Category Archives: Object

Physical making projects never fail to surprise me in their ability to throw up sudden and unexpected problems. Everything will go smoothly all semester, then, the moment you say the word “project” (especially “final project”) the world suddenly explodes. This project was no exception to that rule. We (Sophie Foster and myself) wanted to createContinue reading “Object Final: The Music Box”

In this lab, we focused on motors! We used DC and Stepper motors (which is a bummer because we are using a continuous servo in our project..). The motors were pretty fun, though the schematics made me feel super blind. Part 1: DC Motors First, we worked with the DC Motor. The wiring was aContinue reading “Lab 5: Motor Control”

This may take the cake for the most frustrating lab yet. I thought I knew how to code in JavaScript, but no, p5.js was out to prove me wrong. I could get approximately nothing to do what I wanted. So, I suppose let’s start at the start, and go forward from there. The first partContinue reading “Object Lab 4: Serial Communication”

In this lab, the objective was to build two circuits: one that had two LEDS in parallel, and  one that had the two LEDs in series. Each circuit also included a voltage regulator, power source (9V), and resistors. The first circuit that I built was the circuit in series. Series means that the LEDs areContinue reading “Lab 1: Basic Electronics”