For CSAI I made pedometer from my Micro:bit, which is a small circuit board with 25 lights, a motion sensor, thermometer, and two buttons in which you can upload code and programs via computer. I feel that my project (above) could have been simpler, but I needed to maximize the sensory for it. The way it works is every time it feels any kind of movement, it will add one the the variable “steps”; and if you click the B button it will reset the value of “steps” to zero. I found that the way to get the best results is by strapping it to my foot rather than my leg or wrist. The tests were conducted by me taking 100 steps and seeing how accurately the Micro:bit would be able to count the steps based on my code. It ended up counting 102 steps; which is the closest to 100 than anyone else’s. Overall, it was a successful project any I very much enjoyed it.
Although today, (10/21/20) I talked with my teacher (Mr. Dembo) and we discussed my code and how I did it. We talked about how I didn’t need to reset the entire Micro:bit to reset the steps. Apparently when I actually did the test my steps came up a 156, 193, and 178. I definitely could have improved it a lot. Either way, I learned a lot and it was a fun assignment.