Piggy Experiment and Testing — Physical Computing (Week 2)
I first opened the Arduino starter kit box and connected it to my PC. Downloaded the software and looked at all my components.
A little furry friend wanted to join in on the action so I let my cat Mango into the room. He’s actually a very good helper!
To start my Piggy experiment I had to connect my Arduino and breadboard. Then, create a circuit that has an led switch, that would indicate positive and negative flow.
After this step, I used the pig as the main conductor. Using aluminon foil all over its body and taping the wire on tape and sticking it to the body. After that, I proceeded to use a coin as the trigger. The wire is then tapped to the coin. I call this experiment the electric piggy bank.
Now that the piggy bank was a success! It's time to play around with our Arduino. I used it on a bunch of home items!
ITEMS
- PS4 Controller
- Bottle Opener
- Speaker
- Glasses
- Metal Chopsticks
To be honest. My favorite one was the Metal chopsticks because I was able to test them out in all types of ways. Taped together, Separated, and on one metal chopstick. I use these metal chopsticks very often so seeing how they can be used to attract electricity is very interesting and eye-opening! Makes me appreciate my chopsticks. Plus they look cool.
