This was the first time I have ever worked with a circuit board and all the pieces. It took me awhile to get used to everything and begin the first step of the experiment. When I got everything set up, I then downloaded the Arduino. I copied the code and uploaded it. Nothing! I then spent a few hours watching youtube videos, while trying to figure out what was wrong. Did I put the code in wrong? I tried taking it apart and putting the wires back in. In the end, I checked the troubleshooting page of Arduino. It said to check the tools and then board. I then thought, where is the section on tools? On my Mac? Where? This is what happens when you get worries, your kids are in the background and you just want it to light up. Finally, I discovered the tools and then boards. I read in the troubleshooting tips that maybe the wrong board was checked off. Oh my, there was a whole list. I found out that the right board was checked. I then saw ports. One was checked and I thought, what the heck. I checked the other port. Success! The wrong port had been automatically checked off. My son was excited to see the led blink, and I was happy that I hadn't wasted all the time on no solution. I learned a lot, and I feel more confident on using the breadboard and the Arduino.
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Lucie
10/29/2017 09:42:00 am
I had the same problem happen to me. The biggest hurdle is all the 'points of failures' - but once you are passed knowing those, things usually work pretty smoothly. But this makes it hard to do as an online class, because everyone experiences those at different times.
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