Input Devices ====================== This week I will use analog sensors to measure things like temperature and light using a Peizo vibration sensor and a phototransistor. For reference, I used the Arduino love-o-meter project as it used the temperature sensor. I started by collecting all the components.  I used this schematic to connect everything.  The circuit setup was fairly easy. This is how it looks. docs/images/inputs/setup.jpeg At first all lights were continuously on. I checked the serial monitor and saw that the temperature was around 26 degrees without touching. So I adjusted the baseline temperature to 25 in the sketch. After some trial and error, I adjusted the sketch so that on touching it lightly for about 5 seconds, the second led lit up and on holding it tight for some seconds the third led lit up. The serial monitor indicated temperature range from 26-32 degrees. So an increment of 2-4-6 degrees worked out perfectly.  This is it in action.  ####Code [Sketch](./images/input/3leds.zip) ####Tutorials [Arduino Project 3](https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/godboi123/love-o-meter-bda552) ####Objective 1. measure something: add a sensor to a microcontroller board that you have designed and read it 2. probe an input device's analog levels and digital signals #### Measuring light color using a RGB colour sensor [ATtiny412 Datasheet](https://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/ATtiny212-214-412-414-416-DataSheet-DS40002287A.pdf) [VEML6040](https://www.vishay.com/docs/84276/veml6040.pdf) #####Designing the board Downloaded the footprint from [Here](https://www.snapeda.com/parts/VEML6040A3OG/Vishay%20Semiconductor%20Opto%20Division/view-part/702426/?company=-&welcome=home) Installed the symbol and footprint on KiCAD using [this guide](https://www.snapeda.com/about/import/#) ![libraries]()         ####Design Files   [Schematic pdf](./images/input/t412+VEML6040-schematic.pdf.zip) [Schematic file](./images/input/t412+VEML6040rgbsensor.sch.zip) [traces](./images/input/traces.rml.zip) [Kicad pcbnew](./images/input/t412+VEML6040rgbsensor.kicad_pcb.zip) #### References https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sensors https://hackmd.io/RzTkiKoXTbqeQOn4Nz_zAw?view#INPUTS