had to complete the loop which means the circuit had to go all the way around. After setting up the circuits we would test the voltage and the Ambridge (current). We got a huge packet to complete full electronic experiments ranging from setting up potentiometers to charging capacitors to making the led's blink.
Programming
For programming we had to complete the Python coding language on code academy. It was very tedious work and was not very fun but we had to learn it to code our robot and make it do cool things. The course took a minimum of 13 hours to complete.
Robot Art
For robot art we had to program our raspberry Pi board with Python. Before we could do that though we had to solder all the raspberry Pi chips together. The soldering was fun. After we soldered them we programmed the robots to do awesome things whether it be to make a dance routines or to make it go through a maze. The raspberry robot boards are little computer that you can make programs with or program raspi robot chips (which is what we did).
For this project we made electronic circuits, we learned Python the programming language, and then after that we programmed our raspberry pi boards to control the robots we had built.
Electronic experiments
For the electronic experiments we had to connect a battery to a light bulb and make it light up. Then we started using breadboards, you plug things into the breadboard. Such as resistors, diodes, led's, and capacitors. To set up a proper circuit we had to complete the loop which means the circuit had to go all the way around. After setting up the circuits we would test the voltage and the Ambridge (current). We got a huge packet to complete full electronic experiments ranging from setting up potentiometers to charging capacitors to making the led's blink.
Programming
For programming we had to complete the Python coding language on code academy. It was very tedious work and was not very fun but we had to learn it to code our robot and make it do cool things. The course took a minimum of 13 hours to complete.
Robot Art
For robot art we had to program our raspberry Pi board with Python. Before we could do that though we had to solder all the raspberry Pi chips together. The soldering was fun. After we soldered them we programmed the robots to do awesome things whether it be to make a dance routines or to make it go through a maze. The raspberry robot boards are little computer that you can make programs with or program raspi robot chips (which is what we did).
Main Concepts
Time management: we had to complete all three projects all at once. Also the programming was a 13 hour course.
Soldering: It is the gluing of the electronics world. We had to use it to put together the raspirobot chips
Completing the circuit: Making sure the circuit is a loop and is connected to both sides of the battery.
Current: The flow of electricity through something measured in amps
Voltage: The amount of energy something has, measured in volts
Resistance: the amount of preventing force on the circuit
Time management: we had to complete all three projects all at once. Also the programming was a 13 hour course.
Soldering: It is the gluing of the electronics world. We had to use it to put together the raspirobot chips
Completing the circuit: Making sure the circuit is a loop and is connected to both sides of the battery.
Current: The flow of electricity through something measured in amps
Voltage: The amount of energy something has, measured in volts
Resistance: the amount of preventing force on the circuit
Reflection
This multi-project wasn't very fun because there were so many things to do and the programming was tedious and mundane. One "pit" was I didn't finish the programming because I had gotten a concussion and we I tried doing programming it hurt my head to a point where I couldn't finish it. One "peak" was that I finished everything else that needed to be done on time. another "pit" was the project wasn't very exciting. The final "peak" I had was that my group (Brian, Poh, and myself) got along great and had a good time. This project was my least favorite out of the whole year but it was way better than writing a report or stuff like that.
This multi-project wasn't very fun because there were so many things to do and the programming was tedious and mundane. One "pit" was I didn't finish the programming because I had gotten a concussion and we I tried doing programming it hurt my head to a point where I couldn't finish it. One "peak" was that I finished everything else that needed to be done on time. another "pit" was the project wasn't very exciting. The final "peak" I had was that my group (Brian, Poh, and myself) got along great and had a good time. This project was my least favorite out of the whole year but it was way better than writing a report or stuff like that.