Monday Funny: Short Answers

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XKCD - Short Answers

No Monday Funny This Week. Instead You Get This

May 24th Class Plan

Hello all, I'm on a field trip with another class today and so you are in the capable hands of Mr. Chibry.

L296 motor controller

You are to be working on one of three things and are expected to help other groups through them if you have already solved a previous challenge.

1. IR Controlled LEDs - Make 4 LEDs light up after 4 different buttons are pressed on your IR remote.

I2C Motor Controller

2. L296 Motor Controller - These are the red controllers. Make them drive two motors forward, backward and then alternate forward and backward on individual motors.

3. I2C Motor Controller - Theory can be found here. If there are no L296s left, begin this one first. they are on the centre table with the appropriate wires.

If all else fails, here are a couple of TED talks that can be used to see the true future of these sorts of technology. (think Mind controlled Robot armies)

 

Videos: Electromagnetism and DC Motors

Monday Funny: Boaty McBoatface

The Next Activity: IR LED Demonstration Board

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The next activity is actually rather simple. Today we will be speaking about infrared light and how the TSSP passive infrared sensor works.

Your task is to take this information from the lesson (and Arduino Theory 08) and to put it to use.

Your task is to breadboard and demonstrate a program that can control at least 4 LEDs with an infrared remote.

Arduino Theory 04 might also help.

Video: Visible Light Range

BattleBots

Some Battlebots Battles

Google's Self-Driving Car

Asimo and Falcon V

Robot Research Project

The next assignment can be found here. It is due in your assignment folder on Monday.

Work Habits Rubric

Please Fill out the Work Habits Rubric in the bar on the right. It is an individual rubric so fill it out for yourself, not your group.

Please re-do this if you did it on March 31st.