Will be using this blog post to gradually write the blog post instead of all at once:
PROGRESS:
- Arduino wiring: DONE
30/04/26
I tried connecting my accelerometer to my breadboard without soldering. I placed my headers into the breadboard, placed the accelerometer on top, and connected the female end of a jumper wire on top. I downloaded the relevant libraries and wrote the code from this page. Unfortunately, the Arduino showed no connection whatsoever (the code I had was designed to write in the serial “No ADXL345 sensor detected.” And indeed that was what my serial displayed for me. Now, I will be moving on to a different connectivity, building on the unusual switch and musical instrument assignments we made. This idea will still follow the same concept of composing music in an opera; if you compose incorrectly, a buzzer will sound, and the ballet dancers will fall. Instead of using an accelerometer to measure the x-y positions of the user’s hand, I will attach foils and wires to each finger on a glove. The connection between all the wire combinations will control a relevant aspect of the music, such as pitch, speed, note, and beats. This wiring idea was also heavily inspired by the emerging usage of TouchDesigner.
STIPEND USAGE:
- Accelerometer: 40 AED: https://www.amazon.ae/AOICRIE-GY-291-ADXL345-Acceleration-Transmission/dp/B09S633YTW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15F0J7UIXQK35&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.gDQl-_42Yd4esBPagpxPgPQ1K0jRtEl1-iW409PI-IfKNZ2RDA0hRICe1Ca5CQO83N_NFecaKnxd0M0wb-MUX1e1_oV4-HaxCe8KarHRjisgkRf5YXzLzubvBosNxFh3jF1fxCOIuON14P6KvVqARPChru9DCNpV5LlMncvQg8Ro-_7YjQ8SDpSgTryUpC0bzRT_iYJgE7TdhPJPFwpEfobjkqCHFv6UofjnQWaQvz2MidmSXbQrPRS50HEMsv52y0cumuy0z_MNJD41on7dsMC64UjQqNZ6qDc8AXm-5ME.Jzj2a_U_k_AoU6BZxRHVxhwAFpV0Zcu0PJnDUZjpUM0&dib_tag=se&keywords=GY-291+3-Axis+Accelerometer+ADXL345&qid=1777274584&sprefix=gy-2913-axis+accelerometer+adxl345%2Caps%2C261&sr=8-1
- Jumper wires: 18 AED: https://amzn.eu/d/03P5tjOx