When it comes to micro controllers most of us at NYC Resistor really love the Arduinoâ€â€it’s fun, CHEAP, easy to use and it’s all the rage these days. So, when we found out about the new LilyPads ($19.95 from Sparkfun), wearable Arduino’s, you can imagine how excited we were. LilyPads are fully functional micro controllers that you can sew into clothing or any other type of interesting material. The board is based on the ATmega168V (the low-power version of the ATmega168). We’re currently working on some ideas and projects we can use our Lilypads for, right now we have a ‘belt that points north’ and a ‘heated jacket’ so we don’t have to worry about paying those heating bills this winter!
Does anyone know where we can find conductive thread for wearables? We’ve had trouble tracking it down here in NYC. Please leave suggestions in the comments!
Here’s a link to a rapid prototyping machine that is inspiring Hoeken.
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Photo Credit: Eric Skiff
The first ever NYC Resistor Microcontroller Study Group met last Wednesday. There were approximately 15 people there with a wide variety of backgrounds and interests. There were people with electrical engineering experience and people who are new to electronics and excited to learn to make things with microcontrollers. We had a show and tell and talked about things we were excited about making. There’s lots of stuff coming down the pike for this group! I can’t wait until the next one on October 10th!
The NYC Resistor Microcontroller Study Group will have its first meeting this upcoming friday from 7:30-9:30 at the Lemurplex!
Looking for a group of folks to hang out with and talk shop about microcontrollers? Is your microcontroller project lonely? Brush off the dust or put together a microcontroller project and bring it down to share at the first ever NYC Resistor Microcontroller Study Group. We’ll have tables set out for you to set your projects out on. If it’s not done or doesn’t work, bring it anyway!
What: NYC Resistor Microcontroller Study Group
When: 7:30-9:30 PM
Where: Lemurplex [map]
NYC Resistor Exists!!! Peter, George and Bre met to figure out a ton of logistics, get the flickr group set up, and take care of organizational business!
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