Introduction to the Lilypad Arduino wearable technology and electronic fabric controller board

Lilypad Arduino wearable technology and electronic Fabric Controller Board Introduction 1th Chapter Lilypad Arduino Overview

As the first chapter of this book, we will introduce the basic knowledge of Lilypad Arduino to the reader. For example, what Lilypad Arduino is and what it can do. In addition, some of the skills required to complete the follow-up study, such as the sewing basics and the writing ideas of this book, will be presented. After reading this chapter, the reader will be able to study and create the fully confident of this article selected from the Arduino Wearable Development Introductory tutorial .

1.1 Wearable technology and electronic fabrics

The Lilypad Arduino is a microcontroller board designed for wearable technology and electronic fabrics. So before using Lilypad, we need to be clear about what wearable and electronic fabrics are.

1. Wearable technology

Wearable technology primarily explores and creates science and technology that can be worn directly on the body, or integrated into the user's clothing or accessories. It emphasizes wearing and wearing. For example, the recently popular smart bracelet, smart watch, and Google glass are all wearable technologies.

2. Electronic fabrics

Electronic fabrics are very close to the definition of wearable technology. It only emphasizes the integration of peripherals such as microcontrollers, sensors or actuators on the fabric, so it does not have to be wearable. For example, you can use Lilypad to make a binary clock and integrate it into the embroidery mural, which is the electronic fabric. This article has been selected from the Arduino Wearable Development Primer Tutorial .

1.2 Lilypad Each module introduction

The Lilypad family has a variety of forms and corresponding modules. Therefore, before the readers buy, should have a general understanding of the Lilypad family members, so that they can purchase according to demand.

1.2.1 Controller Board

Lilypad has 4 different models of controller boards, Lilypad Arduino USB (Figure 1.1), Lilypad Arduino simplesnap (Figure 1.2), Lilypad Arduino Simple (Figure 1.3) and Lilypad Arduino Main (Figure 1.4).

The four models of the main body of the board are similar, the difference between them from the name can be seen some clues. Lilypad Arduino Main is the main microcontroller board, the other three kinds of it is based on a number of customization to adapt to different needs:

Q Lilypad Arduino simple and Lilypad Arduino main difference is the addition of the external battery interface, but the pin has been reduced;

Q Lilypad Arduino USB is integrated with the USB feature on the Lilypad Arduino simple, which makes programming for it no longer requires a FTDI programmer;

Q Lilypad Arduino Simplesnap leads the pin number and Lilypad Arduino simple consistent, except that its pins are no longer perforated but buttons. Also, the Lilypad Arduino Simplesnap has been onboard the battery.

In the course of writing this tutorial is mainly used Lilypad Arduino main, because it is the main board of the Lilypad family, so in the tutorial we referred to him as Lilypad. The other three kinds of boards because the pins are the same as the Lilypad Arduino simple, so collectively they are lilypad simple this article selected from the Arduino Wearable Development Introductory tutorial .

Introduction to the Lilypad Arduino wearable technology and electronic fabric controller board