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Magnetically-Activated Escape Room Prop Tutorial - Sensor Selection and Arduino Implementation

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This course demonstrates how to select and compare reed switches and Hall sensors, wire them to an Arduino, and program a magnetically activated escape room prop controller. The controller automatically calibrates, supports adjustable sensitivity, and responds separately to north and south magnetic poles.

Syllabus

00:00 - Introduction
01:24 - Selecting a magnet
04:21 - Selecting a magnetic sensor
04:46 - -Reed switches
05:48 - -Hall sensors SS49E, A1324, A1389, A3144
13:43 - Practical sensor comparison
14:33 - -Wiring
18:50 - -Arduino code
19:52 - -Live demo
24:16 - -Analysis of findings
25:56 - Creating a magnetically-activated ER prop controller
29:28 - -Arduino code
41:12 - -Live demo
43:13 - Wrapup

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