Wireless Controlled Wearable EL Wire Dance Suit
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Introduction
In this tutorial, we will build an EL wire dance suit that can be controlled by a wireless glove controller!
Suggested Reading
If you aren’t familiar with the following concept, we recommend checking out these before continuing.
How to Solder: Through-Hole Soldering
This tutorial covers everything you need to know about through-hole soldering.
Exploring XBees and XCTU
How to set up an XBee using your computer, the X-CTU software, and an XBee Explorer interface board.
Getting Started with Electroluminescent (EL) Wire
This guide will help you get started with electroluminescent (EL) wire, tape, panel, chasing wire, and bendable wire to let your project glow!
EL Sequencer/Escudo Dos Hookup Guide
A basic guide to getting started with the SparkFun EL Sequencer and Escudo Dos to control electroluminescence (EL) wire, panels, and strips.
Additionally, this project builds upon the following tutorials.
Wireless Glove Controller
Build a wireless glove controller with Arduinos to trigger an LED using XBees!
EL Wire Pants
In this tutorial, we will sew standard electroluminescent (EL) wire to a pair of pants.
How to Make a Custom EL Wire Extension Cable
In this tutorial, we will make a custom EL Wire extension cable as an alternative to splicing wire.
Modifying Your EL Wire Inverter
In this tutorial, we will modify the 12V EL wire inverter to power the EL Sequencer/EL Escudo Dos off a single power supply.