I am looking to start a project with a timer and 4 separate counters. One counter will be from 1-9, one counter from 1-4, one counter from 1-3, and another counter from 1-3. All of these will be together in 1 product. What Arduino product should I buy to start this project? (p.s. I'm new to programming/coding, I have a business background)
Any help would be appreciated!
You haven't described anything yet that involves a microcontroller. All you need so far is a clock.
Do you want these counters displayed somewhere? Just running? Does something happen when they get to zero? Do they count something specific? You've left out all the details that could possibly help someone to help you pick a board.
Sorry haha thank you for the response. My fault for not providing more detail. Basically I'm trying to make an electronic version of an umpire indicator(as seen in the picture). For every option(balls, strikes, outs, and innings). I would like to make it show on a display similar to the picture(so instead of a user manually having to change the balls strikes outs and innings by turning a dial, they just have to press a button for each option). I would also like to add a timer that counts down to zero. Nothing needs to happen once the timer reaches zero.
Thank you and any advice helps!
I would suggest getting an Arduino UNO and some LEDs and searching the web for a basic tutorial on C++ and start learning. You don't have very far to go to be able to make what you describe.
Thats great to hear. As someone who is working on there MBA this type of stuff is definitely not my specialty.
Thank you!
Arduino, MAX7219 (with 0.1uF cap, 10uF cap, 10K resistor), up to eight common-cathode 7-segment displays, piece of cake.
What size displays? Larger digits (higher voltage/current) might need a different display driver, such as 12V and a TPIC6B595 for each digit.
tmstanner:
Thats great to hear. As someone who is working on there MBA this type of stuff is definitely not my specialty.Thank you!
Are you kidding?!! Compared to accounting, or forecasting, or marketing - any of that MBA stuff, microcontroller programming is also a piece of cake! It just takes a bit of practice, and learning from fearlessly made mistakes.
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Buy a genuine Arduino and USB lead too , it is of good quality and will work out of the box without driver problems
Robin2:
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I saw that one too. Study harder is all I can say. Still it's better than the ones who are just trying to finish "collage".
Robin2:
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I'm thinking they meant "that there MBA".
Del, I only need a few more scraps of colored paper to finish the collage.
ChrisTenone:
I'm thinking they meant "that there MBA".
Shouldn't it be "that thar MBA" ?
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