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The construction part consisted on soldering and securing cables, motor, and fan inside its case. | The construction part consisted on soldering and securing cables, motor, and fan inside its case. | ||
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Then came the tinkering and programming part. | |||
Attached to the board were: a stepper (to change polarity), a (?), and the microcontroller of course. The stepper would change the direction of the fan and the (?) would control the current that went into the motor, changing the frequency at which it moved. | |||
At first, I tried to make some kind of bagpipe, but the 9V motor wasn't strong enough to make it inflate/deflate properly. | |||
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As I had no previous experience or knowledge of Arduino programming, everything was learned through workshops in class and internet/YouTube video tutorials. The code used was: | As I had no previous experience or knowledge of Arduino programming, everything was learned through workshops in class and internet/YouTube video tutorials. The code used was: | ||
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