Arduino Programming a Mini Computer
Arduino is an open-source electronic prototyping platform allowing to create interactive electronic objects. Something like a mini computer (contains CPU, Memory, I/O like any other computer!) which can be programmed with inputs and outputs.
LED repetitive blinking
- where increasing the first number would make LED bright for longer
- and increasing the second number would create longer spaces between blinks
LED and LDR
I worked in a group with Ellen. Here LDR works as a sensor for which LED reacts.
with the basic code our LED didn't want to blink at all, but after tweaking it a bit
and we achieved an incredible result! LDR and LED started to react in a very sensitive manner (video link below)
I've enjoyed creating something more physical than just something on a screen. I do find it slightly difficult to connect it to Graphic Communication Design, but I suppose nowadays graphic design goes way beyond just the graphics. I'm happy I was able to experiment with something new.