Lightening Talk Women Who Code Dallas Feb 27 2014

1. Wearable Computing!

2. History
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Conductive fabrics/thread
have been used for over
1000 years!
By the late 19th century,
electricity was so
ubiquitous, party planners
could hire women to wear
light-studded party gowns

3. Categories
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Wearable computing encompasses a wide range of
uses
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purely aesthetic
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light/sound displays
purely practical/functional
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Google glasses
Turn signal bike jackets

4. Enter Arduino
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Arduino – open source electronics prototyping
platform
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Hardware (microcontroller, inputs, outputs)
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Software/IDE (simplified C++ language)

5. Arduino Hardware Suites
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Microcontroller
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Inputs
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Accelerometers
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Temperature/Light Sensors
Switches, Buttons
Outputs
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LEDs, Speakers, Vibration Motors

6. Hardware Examples
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Lilypad Arduino
http://lilypadarduino.org/
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Female Creator (Leah Buechley)
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Easy Development Boards
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Prewired to plug into computer,
then snap apart for sewing
FLORA
http://www.adafruit.com/category/92
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Less expensive, steeper learning curve

7. Arduino Software

8. Learning
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LadyAda.net
http://www.ladyada.net/learn/arduino/index.html
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Adafruit Tutorials
http://learn.adafruit.com/category/learn-arduino
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Arduino Tutorials
http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Foundations#.Uw7BI16rXXQ
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Sparkfun Tutorials
https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials

9. Support
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Arduino Forum
http://forum.arduino.cc/
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Sparkfun Forum
https://forum.sparkfun.com/
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Reddit
http://www.reddit.com/r/arduino/

10. Inspiration
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Butterfly dress flaps with heartbeat
http://artandprogram.com/butterflydress/index.php?mov=1
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Solar powered phones phone charging
bags
http://www.howcast.com/videos/271702-How-to-Make-a-Solar-Charging-Bag
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Turn Signaling Biking Jacket
http://lilypadarduino.org/?p=1478
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Touch Sensitive Hoodie
http://www.instructables.com/id/musical-conductivity-detecting-light-up-hoodie/