Mini Project 1 Process 4/5 10.6.16

I found the music that I was looking for after a few hours. Took out the intro and went straight to where the walking around music begins.


#define NOTE_B0  31
#define NOTE_C1  33#define NOTE_CS1 35#define NOTE_D1  37#define NOTE_DS1 39#define NOTE_E1  41#define NOTE_F1  44#define NOTE_FS1 46#define NOTE_G1  49#define NOTE_GS1 52#define NOTE_A1  55#define NOTE_AS1 58#define NOTE_B1  62#define NOTE_C2  65#define NOTE_CS2 69#define NOTE_D2  73#define NOTE_DS2 78#define NOTE_E2  82#define NOTE_F2  87#define NOTE_FS2 93#define NOTE_G2  98#define NOTE_GS2 104#define NOTE_A2  110#define NOTE_AS2 117#define NOTE_B2  123#define NOTE_C3  131#define NOTE_CS3 139#define NOTE_D3  147#define NOTE_DS3 156#define NOTE_E3  165#define NOTE_F3  175#define NOTE_FS3 185#define NOTE_G3  196#define NOTE_GS3 208#define NOTE_A3  220#define NOTE_AS3 233#define NOTE_B3  247#define NOTE_C4  262#define NOTE_CS4 277#define NOTE_D4  294#define NOTE_DS4 311#define NOTE_E4  330#define NOTE_F4  349#define NOTE_FS4 370#define NOTE_G4  392#define NOTE_GS4 415#define NOTE_A4  440#define NOTE_AS4 466#define NOTE_B4  494#define NOTE_C5  523#define NOTE_CS5 554#define NOTE_D5  587#define NOTE_DS5 622#define NOTE_E5  659#define NOTE_F5  698#define NOTE_FS5 740#define NOTE_G5  784#define NOTE_GS5 831#define NOTE_A5  880#define NOTE_AS5 932#define NOTE_B5  988#define NOTE_C6  1047#define NOTE_CS6 1109#define NOTE_D6  1175#define NOTE_DS6 1245#define NOTE_E6  1319#define NOTE_F6  1397#define NOTE_FS6 1480#define NOTE_G6  1568#define NOTE_GS6 1661#define NOTE_A6  1760#define NOTE_AS6 1865#define NOTE_B6  1976#define NOTE_C7  2093#define NOTE_CS7 2217#define NOTE_D7  2349#define NOTE_DS7 2489#define NOTE_E7  2637#define NOTE_F7  2794#define NOTE_FS7 2960#define NOTE_G7  3136#define NOTE_GS7 3322#define NOTE_A7  3520#define NOTE_AS7 3729#define NOTE_B7  3951#define NOTE_C8  4186#define NOTE_CS8 4435#define NOTE_D8  4699#define NOTE_DS8 4978#define NOTE_SIL 0#define COR 140#define NEG 400#define BLA 350#define TBLA 1050#define SJUAV 420#define FEM 700#define COX 280
int piezo = 9;int boton = 7;void setup() {                  pinMode(piezo, OUTPUT);  pinMode(boton, INPUT);  digitalWrite (piezo, LOW);  }  void loop(){              pokemonIntro();        while(1) {    mainTheme();    } }  void mainTheme() {    int longit, ii;  int musica[] = {    NOTE_G5, FEM, NOTE_B5, COX, NOTE_D6, TBLA, NOTE_F4, FEM,   NOTE_SIL, COR, NOTE_F5, COX, NOTE_F6, FEM,  NOTE_F6, COR, NOTE_E6, COR, NOTE_DS6, COR, NOTE_D6, FEM, NOTE_SIL, COX,  NOTE_F5, FEM, NOTE_F5, COR, NOTE_E5, COR, NOTE_DS5, COR, NOTE_D5, FEM,  NOTE_SIL, COR, NOTE_C5, BLA, NOTE_B4, BLA, NOTE_C5, BLA  };               longit = sizeof(musica)/sizeof(int);  for (ii=0; ii< longit ; ii = ii+2 ) {    tone(piezo,musica[ii],musica[ii+1]);     delay(musica[ii+1]);    noTone(piezo);  }   }   void pokemonIntro() { int longit, ii;   int music[] = {NOTE_G4, COR, NOTE_B4, COR, NOTE_D5, COR, NOTE_FS5, COR, NOTE_G5, COR,    NOTE_SIL,SJUAV, NOTE_G5, COR, NOTE_SIL, FEM, NOTE_G5, COR, NOTE_G5, COR, NOTE_G5, COR, NOTE_SIL, BLA, NOTE_G5, COR, NOTE_SIL, BLA, NOTE_G5, COR,    NOTE_SIL,BLA, NOTE_F5, COR, NOTE_F5, COR, NOTE_F5, COR, NOTE_F5, COR, NOTE_F5, COR, NOTE_FS5, COR   };      longit = sizeof(music)/sizeof(int);      for(ii=0; ii< longit ; ii = ii +2) {   tone(piezo, music[ii], music[ii+1]);   delay(music[ii+1]);   noTone(piezo);   }  }



