{"id":254,"date":"2016-05-16T21:45:43","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T11:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parablog-wordpress.dockerbox.rei.moe\/?p=254"},"modified":"2016-05-23T00:42:01","modified_gmt":"2016-05-22T14:12:01","slug":"led-skirt-mark-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lewys.eu\/?p=254","title":{"rendered":"LED Skirt mark 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I decided that this year for Vivid Sydney, I will do something I have wanted to do for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>I am going to create an LED skirt.<\/p>\n<p>I got the inspiration from SexyCyborg with her LED skirts over here:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"imgur-embed-pub\" lang=\"en\" data-id=\"a\/cAyO2\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/a\/cAyO2\">My DIY Underlit LED (Hikaru) Skirt<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/s.imgur.com\/min\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m going a slightly different approach though.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than just skirt-underlighting I am commissioning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Tearschuu\/\">Tearschu<\/a>\u00a0to make a frilly skirt similar to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dressyprom.com\/products\/small\/plussizepromdresses\/plus-size-prom-dresses-jsy81809-1.jpg\">this dress here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Edit: found some\u00a0similar to the look im going for!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/LED-Skirt\/\">http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/LED-Skirt\/<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/LED-Skirt\/\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"imgur-embed-pub\" lang=\"en\" data-id=\"a\/osayZ\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/a\/osayZ\">Dress I made for my Senior Prom, hope you guys like it!<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/s.imgur.com\/min\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I am going to be embedding some strips of WS2812B addressable LEDs into the skirt, hopefully it&#8217;s going to give a nice washed colour effect into the whole skirt!<\/p>\n<p>I will post progress pictures as I go with the build.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Parts list:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>LEDs: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com.au\/itm\/162068083230\">http:\/\/www.ebay.com.au\/itm\/162068083230<\/a><br \/>\nArduino Nano:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com.au\/itm\/182093493024\">http:\/\/www.ebay.com.au\/itm\/182093493024<\/a><br \/>\nPower UBEC:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com.au\/itm\/271700451532\">http:\/\/www.ebay.com.au\/itm\/271700451532<br \/>\nB<\/a>attery: Turnigy NanoTech 3s LiPo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Power source:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am going to use a hobby UBEC that can do 5v at 3-5 amps \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\nI have linked it above under the parts list. It will be connected to a 3s LiPo battery for powering both the arduino and the LED strip.<\/p>\n<p><del>The LED strip can draw up to 3.5 amps at 5v at full brightness, this will only really happen if all the LEDs are lit, and white. but to be safe I am investigating power sources that can handle this.<\/del><\/p>\n<p><del>I may end up just using a USB battery bank with its 2.1 amp output.<\/del><br \/>\n<del> I am pretty sure thats all ill need.<\/del><\/p>\n<p><del>Nevertheless I have a reddit post in \/r\/askelectronics\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskElectronics\/comments\/4jkngm\/4_amps_5v_portable_power\/\" target=\"_blank\">over here<\/a>\u00a0where I am asking if there&#8217;s a better solution!<\/del><\/p>\n<p>Some other projects that I may find useful to refer to:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hackaday.io\/project\/603-bluetooth-controlled-neopixel-lamp\">https:\/\/hackaday.io\/project\/603-bluetooth-controlled-neopixel-lamp<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/Control-RGB-lights-from-Android-with-Arduino-Bluet\/?ALLSTEPS\">http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/Control-RGB-lights-from-Android-with-Arduino-Bluet\/?ALLSTEPS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prototyping!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I rigged up a little 3 pixel test strip to get the code worked out, ideally I want to have a push switch that can change between colour patterns \/ modes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"imgur-embed-pub\" lang=\"en\" data-id=\"a\/FdnyT\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/a\/FdnyT\">View post on imgur.com<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/s.imgur.com\/min\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nI&#8217;m looking around to see if this has been done before because I&#8217;m terrible at code \\o\/<\/p>\n<p>[gfycat data_id=\"welldocumentedsizzlingandeancockoftherock\" data_autoplay=true data_controls=false]<br \/>\nI did some testing with a 16 pixel ring to get a better idea of the colour mixing.<br \/>\nI really love the colours that come out of these things, they&#8217;re so vivid and will mixed!<br \/>\nI&#8217;m getting super excited for this to happen!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The electronics are ready!<br \/>\nI have completed it all and the power supply works and i&#8217;ve charged up the batteries!<br \/>\nCheck out these pictures:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"imgur-embed-pub\" lang=\"en\" data-id=\"a\/yjVWg\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/a\/yjVWg\">View post on imgur.com<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/s.imgur.com\/min\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Update:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nThe code is ready!<br \/>\nI have uploaded it to GitHub here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/CountParadox\/NeoDress\/\">https:\/\/github.com\/CountParadox\/NeoDress\/<br \/>\n<\/a>It&#8217;s made from a number of places and things mashed together, it has a few modes, and is fully configurable of course.<br \/>\nTactile switch on digital pin 2, leds on pin 6, set for 60 leds at the moment.<br \/>\nhas an off state, a rainbow chase, and a number of solid colours because they&#8217;re nice!<\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a video of the strip!<br \/>\n[gfycat data_id=\"FantasticBackAmethystgemclam\" data_autoplay=true data_controls=false]<br \/>\nMore to come&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I decided that this year for Vivid Sydney, I will do something I have wanted to do for a long time. I am going to create an LED skirt. I got the inspiration from SexyCyborg with her LED skirts over here: My DIY Underlit LED (Hikaru) Skirt I&#8217;m going a slightly different approach though. Rather &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lewys.eu\/?p=254\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">LED Skirt mark 1<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,29,27,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arduino-2","category-photography","category-programming","category-projects"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lewys.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lewys.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lewys.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lewys.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lewys.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=254"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lewys.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":297,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lewys.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254\/revisions\/297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lewys.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lewys.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lewys.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}