June 2016
Intermediate to advanced
272 pages
5h 4m
English
In this project, we’ll create an electronic version of a classic fortune-telling device: The Magic 8 Ball.


PARTS REQUIRED
• Arduino board
• Breadboard
• Jumper wires
• 16x2 LCD screen (Hitachi HD44780 compatible)
• Tilt ball switch
• 50k-ohm potentiometer
• 1k-ohm resistor
LIBRARIES REQUIRED
• LiquidCrystal
The Magic 8 Ball, a novelty toy created in the 1950s, is made of a hollow sphere in which a 20-sided die floated in alcohol. When you ask the ball a question and shake it, one side of the die floats ...
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