Scout Engineering Day: Programming a Sensor Net

All code for the 2019 Scout Engineering Day - Programming a Sensor Net class is available online on GitHub.

All materials are licensed under the MIT License.

Table of Contents

• Programming
  • Key Programming Operations
  • Key Programming Functions
  • Introduction to Python
  • Introduction to Java
  • Introduction to C
• Sensor Net Labs
  • Blinky Lights Lab
  • Light Sensor
  • Magnetic Field Sensor
  • Mercury Switch
  • Obstacle Avoidance Sensor
  • Temperature and Humidity Sensor

Programming

Key Programming Operations

Operator/Statement	Description
Assignment	Assign a value to a variable/constant
Conditional	Make decisions based upon variable values
Loop	Execute a block of code multiple times
Exception	Catch and handle exceptions (i.e. errors)
Import/Include	Import modules providing reusable functions and classes
Function/Method	Organize code into sub-routines (Frequently used code, Abstract concepts)

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Key Programming Functions

Function	Description
print	Display Text and Data
range	Operate on a range of values
input	Accept input into a variable

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Sensor Net Labs

Six labs are included in this class

Lab	Description
Blinky Lights	Control a flashing LED using the Raspberry PI 3 GPIO
Light Sensor	Measure light levels with a BH1750 Light Sensor Module
Magnetic Field Sensor	Detect a magnetic field with a Hall Sensor
Mercury Switch	Detect a tilting motion with a Mercury Switch
Obstacle Avoidance	Use the Infrared (IR) reflection principle to detect obstacles
Temperature and Humidity Sensor	Measure Temperature and Humidity with a DHT11 Sensor

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