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Proof Of Concepts

In this lab i learned how to individualize my neopixel strip, so I can get each one to light up at different times. I also learned how to connect my button to a light hand have the light change with the press of the button.

Lab 7 DotStars

Mask!

This is my mask!

The mask is one of the best projects I’ve done in this class

My goals are:

1. To make a cool looking halloween mask.

2. Make a light pattern that uses both purple and red lights that tell a story

3. Make another light pattern with alternating blinking teal and pink lights.

4. Velcro LEDS to mask

Halloween Mask!

I am Making a halloween mask! A picture of my pattern is below.

My goals are:

1. To make a cool looking halloween mask.

2. Make a light pattern that uses both purple and red lights that tell a story

3. Make another light pattern with alternating blinking teal and pink lights.

4. Velcro LEDS to mask

I learned about the plastic pressure machine. I also learned about how to configure different numbers on the code to reflect the lights that are displayed. I was fascinated about how many color combinations are possible.

#define PHOTOCELL_PIN A0 #define RED_PIN 8 #define BLUE_PIN 12 #define GREEN_PIN 13 #define LED_WHITE 11

void setup() { Serial.begin(9600);

pinMode(PHOTOCELL_PIN, INPUT);

pinMode(RED_PIN, OUTPUT); pinMode(BLUE_PIN, OUTPUT); pinMode(GREEN_PIN, OUTPUT);

autoCalibrateThreshold(); }

// copy this method to make an // led_off() method, start copy with void

void led_white() { digitalWrite(RED_PIN, HIGH); digitalWrite(BLUE_PIN,HIGH); digitalWrite(GREEN_PIN,HIGH); digitalWrite(LED_WHITE,HIGH); } void led_red() { digitalWrite(RED_PIN, HIGH); digitalWrite(BLUE_PIN,HIGH); digitalWrite(GREEN_PIN,HIGH); digitalWrite(LED_WHITE,HIGH); } void led_blue() { digitalWrite(RED_PIN, HIGH); digitalWrite(BLUE_PIN,HIGH); digitalWrite(GREEN_PIN,HIGH); digitalWrite(LED_WHITE,HIGH); } void led_green() { digitalWrite(RED_PIN, HIGH); digitalWrite(BLUE_PIN,HIGH); digitalWrite(GREEN_PIN,HIGH); digitalWrite(LED_WHITE,HIGH); } // end copy with } void led_off() { digitalWrite(RED_PIN, LOW); digitalWrite(BLUE_PIN,LOW); digitalWrite(GREEN_PIN,LOW); digitalWrite(LED_WHITE,LOW); } // end copy with }

void loop() { // speaker mode led_white(); delay(100); led_off(); delay(100); led_white(); delay(100); led_off(); delay(100); led_white(); delay(100); led_off(); delay(100);

// listener mode Serial.println("listening"); int start_time = millis(); int end_time = millis(); while ( (end_time - start_time) < 7000 ) { if ( isLight() ) { delay(50); led_white(); } else { delay(50); led_off(); } end_time = millis(); } led_off();

}

void led_test() { for(int i = 0; i < 3; i++ ) { led_red(); delay(150); led_off(); delay(150); led_green(); delay(150); led_off(); delay(150); led_blue(); delay(150); led_off(); delay(150); } }

int auto_threshold;

void autoCalibrateThreshold() { led_test();

int filter_counter = 0; const int TEST_LENGTH = 200;

int value = analogRead(PHOTOCELL_PIN); int max = value; int min = value;

for ( int i = 0; i < TEST_LENGTH; i++) { int value = analogRead(PHOTOCELL_PIN); if ( max < value ) { max = value; } if ( min > value ) { min = value; } delay(25); }

auto_threshold = (min + max) / 2;

Serial.println("auto threshold is"); Serial.println( auto_threshold ); Serial.print("max is "); Serial.println( max ); Serial.print("min is "); Serial.println( min );

led_test(); }

boolean isLight() { delay(50);

int value = analogRead(PHOTOCELL_PIN); if ( value > auto_threshold ) { return true; } return false; }

#define PHOTOCELL_PIN A0 #define RED_PIN 8 #define BLUE_PIN 12 #define GREEN_PIN 13

void setup() { Serial.begin(9600);

pinMode(PHOTOCELL_PIN, INPUT);

pinMode(RED_PIN, OUTPUT); pinMode(BLUE_PIN, OUTPUT); pinMode(GREEN_PIN, OUTPUT); }

// copy this method to make an // led_off() method, start copy with void void led_white() { digitalWrite(RED_PIN, HIGH); digitalWrite(BLUE_PIN,HIGH); digitalWrite(GREEN_PIN,HIGH); } // end copy with } void led_off() { digitalWrite(RED_PIN, LOW); digitalWrite(BLUE_PIN,LOW); digitalWrite(GREEN_PIN,LOW); } // end copy with }

void loop() { // speaker mode led_white(); delay(100); led_off(); delay(100); led_white(); delay(100); led_off(); delay(100); led_white(); delay(100); led_off(); delay(100);

// listener mode int start_time = millis(); int end_time = millis(); while ( (end_time - start_time) < 7000 ) { int value = analogRead(PHOTOCELL_PIN); Serial.println( value ); if ( value > 250 ) { digitalWrite(RED_PIN, HIGH); } else { led_off(); } end_time = millis(); } led_off();

}

Eye Design

Partner B's light sensor value: __70____ (on) ___430____ (off) Mid 250

Partner A's light sensor value: __80____ (on) ___370____ (off) Mid 265

Partner C's light sensor value: __70____ (on) ___430____ (off) Mid 250

This code helps two squarewears communicate, it will turn the white light on based on the light from the other squarewear. You would put the part of the code in the void loop section, right at the end. If you change it to turn on when the lights are off all you have to do is change the > to <. One light turns on, because the light will stay off whn the first persons squarewear turns on.

