Arduino Adventures: Escape from Gemini Station

Chapter    7

Challenge 2: Examining the Hardware

Ok! We’re ready to put together a few key circuits to make a flashlight to help Cade find his way to Andrew’s primary controls. But first we need to learn about the new hardware before we start putting the flashlight together.

As with every project in this book, we encourage you to visit Appendix A first and make certain you have all the components you need, purchased and ready to go. If you’re like us, you’re probably wondering about the choice to use the Arduino to make a flashlight, and we don’t blame you! A flashlight is one of those objects we all tend to take for granted—flip a switch and the light comes on. But what do you do if you don’t have a flashlight? What if you only have a handful ...