Arduino Prototyping Class LMC 3813 (Spring 2023)

Arduino Prototyping: a blog about microcontrollers and interactive design.

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  • Interactive Solar Particle

    I’m really interested in interactive art and design. I am also highly interested in space, astrology, particles, energy, metaphysics, etc. So, I decided to base my project around “energy” and being able to sense it while also seeing it physically on display. Tutorials used: Arduino Piezo Buzzer Tutorial – The Geek Pub Ultrasonic Sensor HC-SR04…

  • Random Sensor: KY-025 Magnetic Reed Sensor

    The KY-025 is a magnetic reed sensor. First, let’s delve into a Reed switch before looking at the rest of the hardware. Reed Switches A reed switch sits in a container to protect it. Upon the presence of a magnetic field, the metal inside connects letting electricity flow through. Otherwise, the switch is considered open.…

  • Attention! “Smog” Detected

    For the Attention project, I decided to make a “smog detector”. I put “smog detector” in quotes there because it doesn’t actually detect smog, rather it just sounds its alarm continuously. Of course, that would be annoying to be going on constantly, so I added an internal tilt switch that deactivates the alarm when you…

  • Random Sensor Project

    KY-027 Magic Light Cup Module Sensor Description The KY-027 Magic Light Cup module is a set of two boards. Each one has a LED and a mercury tilt switch. Using PWM to drive the LEDs on each module, you can achieve the effect of light being “magically” transferred from one module to the other when…

  • Attention Project Andrew Patterson

    For this project, I wanted to tackle the issue of how much air pollution planes give off. My original idea has a 3D printed plane moving along a track as it was pulled back and forth. The lights that gave the optical allusion of movement came latter as a way of adding a bit more…

  • Random Sensor: Keyestudio Magnetic Sensor

    The Keyestudio Magnetic Sensor is a sensor that detects nearby magnetic fields and produces a digital output based on whether one is present or not. Here are some technical specifications: Wiring Diagram Plug in the Magnetic Sensor module directly above the sequence of orange, red, and black wires such that the pin closest to the…

  • Attention: Sunlight Color Wheel

    Project Summary This object utilizes a joystick controller and a NeoPixel LED Ring to mimic colored sunlight and its effect on people’s mood and emotions. The viewer is able to move the joystick to create different combinations of colored light, and is able to push down on the joystick in order to adjust the brightness.…

  • LMC 3812 Attention Project: Flame Test

    By Luke W. For my project, I came up with a device that explores the idea of cation emission through gas excitation, more commonly known as the thing that makes different elements create different colored flames when they burn. To show this, I created a dictionary of elements that have interesting flame colors (as well…

  • Attention Project: Light Refraction

    By Angelica J For my project, I wanted to use the Arduino to demonstrate the refraction of light. To do this I used a combination of the Photocell and LED lights in the available colors (red, yellow, green, and blue). I also want to add some pizzazz to this by adding a buzzer that would…

  • THE STAR CHAMBER

    By Logan Cyterski hi This is my blog post. In true blog fashion, I feel that there’s no more appropriate way to begin than to relate a personal story to you all. My day began after sleep so good that I forgot who I was when I woke up. After reorienting, I got a glass…