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Project 1.1.9: INCREASING BRIGHTNESS IN A ROOM

Description This is a project that exposes you to programming five LEDS to turn on at the same time.
Use case You enter into a room and the lights in there is very bright and shines like the sun. It’s basically because more LEDS have been introduced in bulb or circuit.

Components (Things You will need)

LED Arduino Uno Arduino USB Cable Breadboard Jumper Wires

Building the circuit

Things Needed:

  • Arduino Uno = 1
  • Arduino USB cable = 1
  • White LED = 1
  • Red LED = 1
  • Yellow LED = 1
  • Green LED = 1
  • Red jumper wires = 2
  • Blue jumper wires = 1
  • Black jumper wires = 1
  • Green jumper wires = 1
  • Purple jumper wires = 1
  • Orange jumper wires = 1
  • Brown jumper wires = 1
  • Grey jumper wires = 2

Mounting the component on the breadboard

Mounting the component on the breadboard

Step 1: Take the breadboard, the white LED and insert it into the vertical connectors on the breadboard.

LED fixed on breadboard.

NB: Make sure you identify where the positive pin (+) and the negative pin (-) is connected to on the breadboard. The longer pin of the LED is the positive pin and the shorter one, the negative PIN.

WIRING THE CIRCUIT

Step 2: Connect one end of red male-to-male jumper wire to the positive pin of the white LED on the breadboard and the other end to hole number 6 on the Arduino UNO.

LED fixed on breadboard.

Step 3: Connect one end of the blue male-to-male jumper to the negative pin of the white LED on the breadboard and the other end to GND on the Arduino UNO.

LED fixed on breadboard.

Step 4: Take the red LED and insert it into the vertical connectors on the breadboard.

LED fixed on breadboard.

Step 5: Connect one end of the black male-to-male jumper wire to the positive pin of the red LED on the breadboard and the other end to hole number 5 on the Arduino UNO.

Step 6: Connect one end of the black male-to-male jumper wire to the positive pin of the red LED on the breadboard and the other end to hole number 5 on the Arduino UNO.

LED fixed on breadboard.

Step 7: Connect one end of the white male-to-male jumper wire to the negative pin of the white LED on the breadboard and the other end to GND on the Arduino UNO.

LED fixed on breadboard.

Step 8: Take the yellow LED and insert it into the vertical connectors on the breadboard.

LED fixed on breadboard.

Step 9: Connect one end of the green male-to-male jumper wire to the positive pin of the yellow LED on the breadboard and the other end to hole number 4 on the Arduino UNO.

LED fixed on breadboard.

Step 10: Connect one end of the purple male-to-male jumper wire to the negative pin of the yellow LED on the breadboard and the other end to GND on the Arduino UNO.

LED fixed on breadboard.

Step 11: Take the green LED and insert it into the vertical connectors on the breadboard.

LED fixed on breadboard.

Step 12: Connect one end of the orange male-to-male jumper wire to the positive pin of the green LED on the breadboard and the other end to hole number 3 on the Arduino UNO.

LED fixed on breadboard.

Step 13: Connect one end of the brown male-to-male jumper wire to the negative pin of the green LED on the breadboard and the other end to GND on the Arduino UNO.

LED fixed on breadboard.

Step 14: Take the blue LED and insert it into the vertical connectors on the breadboard.

LED fixed on breadboard.

Step 15: Connect one end of the red male-to-male jumper wire to the positive pin of the blue LED on the breadboard and the other end to hole number 2 on the Arduino UNO.

LED fixed on breadboard.

Step 16: Connect one end of the gray male-to-male jumper wire to the negative pin of the blue LED on the breadboard and the other end to the negative pinhole of any of the any other LED’s on the breadboard

LED fixed on breadboard.

make sure you connect the arduino usb use blue cable to the Arduino board.

PROGRAMMING

Step 1: Open your Arduino IDE. See how to set up here: Getting Started.

Step 2: Type the following codes in the void setup function as shown in the image below.

pinMode(6,OUTPUT);
pinMode(5,OUTPUT);
pinMode(4,OUTPUT);
pinMode(3,OUTPUT);
pinMode(2,OUTPUT);

LED fixed on breadboard.

NB: pinMode will help the Arduino board to decide which port should be activated. The code below will turn off the three light bulbs.

Step 3: let continue by ting the following codes;

digitalWrite(6,HIGH);
digitalWrite(5,HIGH);
digitalWrite(4,HIGH);
digitalWrite(3,HIGH);
digitalWrite(2,HIGH);
LED fixed on breadboard.

Step 4: Save your code. See the Getting Started section

Step 5: Select the arduino board and port See the Getting Started section:Selecting Arduino Board Type and Uploading your code.

Step 6: Upload your code. See the Getting Started section:Selecting Arduino Board Type and Uploading your code

OBSERVATION

LED fixed on breadboard.

CONCLUSION

To conclude, the project focused on simultaneously illuminating five LEDs without any blinking demonstrates a solid grasp of parallel LED control. By activating all five LEDs concurrently, participants gain valuable insights into circuit connections and coordinated output. This project forms a foundation for more intricate electronics ventures while emphasizing the concept of synchronized actions, fostering curiosity and skills in practical electronics applications.