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CodeBug Conundrum

makerkaren

In preparation for December's week of "Hour of Code", we just received our first CodeBug in the shop. Ben and Felix spent a little time playing with it, but we're not really sure what to do with it.

 

What would you do or make with a CodeBug?

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    Hi Karen,

     

    I was hoping to try my codebug to see if it could detect someone going in and out of a doorway.

     

    I thought I could run some conductive strips down the door jam to see if the inputs were sensitive enough to tell if someone walked through and if so were they coming in or coming out.

     

    That would make an interesting show.

     

    DAB

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    Hi DAB,

     

    I'm curious how that would work. I'm not sure I know what type of conductive strips you might use. Everything I can think of would require a physical contact. Would you use it to detect when a door is opened or closed rather than when a person passes through the doorway or do you have a better way that doesn't require a physical contact? All I can think to use would be either a proximity or motion sensor. Please tell me more about your idea!

     

    ~Karen

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    Hi Karen,

     

    I forgot that the Code Bug does not have capacitive sense, but you could use two IR distance measurement sensors to tell when anyone entered and exited the doorway.

    You could also use two Ultrasonic measurement devices.

     

    Then use the Code Bug display to make an arrow showing which direction the last person going through the doorway went.

     

    DAB

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