The code for this project is INCREDIBLE simple, we only have to turn ON/OFF LEDs
I mainly follow the example that it is given in the arudino software and add some lines, so here is the code:
/*
Blink
Turns on an LED on for one second, then off for one second, repeatedly.
Most Arduinos have an on-board LED you can control. If you're unsure what
pin the on-board LED is connected to on your Arduino model, check
the documentation at http://arduino.cc
This example code is in the public domain.
modified 8 May 2014
by Scott Fitzgerald
modified January 2015
by CAIS
*/
// the setup function runs once when you press reset or power the board
void setup() {
// initialize digital pins 7,8,9,10 as an output.
pinMode(7, OUTPUT);
pinMode(8, OUTPUT);
pinMode(9, OUTPUT);
pinMode(10, OUTPUT);
}
// the loop function runs over and over again forever
void loop() {
digitalWrite(10, HIGH); // turn the LED on (HIGH is the voltage level)
delay(500); // wait for half a second
digitalWrite(9, HIGH);
delay(500);
digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
delay(500);
digitalWrite(7, HIGH);
delay(500);
digitalWrite(10, LOW); // turn the LED off by making the voltage LOW
delay(500); // wait for half a second
digitalWrite(9, LOW);
delay(500);
digitalWrite(8, LOW);
delay(500);
digitalWrite(7, LOW);
delay(500);
}
That is it!!!
Compile and send to your lilipad.
In this example, we are utilizing pins 7,8,9 and 10, therefore those are the pins we stitched on the lilipad ;)
Next step, for me, is to decorate my final product, but should be done on the next weekend!
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F4E by CAIS
Monday, 9 February 2015
Lighting words (part 2)
Finally!
A project of lighting words is almost done!
[ it needs the final decoration details :)]
Let me show you, how it looks:
The photo above show my illuminating words. The way I did it - you do not remember please read the post lighting words part 1 - was by locating four LEDs inside the box (photo below)
With conductive ink all the the negative lead (-), or cathode, are connected.
The positive lead (+) or anode, is stitched with conductive thread separately, as each one connects with a pint of my lilipad.
NOTE: one of the reasons it took me long to advance, is because once I let the LED fixed in the box, they were not working. It was strange. Until I test one by one, and I noticed the conductive ink had broken segments, so careful about this.
Next, I had been thinking how to avoid keep my lilipad dedicated to this project, and allow me to move it freely between project. I confess I do not have the budget for buying several lilypads.
The solution, to use snap buttons. Unfortunately at the moment I did not have high quality ones, so I use the ones I had, behind the box and add some conductive ink to assure that the energy will go through my button.
On a white cloth I sew, with conductive thread, the lilipad, and as it was tested.
Then I cut the extension of each one of the pins, so I can clip them to the box.
and IT WORKS!!!!
Need to finish to decorate the box, and polish my lilipad sewing as I did it as in testing mode, but I am so glad it woks!!!!
In a next post I will publish the code utilized for this.
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F4E by CAIS
A project of lighting words is almost done!
[ it needs the final decoration details :)]
Let me show you, how it looks:
The photo above show my illuminating words. The way I did it - you do not remember please read the post lighting words part 1 - was by locating four LEDs inside the box (photo below)
With conductive ink all the the negative lead (-), or cathode, are connected.
The positive lead (+) or anode, is stitched with conductive thread separately, as each one connects with a pint of my lilipad.
NOTE: one of the reasons it took me long to advance, is because once I let the LED fixed in the box, they were not working. It was strange. Until I test one by one, and I noticed the conductive ink had broken segments, so careful about this.
Next, I had been thinking how to avoid keep my lilipad dedicated to this project, and allow me to move it freely between project. I confess I do not have the budget for buying several lilypads.
The solution, to use snap buttons. Unfortunately at the moment I did not have high quality ones, so I use the ones I had, behind the box and add some conductive ink to assure that the energy will go through my button.
On a white cloth I sew, with conductive thread, the lilipad, and as it was tested.
Then I cut the extension of each one of the pins, so I can clip them to the box.
and IT WORKS!!!!
Need to finish to decorate the box, and polish my lilipad sewing as I did it as in testing mode, but I am so glad it woks!!!!
In a next post I will publish the code utilized for this.
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F4E by CAIS
Saturday, 7 February 2015
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