Interactive Assignment

Materials,
9 volt Battery,
Neo Pixels, 9, with plastic cover
PIR sensor
Arduino board
Wires
Breadboard
Teapot

Step 1. Get out all your materials. Hook up your senors and Neopixel to the Arduino and breadboard using schematics from adafruit.
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Step 2. Upload code to Arduino. And paint Plastic cover for Neopixels

#include <Adafruit_NeoPixel.h>

#define PIN      6
#define N_LEDS 9
//int ledPin = 13;                // choose the pin for the LED
int inputPin = A0;               // choose the input pin (for PIR sensor)
int pirState = LOW;             // we start, assuming no motion detected
int val = LOW;                    // variable for reading the pin status

Adafruit_NeoPixel strip = Adafruit_NeoPixel(N_LEDS, PIN, NEO_GRB + NEO_KHZ800);

void setup() {
  strip.begin();
  pinMode(inputPin, INPUT);     // declare sensor as input
  Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop() {

  val = digitalRead(inputPin);  // read input value
  if (val == HIGH) {            // check if the input is HIGH
    chase(strip.Color(0, 0, 255)); // Blue
    // digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);  // turn LED ON
    //if (pirState == LOW) {
      // we have just turned on
      Serial.println(“Motion detected!”);
      // We only want to print on the output change, not state
    //  pirState = HIGH;
  //  }
  } else {
    // digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW); // turn LED OFF
   // if (pirState == HIGH) {
      // we have just turned of
      Serial.println(“Motion ended!”);
      // We only want to print on the output change, not state
    //  pirState = LOW;
  //  }
  }
  //chase(strip.Color(255, 0, 0)); // Red
  //chase(strip.Color(0, 255, 0)); // Green
 // chase(strip.Color(0, 0, 255)); // Blue
}

static void chase(uint32_t c) {
  for (uint16_t i = 0; i < strip.numPixels() + 4; i++) {
    strip.setPixelColor(i  , c); // Draw new pixel
    strip.setPixelColor(i – 4, 0); // Erase pixel a few steps back
    strip.show();
    delay(200);
  }
}

Step 3. Thread Neopixels through spout
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Step 4. Place everything inside teapot
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Step 5. Cover teapot and shake to make the Neopixels light up!
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