The goal of this project was to use a servo to communicate information in a meaningful way. What I created is a design that moves the servo according to the percentage change in the price of a stock or cryptocurrency.
You will have to use your imagination a little, as I couldn't get my stick notes to stick to the servo. The concept is that at 90-degrees, the change in price is "0%" or the program has only executed for the first time. Each time data is updated, using the particle web console to pass a value to the particle function, the servo will move accordingly.
My process for this project was a bit frustrating as the servo was being underpowered. After soliciting some advice, I was able to get it to move using the VUSB connection, however no consistently. Often times, the servo needed a small push to actually get moving. Further research led me to understand that a capacitor could be helpful in smoothing the power delivery such that the servo was constantly powered appropriately. As a result, it moved perfectly with each command issued once that capacitor was wired in.
Reflect on the process of making this project. What did you learn? What would you do differently?
I learned a few things through this project. Namely the importance of consistent power delivery and how a capacitor can help with that. In addition to learning to wire the capacitor in, I learned how to use constraints for function inputs to ensure that you do not pass inexecutable commands. If I were to do one thing differently, it would be to work a little more on the design such that I can exemplify my result more accurately.
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