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Project 2: Sound
In Project 2, you will venture into the world of buttons and buzzers while building your own Simon Says game! Simon Says is a game in which the LEDs flash a pattern of red, green, yellow and blue blinks, and the user must recreate the pattern using color-coded buttons before the timer runs out.
New Components Introduced in This Project
Each of the components listed below will be described in more detail as you progress through each circuit.
- Buzzer
- Buttons
New Concepts Introduced in This Project
Each of the concepts listed below will be described in more detail as you progress through each circuit.
- Arrays
- Binary
- Digital Inputs
- Pull-up Resistors
- For Loops
- Measuring Elapsed Time
You Will Learn
- How to make tones with a buzzer
- How to read a button using digital inputs
- How to program a game