Wearable electronics

Description

Make: Wearable Electronics is intended for those with an interest in physical computing who are looking to create interfaces or systems that live on the body. Perfect for makers new to wearable tech, this book introduces you to the tools, materials, and techniques for creating interactive electronic circuits and embedding them in clothing and other things you can wear. Each chapter features experiments to get you comfortable with the technology and then invites you to build upon that knowledge with your own projects. Fully illustrated with step-by-step instructions and images of amazing creations made by artists and professional designers, this book offers a concrete understanding of electronic circuits and how you can use them to bring your wearable projects from concept to prototype. Circuits : Circuit basics Constructing circuits -- Conductive materials : Conventional conductors Conductive thread Conductive fabric Other conductive materials Choosing conductive materials Experiment: wearable circuits -- Switches : Understanding switches Off-the-shelf switches DIY switches Experiment: Social switches -- E-textile toolkits : LilyPad : Experiment: Let's get Twinkly Flora Aniomagic : Experiment: Let's get Sparky Thinking beyond -- Making electronics wearable : Why wear it What makes something wearable Designing a wearable Experiment: Eight-hour wearable -- Microcontrollers : Hardware Software Hello World : Experiment: Gettin' Blinky Digital output : Experiment: Morse code message Digital input : Experiment: Button as controller Analog input : Experiment: Sensor as a switch Analog output : Experiment: Sensitive system -- Sensors : Working with sensors Working with sensor data : Experiment: Wooo! Shirt What to sense Experiment: Body listening Other sensors -- Actuators : Light : Experiment: Be Safe, Be Seen Sound : Experiment: Wearable instruments Motion : Experiment: Shake, Spin or Shimmy Temperature : Experiment: It's Gettin' Hot in Here -- Wireless : Bluetooth : Experiment: Communicating with Bluetooth Hello XBees : Experiment: XBee and Arduino Experiment: XBee direct mode Other wireless options Thinking beyond -- Appendix A: Tools -- Appendix B: Batteries -- Appendix C: Resources -- Appendix D: Other neat things -- Appendix E: Microcontroller options.