My first prototype was my beginning with the Raspberry Pi. I installed Noobs (Raspbian) onto my Pi and used a set up in the Ulab to attempt to light up an LED. The goal of this prototype was to understand the code to turning a source of power ON/OFF.
While following a YouTube tutorial, I learned how to successfully send power to the breadboard lighting up the LED. Unfortunately, I failed to link my code to the specific GPIO’s I was using making my code meaningless, possibly damaging the LED, and limiting myself from turning the LED off. (yay)
Through this experience with the Pi, I think I have developed a better understanding of the relationship between the different pieces of hardware I am using. I am still struggling to get the Pi to respond to some of my code but the feedback I received about adding in a “Sleep” command seems to be the solution to my issue of the never-ending LED.
Once I am able to completely control my Pi, I plan to try applying the Wi-Fi outlet I purchased and seeing if I can light up a source using that before transitioning to my water pump.