Let’s Build a Magic Light Bulb

The Magic Light Bulb is an easy-to-build Arduino project. You can build the electronic circuit on a breadboard or the MakerShield. Building the Magic Light Bulb on the MakerShield allows the project to fit nicely in the palm of your hand, which offers great visual appeal for presentation to your friends. The wiring for the Magic Light Bulb can be constructed by using the Fritzing diagram shown in Figure 10-2.

Although the Fritzing diagram shows the breadboard and circuit components wired separately from the Arduino microcontroller, the project can easily be built on a MakerShield, as shown in Figure 10-1.

TECH NOTE

Check your wiring for errors using the Fritzing diagram before applying power to the circuit.

Figure 10-2. The Magic Light Bulb Fritzing diagram