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      • BPM Pulse Sensor
      • Multimeter
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      • PreAcademy prep
      • Day 1: Basics, Lights, and Temperature Sensor >
        • Day 1 Supplement: Identifying Resistors
        • Day 1 Supplement: Measure Temperature
        • Day 1 Supplement: IR Light Proximity Sensor
      • Day 2: Ultrasound >
        • Day 2 Supplement: IR Temp Sensor
        • Day 2 Supplement: Controlling A Servo
      • Day 3: Measuring Pulse >
        • Day 3 Supplement: Motion Sensor
      • Day 4: OLED Screen Basics >
        • Temperature Screen Display
        • IR Temp Sensor And Screen
      • Day 5 Friday: Finishing up/Show
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      • Day 1 Monday: Basics and Lights >
        • Day 1 Supplement Activity
      • Day 2 Tuesday: Servos >
        • Day 2 (Suppliment Activities)
      • Day 3 Wednesday: Making an ECG/EKG! >
        • Day 3 (Supplement Page)
      • Day 4 Thursday: Controlling Servos with EMG >
        • Day 4 Supplemental Activity
      • Day 5 Friday: Finishing up/Show >
        • Unused lessons/content
    • 2018 Lessons >
      • Day 1: Basic Coding
      • Day 2: Motors
      • Day 3: Build Robot Claw
      • Day 4: Saving Positions
      • Day 5: Presentations
    • 2017 Camp >
      • Day 1 (Monday)
      • Day 2: Multicolor LED and Keypad
      • Day 3: Servo and Keypad
      • Day 4: Multiple Motors/Stepper Motor
      • Day 5: Presentations
    • Pictures archive for lessons (some graphic images)
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Day 3: Build Claw and Add Analog Control

The Analog Stick


We have learned how to control the servos using the knob potentiometer. This is good to use for some robots, but controlling it another way may be helpful too. What if we just want to control it using a control stick? 

Set up your arduino similar to below and write up a new code similar to below. Send it to your board and see what it does.  
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Adding More Servos to Your Arm
Building your claw!


Today you are going to build your class. Here are some claw examples. 
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Each student then does a redesign to incorporate at least 3 servos in the design. Students are taught how to manipulate the premade code for the Arduino servo to assist their build (analog stick code taught). Students then try to get it working in their design. 

​(after they get the analog stick to work, have them switch the potentiometer and analog stick analog input port and see how that changes how the servos react.) The stick acts like the knob now.

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  • Home
  • 2021 STEM Camp (HS)
    • PreAcademy prep
    • Day 1: Basics, Lights, and Temperature Sensor >
      • Day 1 Supplement: Measure Temperature
      • Day 1 Supplement: IR Temp Sensor
      • Day 1 Supplement: Identifying Resistors
      • Supplement: Controlling Buttons
      • Supplement: Controlling A Servo
    • Day 2: Measuring Pulse >
      • How the body absorbs light
      • Day 2 Supplement: IR Light Proximity Sensor
      • Day 2 Supplement: Motion Sensor
      • Code to start later on plotter
    • Day 3 Supplement: OLED Screen Basics >
      • Display Screen Temperature
      • IR Temp Sensor And Screen
      • Scrolling Screen Graph
    • Day 4: Finishing up/Show >
      • Pictures to OLED
      • BPM Pulse Sensor
      • Multimeter
  • Shared Google Folder
  • The Teachers
  • Archive
    • Pictures from prior years
    • 2021 STEM Camp (MS) >
      • Home (2021)
      • PreAcademy prep
      • Day 1: Basics, Lights, and Temperature Sensor >
        • Day 1 Supplement: Identifying Resistors
        • Day 1 Supplement: Measure Temperature
        • Day 1 Supplement: IR Light Proximity Sensor
      • Day 2: Ultrasound >
        • Day 2 Supplement: IR Temp Sensor
        • Day 2 Supplement: Controlling A Servo
      • Day 3: Measuring Pulse >
        • Day 3 Supplement: Motion Sensor
      • Day 4: OLED Screen Basics >
        • Temperature Screen Display
        • IR Temp Sensor And Screen
      • Day 5 Friday: Finishing up/Show
    • 2020 STEM Camp >
      • Home (2020)
      • The 2020 Teachers
      • PreAcademy prep
      • Day 1 Monday: Basics and Lights >
        • Day 1 Supplement Activity
      • Day 2 Tuesday: Servos >
        • Day 2 (Suppliment Activities)
      • Day 3 Wednesday: Making an ECG/EKG! >
        • Day 3 (Supplement Page)
      • Day 4 Thursday: Controlling Servos with EMG >
        • Day 4 Supplemental Activity
      • Day 5 Friday: Finishing up/Show >
        • Unused lessons/content
    • 2018 Lessons >
      • Day 1: Basic Coding
      • Day 2: Motors
      • Day 3: Build Robot Claw
      • Day 4: Saving Positions
      • Day 5: Presentations
    • 2017 Camp >
      • Day 1 (Monday)
      • Day 2: Multicolor LED and Keypad
      • Day 3: Servo and Keypad
      • Day 4: Multiple Motors/Stepper Motor
      • Day 5: Presentations
    • Pictures archive for lessons (some graphic images)
  • Contact Us!