A Ferris wheel is an amusement ride where seats are positioned around a circle that rotates on a central axis. PicoBricks Ferris Wheel is a project kit where you can adjust the speed of the Ferris wheel based on the value of the potentiometer by using the potentiometer, motor driver, and mainboard module on PicoBricks.

In this project, we will control the rotation speed of the Ferris Wheel based on the speed of the DC motor by using the PicoBricks Potentiometer module.

Connection Diagram:

You can prepare this project by breaking down PicoBricks modules at proper points.

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Setup Steps of The Project

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MakeCode Code of The Project

Python Code of The Project:

#Ferris Wheel Project
from microbit import *
from picobricks import *

# Pin Initialization
Pot_Pin = pin1

# Function Initialization
motor = motordriver()

display.show(Image.HAPPY)

while True:
    pot = Pot_Pin.read_analog()
    speed=round(round( pot - 0 ) * ( 255 - 0 ) / ( 1023 - 0 ) + 0)
    motor.dc(1,speed,1)

MicroBlocks Code of The Project