Computer Prototyping - Day 2

 Charlie Brisch

Mr. Beradino

Computer Prototyping with PCBs

March 23rd, 2021


Today in class we worked on building our arduino’s and prototyping with our breadboards. I had taken apart an old controller I brought in so I could use the shell as a “project box” for my PCB, arduino, and components. I got my prototype to function after looking for new code multiple times because none of the code would work the way I needed it to.

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