   Found my childhood fanny pack that I use to where all the time so I'm using that as my casing..

will update later with photos..

Mini Project 1 Process 3/5 10.6.16

I found a speaker in the studio that works better than the piezo speaker so I'm using it. I accidentally dropped it then the wire came loose so I soldering it back together.

Instead of the Gameboy startup beep, I decided to use the Pokemon walking around music since the music is longer and nostalgia reasons. I just need to find a casing for it now.

Mini Project Process 2/5 10.4.2016

So I thought changing the numbers around would make  Gameboy sound but that didn't work so I decided to see what actually made the sound so I opened up a Gameboy.

The base code for an alarm:

float sinVal;
int toneVal;
void setup() {
pinMode(8, OUTPUT);
}
void loop() {
for (int x=0; x<180; x++) {
// convert degrees to radians then obtain sin value
sinVal = (sin(x*(3.1412/180)));
// generate a frequency from the sin value
toneVal = 2000+(int(sinVal*1000));
tone(8, toneVal);
delay(2);
}
}

 

I opened the Gameboy up which I never have done before. Didn't realize I have played with sensors most of my life looking at the components of it. Found the speaker but still can't find what component makes the noise. I conclude that it's programmed into cpu itself. So I'm changing the sound to something else but sticking to the concept of nostalgia. 

Mini Project Process 1/5 10.3.2016

For the first mini project and the assignment being about "Signal", I thought of the first piezo alarm project. I first thought of sound when told the assignment was about signal. The gameboy startup sound brings nostalgia to me when I hear the sound. I use to play my gameboy as a child for hours and use to have the sound stuck in my head all the time. I'm not sure hiow I can achieve the sound without using the gameboy itself.

Mini Project 1

When originally looking at what I wanted my final project to be, I thought I would want the human interaction to involved touch of some sort.


So I tried out multiple pressure sensors. The project theme was signal and I wanted to get the signal to be from human interaction of some sort. After testing the pressure sensors I was exploring and found pulse sensors, I immediately had to try it out.

From touch to pulse I wanted the person to allow the signal to happen. I used a pressure sensor to turn an LED on and then I also used a pulse sensor and it communicated to processing, this was vital for my final project because it's when I realized that I could use some of the coding we learned in programming and put it to use (finally).

I had no idea what the sensors did. Ivette and I were exploring and testing things so here is the research that I had to do to figure out what I was working with exactly.

I had to follow a tutorial but it felt like some of the info was missing so I had to wing it:

http://pulsesensor.com/pages/pulse-sensor-speaker-tutorial

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10/19 Kayla Evans Mini-Project 1 Process

One of the first steps I took when creating this project was going back and completing the LED nightlight exercise; this helped me understand the range of colors that could be created using the LED, and the neccesary code that went with these colors:

https://vimeo.com/142550837

I then tested my accelerometer, by having it print numbers to the serial port depending on the angle of the tilt; I used code from Arduino's website for this test:

https://vimeo.com/142552470

I then figured out the way in which the numbers for the x axis and y axis increased and decreased depending on the angle of the tilt (left, right, forward, and backward), and linked these numbers to the color that was created by the LED, since analog numbers controlled the color of my LED.

https://vimeo.com/142550902

I started creating the box from glass and plexiglass:

