RNG PROJECT
Define a Problem
Generate Concepts
This Project was to create a Random Number Generator that would randomly generate numbers 1-6. We are going to do this by creating a circuit with LED's, capacitors, IC chips, switches, resistors, and a power source. This is to be done by soldering these components into a circuit board in the right places, with the ultimate goal of producing a working random number generator.
Evaluate the Solution
1. while most of my numbers were centered around 10% (because my RNG rolls 7's also), i did have a few outliers. Number 2 was rolled 33 times in my 100 rolls, or 33% of the time, and number 1 17% of the time. Therefore, my RNG is not exactly fair or exactly random, as you are more likely to roll a 2 than anything else.
2. Debugging was a term coined by the Harvard Technical Team of 1945, specifically Grace Hopper, when the team found an actual moth in a calculator.
Reflection:
Of the Projects we have done, this is one of the easier ones that I have done. After being informed of the components and their functions, it was mostly smooth sailing. The instructions laid out everything to do in a very easy manner, and were very specific. They even went to far as to tell you the orientation of each component into the circuit board. Soldering was the only thing that was slightly difficult, because it was a new skill. The first day and a half, I worked slowly because I did not have a soldering iron that got hot enough to melt the solder onto my board. However, once I was able to find a soldering iron that functioned properly, it went pretty smoothly. I learned how to solder quickly, and the main portion of the project of soldering so it was easy. The hardest part of the project was fitting the IC chips into their ports on the board. The prongs were too wide for the openings and the directions said to not bend them, making the task near-impossible. However, I was able to do it eventually, with large amounts of force and frustration. All in all, this project was easy and fun, and taught me about circuits, circuit boards, and soldering.
2. Debugging was a term coined by the Harvard Technical Team of 1945, specifically Grace Hopper, when the team found an actual moth in a calculator.
Reflection:
Of the Projects we have done, this is one of the easier ones that I have done. After being informed of the components and their functions, it was mostly smooth sailing. The instructions laid out everything to do in a very easy manner, and were very specific. They even went to far as to tell you the orientation of each component into the circuit board. Soldering was the only thing that was slightly difficult, because it was a new skill. The first day and a half, I worked slowly because I did not have a soldering iron that got hot enough to melt the solder onto my board. However, once I was able to find a soldering iron that functioned properly, it went pretty smoothly. I learned how to solder quickly, and the main portion of the project of soldering so it was easy. The hardest part of the project was fitting the IC chips into their ports on the board. The prongs were too wide for the openings and the directions said to not bend them, making the task near-impossible. However, I was able to do it eventually, with large amounts of force and frustration. All in all, this project was easy and fun, and taught me about circuits, circuit boards, and soldering.