Feb 24
the future
So let's talk about a schedule going forward.
Now that we are getting used to all this,
we'll starting doing two labs some days.
And we'll need to decide what to skip
to do the 3D stuff ...
date lab writeup
------ ---------------------- --------------------
Oct 4 5 buttons
11 6, 7 sensors
18 Hendrick's days - no class * midterm writeup *
25 8 servo
Nov 1 9, 10 flex & soft pot
8 11, 12 buzzer, motor
15 13, 14 relay, shift
22 15 LCD
29 16 simon says
Dec 6 * final writeup *
I've doubled up several of the labs,
with two on the same day, mostly
things that fit together. And I've
a bit of space at the end, possibly
for something combining other pieces
into a larger work.
This means that next week we're doing
two labs, both sensor related :
a photo sensor and a temperature sensor.
midterm writeup
I'd like for you
to pick anything that we've done or that
you've explored - one of their labs,
a combination of several (i.e. potentiometer + LED)
or one of the variations, and describe / explain
what you did and how it all fits together,
including what the circuit is doing
(wiring, voltage, current, etc) and
what is going on with the code.
Sketches, screen shots, references
to the SparkFun writeup, text discussion -
any of that. I'm thinking like a
short (3-5 page or so) paper.
So ... let's say that's due
the Tue of Hendrick's days,
Oct 18.
Expect something similar for a final writeup,
with an fairly open ended project.
Lab 5
In class we'll work through the push buttons lab,
and talk a bit about logic and the various
"if" stuff : "and", "or", "not", and combining them.
Notice that the digitalWrite() commands remain
in force until changed ... so there isn't
anything in the loop(){...} that says
what to do when neither button is pressed.
