My project is a bright lamp that can act as a nightlight or a simple desk lamp. The materials that I used are a circuit playground express, printer paper, electrical tape, a red party cup, alligator clips, a potentiometer, a switch, and a Huggies juice box. I chose to make a light for this project because I thought it would be very cool to experience. I used the red party cup and some printer paper to hold the circuit in place. I also used it to make the project look cleaner instead of having the alligator clips loose and all over the place. I used the electrical tape to hold the potentiometer in place and to create a stand for my cup.
My lamp is supposed to turn on and let you choose its brightness. It is supposed to be able to light up very bright and dim down until the light goes out. I actually borrowed the code from Dr. Lohmeyer. I did add one line of code, which is the brightness setting. I decided to put the brightness up to the max because it is supposed to be a lamp. By flipping the switch on, the lamp is supposed to power on. But, the light is not supposed to show until you turn the potentiometer to turn up the brightness of the lamp.
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