Alarm/Motor project - Amateur, needs help!

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Hi,

I'm an amateur Arduino user (I really mean completely bare bones, I've only ever made an LED flash and get a light sensor to work)

I want to create a simple project of an Arduino board that detects sunlight (UV) and when it does it should activate a stepper motor and set off a buzzer. I'd also love for it to be able to detect temperature and connect to the internet to check what time it is...

I have all of the components needed (I think) but have no idea where to start! Any help would be appreciated!

I have:

  • Arduino UNO R3
  • KY028 Temperature sensor
  • KY006 Passive buzzer
  • GUVA-S12SD UV Detection sensor module
  • 5V stepper motor + ULN2003A board
  • Breadboard, wires and resistors

Any tutorials or diagrams would be incredibly helpful, I want to learn more about Arduino and thought this would be a good starter project but I'm stuck for where to start!

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Sound like a fun beginning project (and I'm not that far ahead of you).

I would break it down into steps. I would learn how to take your sensor and read it out on the serial monitor.

(I found the entire Jeremy Blum series of great value)

Once you can input sensor data, learn to use the "map()" function to format the data into your desired range for triggering purposes. Now use that data to trigger LEDS or your buzzer for learning.

Do the same with your motor -- learn how to control it independent of of your sensor input and then use the sensor to trigger.

Block by block. When you're overwhelmed and can't figure something out, go back a step and get your independent blocks working again and then try to integrate.

It's a slow and steady process. You're going about it wise as I see it ... little bites.

JB