Final documentation of my completed mini-project:

https://vimeo.com/142551633

Adreenah "Dreezy" Wynn - Feedback

1. So ambitious, Dreezy! I love the pulse piece; it was successful for me and I think the idea of visualizing a pulse is very captivating. It's almost mesmerizing when you can feel your pulse under your fingers and see it at the same time. I think the pressure sensor is interesting too - I would love to see the two of these combined somehow. -Shimul
2. I really appreciate your struggle,  it was very good creativity that you choose the sensor worked with human part.I think your works have a grat potencies to have a forms.  Setter
3. It worked on mine, it was cool. When you put your finger in the strap th heart monitor and led beeps anti displays your heart rate. mine seemed to be too wild. 
4. I commend your effort for creating two mini projects. The blue LED touch sensor works perfectly but I'm not sure the heart monitor is working exactly right. It seems a little too sensitive and runs without a finger in it sometimes. BUT I applaud your ambition for making it and especially it working to any degree, especially since this is something I am looking forward to making myself for my final project. 
5. I think this concept is really cool. i never would've thought of incorporating the pressure sensor to make a heart monitor. It was really ambitious. Kinda sad you couldn't get the sound to work, but I understand your pain lol.
6. i like the green one better. I am really glad you experimented with visuals on a computer and in LED form and sound. I think you can defiantly expand more with the green one. 
7. Woah! The heart rate one is absolutely incredible! I love the little detail of the LED fading out instead of turning off and on, it really mimics a heart rate well. 
8. Very interesting! I can definitely see the amount of effort that went into the processing interface. The way that it works with the heart rate sensor is very successful! The pressure sensor is also successful, although I'm not sure what connects the two of them. Both seem to be working well so I can only assume that they'll be adding up to a bigger project. -jen
9. Maria - I'm not sure how sensitive the sensor for the finger is but for it's purpose it works really well. Along with the other sensor for the LED. Definitely ambitious, I can't wait until your next one.
10. Aaron - Nice job pairing audio with your LED light. I really respond to the tactility of the two different sensors. How might you go from here and edit the code to do something more or unexpected with the heart rate sensor? How could the touch sensor be embedded in another tactile activity? 
11. Kris- very well done, i especially love the pulse sensor. It makes me feel...vaguely anxious. The pressure sensing strip is neat too. where are you going to go with this? 
12. Tatyana- The pulse sensor is very cool, and something we haven't seen before; kudos on being innovative. I felt like i was at the doctor's. your other sketch, with the touch strip was very cool, with the use of pressure to make the light glow darker. 
13. Kelsey- it's freaking me out that it doesn't want to detect my heart rate even though I watched it work just fine for other people. I reminds me of this app my sister has that detects your heart rate by placing your finger on the flashlight of your phone. The app isn't accurate of course, but its fun to play with. And I feel the same with your project. 
14. I like the fact that this piece has audio as well as visuals, as well as the fact that there are 2 forms of interaction. I'm wondering how you made the program that visualizes the heartbeats and pulse? It would be interesting to have measure people's heartbeats while they are being asked questions

In Class Silent Critique

Fm Gm

Over in the Black Box. Use your intuition to find out how to make sound. Play a song!
Do not push on the "wall" unless you totally want to ruin my day.


George- The project was very cool. You turn the trophy and it makes a beep sound in the headphones. Aesthetically it looked phallic. Its a cause and effect piece.   

Jen- Very intriguing on first sight. It makes the viewer want to explore the possibilities of such an imposing installation. I think it's clear that one should put on the headphones and turn the knob; the resulting sound is surprising and perhaps a little too loud, unless the effect is to startle the viewer. I'm not sure what it's saying, but it works reliably.

Madeline - I think the eclectic, handiwork appearance creates an interesting grunge-DIY aesthetic, though I'm not sure how this ties into the concept (I feel like it's meant to, and maybe it'
s going over my head?) Overall, the piece feels very masculine, with the male figure on the athletic trophy, the almost-phallic appearance George mentioned, and the sort of tool-shed appearance. Also I put the headphones on but apparently you're not supposed to do that?? Either way I had a heart attack almost jesus crust that was loud.

Annie- This project aesthetically looks complete with the rock and trophy detail and even the wood platform. I don't understand the rhythm and or pattern to what exactly triggers the headphones to beep or why, but it looks complete and successful in form so I don't doubt it has some subliminal purpose.

Shimul - I'm really impressed by this piece you've created! I think the objects you chose to compose your piece out of are very interesting; the combination of the trophy, the doorknob, the rock, etc seems to hint at a very specific sort of message, perhaps about competition or control. I would like to know more about what you intended to say with these particular objects. I do feel that because the objects are such distinct, specific things, I am more intrigued by figuring out their meaning than I am by the actual sound that is being produced.

