Creative Electronics
Last semester I already wanted to do this assignment, because I really wanted to get started with making working prototypes with electronics and Arduino. At first it scared me a little bit of the amount of work we had to do and how much theory was involved, especially with all the other work we have to do as B1.2. But looking back, it was really necessary to understand basics systems and the workings of them. The real details of some of the theory, I still don’t quite get. But the big picture and most of the theory I understand and am able to use. I also know now how to use all the equipment in the e-atelier and what you can do with them.
The assignment really gave me a view on what different components can do and how to use them. Especially the practical assignments gave me the chance to put the theory to the test and helped me understand the theory better. The last weeks we also got to work with Arduino. I was responsible for the programming of the sensor and cube. Both separated they worked perfectly, but unfortunately when we tried to combine the two I didn’t work for unexplained reasons. I learned from this that combining separate parts, takes more time than you would expect. Still I’m pretty pleased with our "Crazy Cube", the final deliverable with made for this assignment.
