Maquette
For my maquette, I decided to work on getting an accelerometer working. I ordered one and soldered headers to it so I could test it on a bread board. I created the circuit shown below which connects it to an Arduino Uno. I then uploaded the code shown below and was able to obtain acceleration readings as displayed in the serial monitor.
Shopping List:
- Dress – have
- Sewing supplies – have
- Soldering kit – borrowed
- EL wire – bought
- Accelerometer(s) – bought one to test
- Arduino – borrowed
- Power source – potentially use portable charger I have?
Gantt Chart
I like how you did some tests with the accelerometer, to see if that part will function properly. One thing I recommend is possibly looking into designing one singular prototype. I noticed that you have a lot of wires hanging, which may be uncomfortable for the person dancing (Also, the wires tend to fall out of the Arduino a lot from my experience). I think possibly looking into another controller, such as an Arduino Nano, would allow you to have one system that you can solder together and not worry about the connections coming apart.
John has a good point about wires coming out. You could also use a non-solderless breadboard (perfboard) once you are settled on the wiring.
Haha I liked the use of the Gantt chart! The best part is that it’s either going to be a super accurate prediction or totally off!
Hi Taylor! It is great you got familiar with the accelerometer!! I was wondering what your plans were in terms of ‘hiding’ or attaching the circuitry to the dress would be?