Today was transistor day in Physical Computing. Well, not exactly, but we did learn a lot about transistors. Below are the lessons/projects we worked on in class. 1. We each made a circuit with two LEDs & one button, powered by a 9 volt battery. When one LED is lit, the other is dark. When […]
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October 14, 2010
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Potentiometer, Photo Resistor, Joystick
By Tami in Fall 2010, Physical Computing 1For our PComp HW this week, the assignment was to learn how to use a potentiometer, photo-resister, and joystick, and then make something cool. I started by testing a potentiometer using this tutorial code. One side is connected to 5V, the other side is connected to ground. The middle pin is connected to Analog-In pin […]
October 6, 2010
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Light & Time Process
By Tami in Fall 2010, Physical Computing 1For my project, I decided to prototype my Technology Timer idea because it is the most executable and falls in the realm of wearable technology, a topic I would like to explore further in the future. I started by designing a timer on the bread board. I wanted a series of lights to mark the […]
October 4, 2010
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Project Ideas
By Tami in Fall 2010, Physical Computing 1For this week’s Physical Computing assignment, we are challenged with using light to mark the passage of time. No sound, buttons, or sensors can be used, the “thing” has to be self contained in a container of our choosing/creation, and it cannot be connect to a computer while in use. Here are my preliminary ideas: […]
Tags: arduino, ideas, light/time project, pcomp
September 24, 2010
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Code: A Response
By Tami in Fall 2010, Physical Computing 1For this week, I read chapters 1 through 6 of Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software, by Charles Petzold. The first three chapters tell the history and implications of Morse Code and Braille and how a simple circuit can be used to communicate remotely using the code. I am not sure if […]
September 23, 2010
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PComp – HW 3
By Tami in Fall 2010, Physical Computing 1This week’s assignment: Make a thing that outputs light and sound. Use the PWM output with the analogWrite() command, and make tones with the tone() command. Use multiple LEDs and mix the colors of the light. Find some material that the light will diffuse through to help blend the colors.” I began by setting up […]
September 17, 2010
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Getting to Simon
By Tami in Physical Computing 1Our assignment this week for PComp is to recreate the hand-held game Simon. To start, I decided to use two breadboards in order to make room for four buttons and four LEDs. I attached the two together by connecting a wire from board one’s red line to board two’s, and the same with the blue […]
September 12, 2010
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Designing Responsibly
By Tami in Fall 2010, Major Studio: Interface, Physical Computing 1, SourcemapOne over-arching theme in all of my classes this semester is designing responsibly. In Sourcemap, we focus on where things come from, in Physical Computing we talk about where things are going, and in my Major Studio we were charged with thinking about our impact on the world both as people and designers. We watched […]
Tags: ideas, sustainability, waste
September 12, 2010
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Hello World!
By Tami in Physical Computing 1I played around with my Arduino board. Below is a video of the LED blinking “Hello World” in Morse Code. I started by translating “Hello World” into Morse Code using this handy translator. ” …. . .-.. .-.. — / .– — .-. .-.. -..” Next, I wrote out digitalWrite commands for each dot and […]