Monday, February 11, 2008

brian and greta, first impressions

Due to our previously unbloggy habits, here are the distance memories of our first impressions with BASIC Stamp and the breadboard:

We began to understand what was going on only after making a few mistakes in the scripting portion of the assignment.

Only when we connected the basic stamp program with the microcontroller did we begin to understand how the process works. By experimenting with the number after "HIGH" we realized that this number signifies the place of electrical input. Because of the configuration of the wires, we could read the breadboard's function in connecting one wire to the other: it has a built-in ability to send electricity linearly. Depending on the placement of your input, you have a whole row 'lit up' for more connections. The other small equipment only serves to manipulate the original electrical input.

Later in class we realized the reason for an apparent decrease in movement in the flexinol wire. By putting the wire in more tension you can get more dramatic results. (In order words by putting the wire under too little tension you won't be able to see its full effect.)

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