Wiring the RGB Bulb

In this challenge, our task was to control the RGB bulb which will allow us to mix RED, GREEN and  BLUE to get different colors. Wiring was very simple, wiring only consisted of 4 wires, 3 resistors, and an LED. For the code portion, all we had to do was copy and paste the given code in the directions into the Arduino Program. Below are pictures of the colors mixing and displaying on the LED. I believe of all the challenges this was one of the easiest through the lessons 11-16.

 

Counting with Seven Segment Dsiplay

For this challenge, we had to count using the seven segment display. We used the wiring from the previous challenge and used it to make a kind of calculator that counts from the numbers 1-9. The coding was very difficult , cofusing and very repetitive. After several tries, we finally got the numbers to display correctly on the display. Below are pictures of the display counting from the numbers 1-9.   

Writing Your Name

For this challenge, we used the same setup from the previous challenge which was "Seven Segment Display". We used the code provided and modified it so that it spelt out one of our names. The name chosen to display was "Isa". It was difficult and confusing to get the code to spell out "Isa". After struggling to get the code to upload we finally got the code to work and the display lit up spelling the name "Isa". Below is a video of the display spelling "Isa". 

Seven Segment Display

Setting up the seven segment display was very time-consuming and difficult.We used 6 different wires and 6 different resistors,  All the wires were very confusing at times and I would have to unplug everything and start over. After about 5 tries I finally got the wiring correct from the breadboard to the Arduino. I pasted the code into the Arduino software and uploaded it and the display lit up. Though some of the lights were not as bright as the others, all the lights stayed lit up. Below is a picture of the display lighting up.

Click a button to turn on an LED

For this challenge, we used the code provided to be able to push a button and have the LED turn on. We used the directions provided and began connecting the resistors and jump wires to the Arduino and to the breadboard. We also plugged the button that was going to be pushed to turn on the LED into the breadboard. This challenge was slightly confusing because of all the wiring that needed to be done but we managed to put all the wires in the right spot. Below is a video of the button being pushed to turn on the LED.

Controlling LED with Potentiometer

In this challenge, we used the potentiometer to deliever an increase or decrease and the increase and decrease deteremines the output of current to the circuit. We needed a lot of help because there was alot of wiring and the code was alittle difficult. The potentiometer had a little "lever" that you could use to turn the LED light on/off. We used the code that was provided and pasted it in Arduino. After completeing all the wiring, we flipped the "lever" and below are the results. 

Play Some Music

Though we could not complete this challenge due to the broken speaker. All we would have to do for this challenge would be to paste the provided code in Arduino and upload the code and modify the code to play a song of our choice.  The speaker should then play the song "Twinkle, Twinkle little star."