Random Number Generator
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In this project a random number generator that simulates a die (displaying numbers 1 - 6) was made. The goal was to learn how to solder, learn the components used in this circuit and learn how to read the different components values.
In this project a random number generator that simulates a die (displaying numbers 1 - 6) was made. The goal was to learn how to solder, learn the components used in this circuit and learn how to read the different components values.
Evaluate the Solution
Conclusion Questions -
1. The numbers produced by the random number generator were not evenly distributed. The number 1 occurred 32% of the time and the lowest percentage for the number rolled was just 9%. The remaining percentages of times rolled were not very close to each other either. I do not think that the random number generator is fair because of how it rolls the number 1 significantly more than all of the other numbers.
2. Admiral Grace Hopper was who coined the term debugging. This word came to be while building the Mark II Computer and there was a moth discovered inside the computer, which was causing it to glitch. They called removing the literal bug debugging and the word soon became used to describe fixing any glitch in computers.
Reflection -
This project taught me a lot about soldering and circuits. I learned that resistors are measured in ohms and that the amount of ohms can be determined by the color bands that are on them. I also learned that capacitors are measured in a unit called Farads. This project also taught me how to solder. At the beginning of the project, soldering was very difficult and I found myself holding the soldering iron too close to the board, causing me to burn it a few times. It also was very difficult to control the amount of solder that was being put onto each component. It soon became much easier to control the amount of solder, but i wasn't paying close attention to where I was putting the solder, causing many bridges and bubbles to form in it. I didn't realize this until I had completed the entire random number generator and it did not work. I had to go back and fix all of the soldering that I had done in the previous days to make it work. Another problem that i had was that i hadn't put the ICs all the way into their sockets before testing the random number generator. I could not figure out why it wouldn't work properly at first but I eventually pushed them all the way into their sockets and it began to work properly. Overall, I feel like this project taught me a lot about circuits and their components, as well as about soldering.
Conclusion Questions -
1. The numbers produced by the random number generator were not evenly distributed. The number 1 occurred 32% of the time and the lowest percentage for the number rolled was just 9%. The remaining percentages of times rolled were not very close to each other either. I do not think that the random number generator is fair because of how it rolls the number 1 significantly more than all of the other numbers.
2. Admiral Grace Hopper was who coined the term debugging. This word came to be while building the Mark II Computer and there was a moth discovered inside the computer, which was causing it to glitch. They called removing the literal bug debugging and the word soon became used to describe fixing any glitch in computers.
Reflection -
This project taught me a lot about soldering and circuits. I learned that resistors are measured in ohms and that the amount of ohms can be determined by the color bands that are on them. I also learned that capacitors are measured in a unit called Farads. This project also taught me how to solder. At the beginning of the project, soldering was very difficult and I found myself holding the soldering iron too close to the board, causing me to burn it a few times. It also was very difficult to control the amount of solder that was being put onto each component. It soon became much easier to control the amount of solder, but i wasn't paying close attention to where I was putting the solder, causing many bridges and bubbles to form in it. I didn't realize this until I had completed the entire random number generator and it did not work. I had to go back and fix all of the soldering that I had done in the previous days to make it work. Another problem that i had was that i hadn't put the ICs all the way into their sockets before testing the random number generator. I could not figure out why it wouldn't work properly at first but I eventually pushed them all the way into their sockets and it began to work properly. Overall, I feel like this project taught me a lot about circuits and their components, as well as about soldering.