In the speaker mode, I expect the squarewear to make small sounds. I believe this code will help the code react to another Squarewears sound. Listener mode will tell the the squarewear will react to the other squarewear. The light will turn red in the light, and the bright either light will glass as a type of call for the other squarewear. Red light will turn off in the dark.Both call and both respond.

Elevator Pitch!

I would love to create a device to help kids put into perspective how far people have had to migrate to keep themselves safe, without overwhelming or scaring the kids. I thought a globe with LED lights would be effective. I will attach an RGB LED light to large countries and country clusters to indicate a large emigration, Red will be War, Green will be natural disaster, and Blue will be other humanitarian crises. I will also attach a White LED light in the same manor as the RGB one, but in this case it will signify people immigrating to this country. The dates I have planned to demonstrate are between 1950-1990, for many humanitarian crisises and wars happened in this period of time. Hopefully this could be used in a classroom or a museum to help children better understand why people have to move for their own good.

Elevator Pitch

I would like to make a globe that shows migration patterns that would reinforce something people would learn in a museum. It would be part of a museum display. It will show years from 1950-1990. IT will light up the countries that people are emigrating from based on 3 reasons: Red will be War, Green will be natural disaster, and Blue will be other humanitarian crises. A button will progress the globe through the years. I took human geography in high school and I am very interested in migration patterns. I am planning on double majoring in geography and east asian studies with a nexus in history and museums. This project will educate people on large scale migration.

I will need:

A 11′ globe: $29

LEDS: $8

RGB LEDS: $10-$20

Squareware: $22

Wire: $5

30mm Illuminated Button: $4

Project 4: input via microphone

I made a Christmas tree. I feel like I accomplished all of my goals. I wish I could have spent more time on it however I’ve been sick the past week and couldn’t get into the maker space.

Project 4: Input via Microphone with Squarewear

I am making a a Christmas tree with little lights that react to the microphone. I am proud I figured out the third goal so fast. The lab can be improved by maybe adding a little tutorial about using bearboards.

Light and sound

My project is a felt pumpkin that was made with hot glue and a squarewear.

My goals were to make a sun decoration, have it play a song, and make the lights blink.

I canged my course of actoin and made a Halloween decoration instead. I did pick a song that matched, and I only got one light to blink. I did learn a lot about coding however, and now I feel more confident using arduino.

Light and Sound

My project is a small pumpkin decoration that plays a Halloween song. It was made with felt and hot glue. It also included Squarewear, wires, and soder. One red light blinks along with the melody.

My goals were to originally make a Christmas decoration, but that changed to a Halloween one. It also was supposed to be soldered, which was successful. Last but not least was understand how to make the lights and music, which I feel like I somewhat accomplished.

I was not successful in getting 2 of the lights to work, but I did learn a lot about code along the way. There’s something wrong with the note to light functions that I will keep working on.

Its sodered too!

I learned how to make the melody program work by editing the simple tone program. I also learned how to sodder.

I would try do do a different lab in between the last one and this one, because this one feels like a huge jump. I am still very shaken on everything and it is a little overwhelming jumping into coding without tons of instruction

.

1. Make a decoration that lights up (probably a sun)

2. Choose a new song that wasn’t Mary had a little lamb

3 understand coding better, because I don’t understand at all right now.

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Project Square Wearable: Final Turn In

My project is a wrap headband with one blue flashing light on the side. I looked up a YouTube video on the internet. I made 3 fabrics tubes, turned them inside out, and sewed them from the inside, after that. I inserted the light and the Square device. I also worked on the code by connecting it to port 11 and making it blink faster than originally. I made it 1000 on high and 100 on low I believe. I originally wanted multiple lights, but I was having some trouble, so I stuck with one. I had the same idea from start to finish. This helped me understand how to code as well as how to use the sewing machine.

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Project Square Wearable: Final Turn In

My project is a wrap headband with one blue flashing light on the side. I looked up a YouTube video on the internet. I made 3 fabrics tubes, turned them inside out, and sewed them from the inside, after that. I inserted the light and the Square device. I also worked on the code by connecting it to port 11 and making it blink faster than originally. I made it 1000 on high and 100 on low I believe. I originally wanted multiple lights, but I was having some trouble, so I stuck with one. I had the same idea from start to finish. This helped me understand how to code as well as how to use the sewing machine.

Money No Object Argument

In the video Money No Object, an invention is introduced that allows users to hug, high five, shake, or tap to pay for items. This might be a start to something new. While I do not think that Hug and Pay will ever become popular because of the need to embrace a stranger, I think that ideas such as the high five could be a breakthrough in todays society. In China, WeChat pay has taken over the cash based pay system. Street venders don’t even take cash! Everyone has a QR code that people scan to pay. While this has made life way more convenient. If we could use something as instantaneous as a ring, that would make it even more convenient to pay. A downside could be how easily this ring could be stolen, but there could be settings in place that prevent that.

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LAB Square Wearable

My Goals Are:

1 Make a neat and wearable headband

2. add at least 1 external LED Light

3. I would like to make a code that make the LEDs blink at different times.

I mostlet learned how to set up the sewing machine, but I also learned much about coding. I learned about the pins and how they work, one is called ground and one is the positive. I also learned how to change the frequency of the blinks.

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