Reviews


Synchronous serial labs(SPI & I2C)

I2C Communication With a Color, Gesture, and Proximity sensor:

This lab still has no progress because the serial monitor printed "APDS99960 sensor not working. Check your wiring" again, even though I re-solder the pins of the module with good quality tin. I guess the module was already broken, will buy a new one then come back to this.

Data Logging With an SD Card Reader using SPI Communication:

Everything goes well. The error of Arduino in week 8 didn't show up this time.

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Transistors, Relays, and Controlling High-Current Loads

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I purchased a 6V power supply last week and conducted motor-related labs again. When I bought the supply, the store offered a package including a power supply and a plumb joint as right:

The two-pin squared is the negative end, and the L-shape pin is the positive end. I got the info from the seller. But when I asked why there are two negative pins, is it just a backup pin? The seller said yes without a reason.

<aside> ❓ This may not be a good question, but I am still curious because the service staff didn't answer my question: Why the negative end has a backup pin, does that mean a negative end is more vulnerable to be broken? Or Are there other applications or situations of three-pins connection for the supply?

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Controlling a DC Motor with an H-Bridge

https://player.vimeo.com/video/483465770

Project 3


Temporary Name - Song of Desert

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These are the photos I took from a desert in the northwest of China. The fluid beauty(of course it's the work of wind) makes me naturally think of music-related things. So I want to create an interactive installation between an artificial miniature desert landscape and MIDI music.

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The above schematic is a simpler way to connect all these elements, except I prefer to use a "string instrument" interface to produce the original data. Because its specific movements are more matching to the texture of the desert--like a wind. Besides, what I am unsatisfied with this system is that the final music and the final desert texture have no relationship, they just present different patterns after I input the same dataset.