Tatyana- I'm not sure if it's the black box space or the lighting sources or the wooden aesthetic, but there is a very grunge-worthy vibe I get out of your piece. It's appropriated visual also adds this "homey" feel which is ironically comforting to something that I first saw as daunting. With more playing around with the actual knob, we found that perhaps the speed (?) determines the tonal range of the beeping noise, though regardless it was a very interactive piece.

Kelsey- I instantly thought of our affordances lecture with your project. I put the head phones on first because that seemed like an obvious thing to do, but then it took me a few seconds to figure out the rest. I didn't want to twist the door knob at first because it was upside down, but I did anyways because I felt like I was supposed to turn it because that is its purpose.  I also really like that you used an iPad as the power source.

Maria - Your piece is very in your face and workshop feel to it. Don't recommend the headphones because of the loud noise that it produces when you turned the knob. Lower the sound. When I turned the knob the trophy guy made a sound, but when you turn him around really fast he starts making more noise. Definitely interactive.

Dreezy-I generally can't hear that good but the piece was VERY loud. I would recommend turning the sound down. Even if you want it to be loud that's okay but it's almost loud to where I only interacted with your work for a second and didn't even want to explore or figure out the meaning/concept.

I always expect so much out of your work and videos on the blog and this mini project exceeded my expectations. It was so ambitious and seeing you actually being able to actually get it to work is really cool. I kind of wonder if there was a concept behind it. For some strange reason I thought of Icarus but I doubt that has anything to do with your project.

I like the idea of having a large-scale piece that has two sides of interaction and creates its own space and scene; however, I was unsure of how to interact with it -Kayla

ivette- i really like the interactive-ness of the piece. it took me a few tries to understand that you can move different things around to get different noises. I think that's my favorite part, having to mess around with it to see what it does.

 I like your efforts to make a piece.  you wanted to create some complicated and interaction artworks that works with sound  sensor. I just imagine if you just use very simple forms what will be happen? Very good stuff:) think simply too
Setareh

feels like a really complete piece. love your solution to where to put the arduino, something i had a tough time with. works really well, is fun and interesting and i just love the aesthetic of it. the whole mechanism is just perfect. I did see some people confused with the purpose of the headphones --they put them on and then regretted it. however, I liked that you used them as speakers. really nice work! I can't wait to see more. :) Erica

I am super pleased with the done-ness of this sketch. It has a Reuser feel to it. I also like that it is both mechanical and digital and the lo-fi aesthetic that associated with the whole. Also interesting is the notion of a trophy being ridiculed and beat up in a slapstick kind of way. Katerie

10/12 Mini Project Crit/ Comments Lava Mood Lamps

TELL ME YOUR THOUGHTS

i like the colors. for a minute i thought i was suppose to do something to it but it's nice to just look at them changing color. I like the addition of the paper roll thingies. I want to see how the next thing will be. Instead of using paper what would you use. plexiglass or color transparencies. IDK... Good job! 

I like  your idea. it is almost close to my idea that how the colors of LED can be changed.  you choose other way that it works with light sensor that is very interesting way.how it could be cool is you use some forms and shape in your paper:) Setareh

Maria - They're like lava lamps!! Instead of paper, use a semi-opaque cup. The slow changing colors is very soothing.

Erica-- Is it just pretty changing lights? It's unclear to me if I am supposed to interact with it or just look at it. I think a lot of that could possibly be solved by having a lid

I think I agree with Erica about the idea of the lid. I like th form of the cylinders. What is the significance of the the form and the fact that there are two of them. Am I supposed to get them to match? IS the goal for them to be the same color?I think there might need to be a closer distance between the sensor and the interactor. I am a little concerned that the tube is in the way of the sensor getting read.

The concept of this is really clever and unintentionally soothing. I think it may have been pretty neat and if you used something other than paper to project the light. Your idea is so cool but the paper kinda brings it down a little.

I wish there was some form of interaction with it, it looks cool and i like how the colour of the wires reflect ton the paper. Maybe you can add some kind of sensor of something to it. 

Dreezy- I visually love this piece. With a good concept this piece will be very, very strong. First thing is first your sketch is working, once you move to making it practical or working on a larger scale it will elevate it greatly.

