LED Blink

This is our first project with Arduino. We made a LED blink to the command of a switch.

These are series of images of the Arduino in action ( the video took too long to upload). We programmed the board to read the state of the switch and blink the LED on pin 13 if the reading is HIGH and turn the LED off If the Reading is LOW. We also programmed the board to read the state of the switch and blink 3 LEDs in to a pattern if the state of the switch is HIGH and turn the LEDs off if the state of the switch is LOW. The sketch and the schematic (the circuit diagram) for this will be available in the file cabinet.

Reading the switch to blink the LED.
                                                           

When the state of the Switch is LOW don't blink the LED on pin 13.

When the state of the Switch is HIGH blink the LED on pin 13.

Blinking LED on pin 13.

Random Blinking when the state of the switch is HIGH.

When the state of the switch is LOW don"t blink the LEDs.

When the state of the switch is HIGH blink the LEDs in to a pattern.

Janitha and Randipa Gunathilake.
11127@csc.school.nz
13107@csc.school.nz

Links and So Forth

My first post on the CSC Arduino Development Group Blog, Just thought I would share some links and resources I have found useful.

Arduino Creative Cloud
arduino.cc
This site is own and operated by the very people that bought you the actual Arduino boards, however almost all the content is submitted by end-users.

Element 14 Community
element14.com/community
Element 14 is a store for electronics hobbyists and trades people. You can buy everything from resistors to arc welders. There community is great, its run by hundreds of dedicated engineers that answer every question you can throw at them.

Jeremy Blum
jeremyblum.com
youtube.com/channel/UC4KXPjmKwPutGjwFZsEXB5g
Jeremy Blum is one of the leading authorities on Arduino. He has a personal website, YouTube channel, and Page on the Element 14 Community. His video tutorials are extremely helpful.

Make
makezine.com
youtube.com/channel/UChtY6O8Ahw2cz05PS2GhUbg
Make is primarily a magazine, But their YouTube channel and website are very good. They have lots of projects ranging from electronics to automotive modifications (everything encompassing make or making). Although their tutorials are very brief (not a lot of details) they are a great source of ideas.

EEV Blog
eevblog.com/
youtube.com/channel/UC2DjFE7Xf11URZqWBigcVOO
Austrailian electrician David L. Jones plays with and explains electronics in his informative if somewhat lengthy videos. Not a huge amount of Arduino content as such, but a lot about circuit boards and prototyping (huge part of Arduino).





Brodie McGlen

bwmcglen@gmail.com
12027@csc.school.nz

The Launch of our Group

Friday 28th of September saw a group of around ten interested students meet up together in the technology Department.
We had a look at what we could do with an Arduino Board and invited students to look into it for themselves and then decide whether they would like to become part of the group. All in all, it was a very exciting start, particularly for Mr Maher and myself who were delighted to see so much interest in our small but select group!
Brodie McGlen and Logan Cox requested to become authors of this blog, which will allow them to make posts of their experiences.
Mr Jag.

Zumo Bot's First instructions

This is a short video of Zumo Bot performing a task.
Zumo Bot is a hardware system belonging to the Technology Department's Arduino Development Group.
Every action that the robot takes has been programmed. Each motor has been told when to activate, for how long, at which speed and in which direction. By making both motors work at the same time in opposite directions, the robot can turn quickly.

The Zumo has life...

A quick photo of our zumo chassis complete with sheild. The blade at the front is for moving objects.