Wearables¶

1. Objective¶

• Document the concept, sketches, references also to artistic and scientific publications
• Create a swatch/sample using a microcontroller with one input and one output, using hard-soft connection solutions and battery

• Create 2 actuator swatches and test them, chosing from examples such as:

• motors / mini vibration

• leds / neopixels
• flip dot / electromagnet
• heat pad / with thermochromic coating
• speaker / mp3 player

• SMA (shape memory alloy)

• Learn how to program a microcontroller, documenting your process, the libraries added, power requirements and source code

• Document the schematic and circuit Upload a small video of your object working

2. References, research & inspiration¶

Notes from tutorial¶

• We can work with visual, sound, or motion.

3. Tools¶

• Micropixel tape (5v)
• Seweble micropixels
• Air pump (5v)
• Fiberoptic ()
• EL-Wire (another type of fiberoptic)
• Sensor chips
• Sound sensor (available, may not use)
• Light sensor
• Distance sensor
• Tower Pro: Microservo Motor
• Shape, memory alloy (available, may not use)
• Transistor

4. Process & Workflow¶