sheffieldhackspace / little_projects

A group project for Hacktoberfest 2020 - small projects that all use the same board, for beginners to tinker with.

little_projects

A group project for Hacktoberfest 2020 - small projects that all use low cost microcontrollers, for beginners to tinker with.

What is Hacktoberfest?

Hacktoberfest is a coding initiative that runs once a year throughout the month of October. It encourages participation in the open source community, and is open to everyone of all backgrounds and skill levels. More here: https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/

Why have you made this particular repository?

We have other repositories, but they vary in skill level and need for contributions. With this one, we can have multiple little stand alone projects, all in one handy place! In the future it would be nice to point at it when people go "I've not used an arduino before" and like magic we have some projects right there, that we know we have all the bits for at the Hackspace.

How do I join in the little projects, er, project?

First, go and register yourself for Hacktoberfest with the same email you use for Github, because then you'll get a nice little reward at the end of the month if you've made 4 valid commits (more about that later). Then head over to the contributing guide to see what needs doing, and the guidelines for doing it.

Is it a free for all?

If you're not a member of the hackspace, feel free to join in, it's about community after all. As long as your contribution meets the guidelines of the project then code away, do a pull request, and see where it gets you!

little_projects's Issues

create a project to dim an LED using a potentiometer

We need instructions and code to dim an external LED using a potentiometer.

Needs:

• a description of what the code will do and how to wire up the LED and potentiometer, including warnings to avoid magic blue smoke
• a wiring diagram
• the code to control it, with clear comments to show what each piece of it does. If in doubt, overcomment!

create a project to push a button then light a light

Make a breadboard project that lights up an LED when you push a button.

Needs:

• a description of what the code will do and how to wire up the LED and button, including warnings to avoid magic blue smoke
• a wiring diagram
• the code to link the button to the light, with clear comments to show what each piece of it does. If in doubt, overcomment!

If time:

• show people how to change the code so the light goes off when the button is pressed

in little_projects/arduino/blink_led - edit the README file to include instructions for the Nano alongside the Uno

In this directory you will see two sets of code and wiring instructions.
The README found here only refers to the code and wiring for the Uno.
Can you edit the README to refer to the code and wiring for the Nano, as a separate piece of text after a divider line at the end of the Uno instructions?
You will need to refer to the nano code and the nano wiring diagram.

Note: do NOT edit the readme in the main arduino directory.

create a project that blinks a single LED

A simple one, we need instructions and code to blink an external LED on an arduino (not the onboard one).
Needs:

• a description of what the code will do and how to wire up the LED, including warnings to avoid magic blue smoke
• a wiring diagram
• the code to do the blinking, with clear comments to show what each piece of it does. If in doubt, overcomment!

in arduino/blink_led add files for NANO not UNO

The code, readme and wiring diagram are for an arduino UNO.
Can you write a new version (labelling the directory arduino/blink_led_nano) for the arduino NANO?

create a project that alternates blinking two LEDs - a nee-naw if you like

A simple one, we need instructions and code to alternate blinking two external LEDs on an arduino (not using onboard LEDs).
Needs:

• a description of what the code will do and how to wire up the LEDs, including warnings to avoid magic blue smoke
• a wiring diagram
• the code to do the blinking, with clear comments to show what each piece of it does. If in doubt, overcomment!