ETEC 568- MakerSpace

What was the build that you are most proud of and why? The multiple LEDS. This is the first one that I completed and was successful on the first try. I was able to figure out the wires and the code right away. Then I was proud of myself because we had to combine the LED with the POT for an extended challenge and I was able to successfully complete this as well. I  felt like this is the point where it all finally clicked and I really understood what we were doing and how it all worked. I truly felt accomplished and I was so proud of myself! From this point on in the class my confidence was so good. Normally on the challenges I struggled with something and had to get help, but this was truly 100% on my own with just the book!     Where were you when you started and where did you end up? When we first started, I honestly had no idea what we were doing and how to do it. I was just copying down the code not really understanding anything. Each week I slowly underst...

1. Explanation of the project- Create a project using the motor and transistor. My challenge has a motor that is controlled by a POT. When turned up, it turns on an LED and when turned down it turns the other one on and the first one off.  2. Code 3. Picture of the circuit including Arduino and Breadboard 4. Electronic Diagram:  5. Video Explanation:  6. Challenge Thinking: I started by just getting the motor and the resistor set up. Once I got my board set up, I started on the code. I started with the MotorOnThenOff   code, which turns it off and on like a blinking LED. I typed in all typed in all the code and got an error message that no port was provided. It kept saying to choose a port. I guess my computer has finally reached its limit. I had actually bought a new one and was waiting until this class was over to start using it since all my ardurino program was already on my old one. I had to go ahead and download it to my new computer. Once I did that, I opened a...