I think that the Lights are really beautiful in this cylindrical shape, very soothing, and the duality of them makes me think that maybe they do (or could) interact with each other, which may be interesting? Maybe a more sophisticated looking shade (instead of rolled paper) could take this to the next level. What happened to your mood LED??

Is there any interaction with this piece? It's definitely soothing to see the softly fading colors but I feel like I'm missing something. I would love to be able to control the lights somehow. Great idea to use the paper to diffuse the light, though. It definitely sets a different mood than if you just have glaringly bright LEDs visible. 

Aaron- The lighting effects create are really smooth. Nice work getting using good coding to produce satisfying visuals. Seeing some of the arduino wire shadows projected on the paper tube makes me wonder how you could play more with shadows or translucent materials to further expand the colorful effect. I really liked the suggestion to make this piece larger. It wouldn't be too difficult to upscale it and could really envelope viewers.

Jen- The lights changing looks really beautiful. I'm not sure if there is any sort of user input. I've tried exploring for some, which could be interesting in itself. I agree with some of the people above that this would be really stunning if it were large scale. 

Kelsey- I saw it work correctly and it was really cool. It was like a mood light. It kept turning yellow with me but would turn other colors with other people. I like the idea that it is changing colors according to your mood but that it is really just changing colors according to the difference in light. I really really like that it is unique to every person that interacts with it.

Mini Project 1 Crit

Press the button to stop LED 1 and Servo 1 in their track.

1. I'm not sure if I got it to work right but it seems intricate and cool. 
2. It does stop but how do you turn it back on? oh no nvm it starts by itself. I like all the other blinking lights and i wonder how to get the other LEDs to do stuff too. I think you can definitely expand on this. 
3. I wasnt sure if i push the button to turn it on to do something else because it seems automatic. My next question is how did you get it to be automatic? that's pretty cool. 
4. It took me a while to getit but i got it. It was intricate. It reminds me of a crazy science lad or factory. Alot is going on. Intriguing. 
5. Jen - I pushed the button and got the servo to stop. The LED 1 was never on as far as I can tell. I tried resetting it, but it never came back on.

I am not sure what the reaction is supposed to be. I pressed the button, but nothing is changing. What is the relationship between the lights and the motors? Is there significance to the two motors having different rotors? Katerie

I like the idea of having the servos stop, then after a few moments go back to running; it's a good way to keep the motor movement continuous.  However, I'm not sure what servo 2's function is; it may be extreneous. Also, LED 1 seems like it's not wired to the pushbutton -Kayla

Dreezy- Great job, it works and looks nice. But if it had a little more concept or meaning behind why we are stopping Servo 1 I would appreciate it even more.

It takes a little bit for the servo to turn on so I was concerned it might not be working but you're here and you can see that it does work so nevermind. I'm curious how the servo turning relates to the LED (is it that everytime the servo finishes a rotation, an LED blinks?) -Madeline

Maria - It seems that your project is set to random? When I press the button it leaves the left LED on or off. After that it turns itself back on. And servo 1 stops too. If you want the other LED and servo to stop, you probably need another button. I like the randomness.

Shimul - Interesting mechanism. I think the idea of being able to stop the functionality of the motors is intriguing and I'd love to see it paired with something to give it some sort of purpose. Like maybe there's a fan attached to the motor and pressing the button stops it from blowing wind or something. I also wonder if you could do something durational - like holding a pressure sensor and having it stop or slow while the sensor is being pressed. Or maybe utilizing a potentiometer somehow.

Aaron - I agree with the overall sentiment above. You have some very nice mechanics going on and they would be better emphasized paired with some other context, objects, or housing. Nice work on the servos --- THEY'RE ALIVE.

Kris- interesting idea but the button does not work. The servos are very cute, you could maybe work with anthropomorphizing them. You could attach a proximity sensor so the start moving when people approach. like small pets that want you to notice them.

. Great job you use LED and servo motors. The idea of have some thing to start with people interaction would be good. Maybe it jus needs some a little bite  changes instead of randoming.  Setareh

Tatyana - The randomness is intriguing and captivating. I got one of the servo motors to stop and start again, and it's association with the lights it visually pleasing as well.

Mini project 1 process

Mini project 1 process

  With this project, I wanted to morph previous projects we had done and cannibalize the code to create something that can work in unison. The two projects I am going to dissect is, Blink with the LEDs and Sweep with the servo motor.

