This week was quite productive!
Firstly, I had hand built a number of connectors.
Secondly, I soldered those connectors onto a shield so that I could connect that shield to an Arduino to test whether or not the connectors are properly wired (not that I didn't also use the beloved multimeter, in the test phase of the program I will mention shortly).
Next, I wrote the code to actually test the connector, complete with a Serial.available() command so that the testing could be streamlined so that any number of connectors could be tested in a row. How does the code work?
Basically, I would set one of the outputs high while the
others were low. Which ever input read HIGH, therefore,
was the one that was being activated by that particular
input. If the correct input was NOT responding, an error
message would print to the screen and say which pin was
being activated. When successful, I would still mention the
pin number. I did this for each pin.
Presently, I am still working on learning EAGLE CAD and L TSpice!
Till next week, and thanks for stopping by! :D
Side note: Arduino code is based heavily off of C but, with some differences including: some libraries and header files are not shared between the two, the Arduino includes two functions which must be used, the print function is disimilar, and more.
FYI: I will be posting pictures but, only when I no longer get an error on my computer when I try to download the files from it!
A picture of the army men who, mysteriously, change locations while I'm away. Presently, they seem to have stumbled into a worm hole and time traveled. Alternatively, they are in an alternate universe where dinosaurs still exist!!!!!!! :O
