Off to a rough start:
I set up my breadboard and then went to upload the first lab’s code to my arduino, and got this error message. Turns out I had an old version of Arduino downloaded. Went away when I updated to Arduino IDE 2.0.0
First lab worked on the first try at this point. I had to ask Miaoye to hold my Nano down on the breadboard since it has a tendency to pop out of the breadboard holes on its own. Video:
Lab 2: I got the set up and code working pretty easily, but when I turned my potentiometer, the corresponding light levels in my LED were not obvious. Not sure if it was my circuit or if it was just hard to see because of the harsh lighting on the ITP floor. (Learned in class the potentiometer I was trying to use was the more complex one and I should come back to this in a couple of weeks).
When I got to the force sensors, I had trouble finding the spec sheet for our FSR and it took a while for me to figure out how to read their voltage outputs. I was not able to get my LEDs to light up here, but for times sake, I decided to come revisit this later when I’ve had a little more time to explore coding the Arduino. (Figured out in class - need to wire wrap which tools for are in the shop and I very much couldn’t do at home/out of the city this past weekend).
Lab 3: I also had a hard time figuring out how to read the Serial.printIn function for the button press but eventually figured out how to pull up Serial Monitor. The Arduino not sitting in the breadboard seems to be my biggest pain point.
However I once again had issues with the force sensor at the end of lab 3. Need to figure out what is going on there. Planning to discuss with the residents at the PComp workshop on Thursday (JK figured out in class I need to add wires to the force sensors and they don’t actually fit into the breadboards).