November 24, 2007
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October 2, 2007
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May 24, 2008
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A rotating globe, where the speed of rotation can be controlled with the help of a knob.
/*
* Rotating Globe
* modified version of AnalogInput
* by DojoDave <http://www.0j0.org>
* http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/AnalogInput
* Modified by dave
*/
int potPin = 0; // select the input pin for the potentiometer
int motorPin = 9; // select the pin for the Motor
int val = 0; // variable to store the value coming from the sensor
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
}
void loop() {
val = analogRead(potPin); // read the value from the sensor, between 0 - 1024
Serial.println(val);
analogWrite(motorPin, val/4); // analogWrite can be between 0-255
}
Stationary Globe: Globe before Rotation
Rotating Globe
Comments
Comments from TAs
Nice use of the motor to connect to the globe. It would be interesting to connect the rotation of the globe to some other type of sensor input... For example, perhaps you could connect it to a clock to reflect the passage of time. As you get more comfortable working with Arduino, it's important to start thinking about the types of interfaces you're building and how they might be used or integrated into someone's life.