Project 4: Traffic Light
1.Project Introduction
Traffic lights are prevalent in our ordinary life. According to
a certain time rule, lights operate traffic lights with three
colors of red, yellow, and green. Everyone shall abide by
traffic regulations, which can avoid many traffic accidents.
In this project, we will use a Mega plus development board,
a traffic light card, and some LEDs(red, yellow, and green)
to simulate a traffic light.
2.Project Hardware
Mega Plus Plus 400-Hole Yellow
USB
Board*1 Board Breadboard M5
Cable*1
Holder LED*1
Green M5 Red M5 220Ω Preformed Traffic
LED*1 LED*1 Resistor*3 Jumper Light*1
Wire*3
Flexible
jumper
Wire*4
3.Circuit Connection
NOTE:
How to connect an LED
How to identify 5 band 220Ω Resistor
4.Project Code
Since it is a simulation of traffic lights, the blinking time of
each LED should be the same as those in traffic lights
system.
In this program, we use Arduino delay () function to control
delay time, which is much simpler than C language.
/*
keyestudio STEM Starter Kit
Project 4
traffic light
http//www.keyestudio.com
*/
int redled =10; // initialize digital pin 10.
int yellowled =7; // initialize digital pin 7.
int greenled =4; // initialize digital pin 4.
void setup()
{
pinMode(redled, OUTPUT);// set the pin with red LED as
“output”
pinMode(yellowled, OUTPUT); // set the pin with yellow LED
as “output”
pinMode(greenled, OUTPUT); // set the pin with blue LED
as “output”
void loop()
digitalWrite(greenled, HIGH);//// turn on green LED
delay(5000);// wait 5 seconds
digitalWrite(greenled, LOW); // turn off green LED
for(int i=0;i<3;i++)// blinks for 3 times
delay(500);// wait 0.5 second
digitalWrite(yellowled, HIGH);// turn on yellow LED
delay(500);// wait 0.5 second
digitalWrite(yellowled, LOW);// turn off yellow LED
delay(500);// wait 0.5 second
digitalWrite(redled, HIGH);// turn on red LED
delay(5000);// wait 5 second
digitalWrite(redled, LOW);// turn off red LED
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1.Open up the Arduino IDE and copy the above code into a
new sketch.
2.Select the correct Board type and COM port for the
Arduino IDE.
3.Click Upload button on Arduino IDE to upload code.
5.Project Result
Done uploading. Put the traffic light card on top of the three
LEDs, and you have successfully made a traffic light.
1. First, the green light will be on for 5 seconds, and then
off.
2. Second, the yellow light will blink for 3 times, and then
off.
3. Third, the red light will be on for 5 seconds, and then off.
4.Continue to run the above 1-3 steps until you cut off the
power to the Mega plus development board.
