This is really beautiful, and right on time for Burning Man :) Speaking of which, I've been working on a fancy LED jacket recently (not IOIO-based, interestingly), which I'll share on my blog soon.
Anyway, great to see how your project has been making progress over time, from a semi-reliable prototype to a slick product. Good luck!!! On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 11:38 AM, Ben Abramovitch <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Everyone! > > It's been quite a journey to this point, but I've finally released my > Android app Nebulights which runs off the IOIO and I'll be able to start > selling lights and the Nebulei in the video in August =) > > Below is a video of it in action, as words don't describe it well enough - > I recommend watching past the 50 second mark, as that's where the whole > designing part gets started and what makes this app super special and > unique! > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwVR0qN0EjY&list=UUzu2npjnVhPdxyW-52yMlQA > > The app is on the play store here: > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nebulights.android > > The app runs the ldp8806 RGB LED strips, and uses the SPI api over pins > 27/28 for the clock/data. If anyone out there has the hardware required > you can try it out! I went a step further though and working with Jaycon > Systems, had the board modified to suit the needs of the project! It comes > with a 5V DC jack for power, and a 4pin JST output to send to the lights, > and we made it a little smaller to be more suited to wearables. They have > been wonderful to work with, and helped make this project go from something > I hacked together, to a real product I can sell. A special thanks to Jay > and his team! I had the cases made by Envison Plastics and Design, also > great people. Below are the assembled units > > http://imgur.com/qjKhiZQ > http://imgur.com/QVCYMZG > > The app itself has three key parts. > > 1. You can play patterns on the lights > 2. You can design your own patterns > 3. You can share your patterns with people over the internet, and > within the app itself via the Featured Pattern section (which will be > greatly expanded on in the future) > > > It's been quite a journey getting this made. It started with a pretty out > there idea to want to make something fun and funky. I didn't know what I > was doing when I started, but with these forums early on, and a lot of > perseverance it happened! > > I want to give a special thanks to Ytai, He helped me early on with > various problems I was having. What you've made for us to work with is > amazing, and the support you offer invaluable. You haven't heard the last > from me ;) Thank you! > > Any questions or feedback I'd love to hear it all. > > If you want to follow things further, you can do so at the following > locations > > www.facebook.com/nebulights > www.reddit.com/r/nebulights > www.nebulights.com (still working on the shopify page this will become) > > Cheers > Ben > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ioio-users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ioio-users. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ioio-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ioio-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