In the video below, I took the code from the Blink project but instead of using the delay() I used milis() for the timing of the blink. I did this instead because with the delay() you cant respond to inputs or change outputs.

Instead of relying on delay() to time the blinking. I used a state machine which remembers the current state of the LED and the last time it changed. On each pass through the loop, it looks at the millis() clock to see if it is time to change the state of the LED again. This shortens the amount of code you have to apply to the arduino program and makes it easier For each LED and Servo added I added another state machine. Using separate state machines allows us to blink the two LEDs and move the motors completely independent of one another.  

LEDs and Servo motors with state machines.

For the final piece, I made a class for the flashers and the motors and for every LED that I wanted to flash, I created an instance of the Flasher class by calling the constructor.

 

This makes the code shorter and easier to read. And, since there is no duplicated code, it also compiles smaller. That leaves even more precious memory to do other things with the arduino. So every extra LED or Servo I want to add, it only requires two extra lines of code. Each LED and Motor work independently of each other.

10/12 Kayla Evans Mini-Project

-For my piece, the color output of an LED is controlled by the way in which the piece is tilted; I want the viewer to tilt the piece around and, in this way, indirectly sift through the ash so as to discover the story written on the incompletely-burnt bits of paper. A piece of metal inside of the glass box helps to reflect more light from the LED within the box. I would have liked to have incorporated more pieces of paper with writing on it, as well as more ash and bits of metal.

10/12 Mini Project Maria

Got the piezo to play a small piece of music. Based on a tutorial that used a MIDI file to turn notes into something that the Arduino can read and play.

Program a Simple Tune on an Arduino Uno

Press the RESET button to restart.

1. Maria, this is beautiful. I am impressed that you were able to program this to play an actual song! I am wondering, however, if there was some other component that you could have added to this -- maybe to alter the sound somehow? I think some interactivity would make this even better! -Shimul
2. Even though it's a piezo, it sounds natural and melodious; it would be interesting to have several going and harmonizing with each other, as well -Kayla
3. It works! This is really great and the song is definitely recognizable. It would be interesting if there were some sort of sensor so that the viewer interaction would be more than pressing the reset button. To have it trigger somehow could embed a layer of meaning that the current project lacks. -jen
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Mini Project (only worked for 3 seconds; port issues)

Mini Project 1

10/11 Mini Project 1, Documentation, Jen Herrera

Mini Project 1: City Night
For this project, I set out to become familiar with the Arduino Lilypad, conductive thread, and sewing circuits. At the same time, I explored the idea of the city at night; It radiates with it's own light but because of the sheer amount of light pollution, blocks out the stars. In City Night, the night stars (twinkling LEDs sewn into the embroidery) only appear when the lights are turned off. A light sensor takes a base reading of the light in a room, and then only illuminates the stars if it gets darker.

Documentation Video:

 Code:
(below break)

Process work - Mini Project

Working on the exploring arduino chapter 4 exercises, I made a mistake that seemed pretty cool and like something that would work on its own.
So that it what I want to do with this mini project. Tweak the chapter four code to I can utilize servo motors and IR sensors. I feel like these are the two biggest aspects of mine and Tatyana's final semester projects so it will be useful working with them.

10/10 Mini Project Process, Jen Herrera

Some WIP of the work I've gotten done on it today:
Just testing lights:

LEDs and light sensor embroidered with conductive thread:

10/12 Tatyana and Kelsey Mini Project

For the mini projects Kelsey and I decided to work separately, but still together, on projects that when combined could be of possible use for our final project. Kelsey focused on the actual motion of the the piece, while I created the more visual presence.

My project encompasses the mood light, a lightings schematic that portrays the mood of the person based on temperature. Unfortunately and Fortunately things went well and wrong with this learning experiment.

I was unable to hookup the temperature sensor due to complications and my own incompetence, so I tweaked the code to make it so that the light changed based in proximity.

LED
LDR
120K RESISTOR (didn't have the 120 so I switched with a 100k and 150k)

ARDUINO

The tmp sensor worked at the beginning, the day before crit (Kelsey was always yellow, I was always blue, Shimul/ Ivette was red) but when I put the cylinder cone on top, it began to not work as well, and even taking the paper off, the sensor didn't work. I tried replacing it and re making the schematic but :[, so I modified the board, to just create a constantly changing lava lamp. This coincide more with our project anyway, and worked best alongside Kelsey's motor project