Day 2, 3, and 4

The first few days of the summer research have been very productive! Some things I have done so far is learn coding for an arduino and coding within Matlab by completing different tutorials that cover the basics of the coding. I also filled flossy with sand and tested the electronics that control her. We found that one of the outlets was not working properly, so we disconnected it to ensure all the wires inside were properly connected. After ensuring the connections were secure, I used an Arduino and a thermistor to program the outlet to turn on and off based on temperature. From that we determined the problem was not in the outlet itself so we continued to troubleshoot. After checking many wires we traced the problem to be within the switch itself and got everything fixed and in working condition! Throughout these days we also made sure everything was ready to go for the 100 Plastic Rivers project.