OUTPUTS

MY GOAL FOR THIS WEEK IS AGAIN UBER SIMPLE. CONTROL AN RGB LED WITH PHOTOTRANSISTOR INPUT DATA.

 

NOTICE A PROBLEM? I REMOVED THE FTDI PORT, BUT I STILL WANT TO COMMUNICATE OVER THE SERIAL PORT. NOT GOOD. ROUGH START.

SCOTCH BRAND DOUBLE STICK TAPE IS IDEAL FOR SECURING THE BOARD TO THE MODELLA. THE GENERIC BRAND WASN'T SECURING THE CIRCUIT TO THE BED EFFECTIVELY , SO I HAD TO PULL IT OFF. TOO BAD, NO OUTLINE CUT.

DUE TO A LACK OF 9V BATTERIES, I ENDED UP USING THE SHOP'S POWER SUPPLY TO POWER UP MY BOARD. THIS IS NOT ADVISABLE. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL RGB HELLO WORLD, THE ALLIGATOR CLIPS SHORT CIRCUITED AND THE BOARD WENT DEAD. NOOOOOOO!

SECOND PASS WORKED!