Wireless Controlled EL Dance Suits

This code will be used to wirelessly control 2x 3 meters of EL Wire attached to a dancer's hoodie and pants for a performance with Streetside Studio's bboys/bgirls. In less than 3 months with my usual day job, teaching, and training. 42 meters (~1,653.5 inches) of manual hand sewing white EL wire to hoodies and pants, custom connectors, soldering, a little coding with Arduino, 8x XBees configured as point-to-multipoint network, 7x enclosures attached to everyone's hip, straps, a wireless glove, choreographing, and editing parts of a track together.

Repository Contents

<> Code

• /XBee_ELSequencer
• /XBee_ELSequencer_Controller

Documentation

• Tutorials
  • Exploring XBees and XCTU
  • SparkFun EL Sequencer Hookup Guide
    • GitHub Repository for EL Sequencer
  • Wireless Controlled Wearable EL Wire Dance Suit
    • EL Wire Hoodie
    • EL Wire Pants
    • Wireless Glove Controller
    • Modifying Your EL Wire Inverter
    • How to Make a Custom EL Wire Extension Cable
• SparkFun Blog
  • Enginursday: Building a Wireless EL Wire Dance Suit, Part 1
  • Enginursday: Building a Wireless EL Wire Dance Suit, Part 2
  • Enginursday: Building a Wireless EL Wire Dance Suit, Part 3
  • Enginursday: Light Painting with EL Wire and an LED
• Instagram: bobbybrownrice - Demos and Project Images
  • Test 1 - Wireless Test
  • Test 2 - Wireless Test in the Dark
  • Test 3 - Wireless Glove Test
  • Test 4 - Wireless Glove Test Prammed to the Beat
  • Enclosure
  • Performance Day
  • Demo Video
  • Light Painting

XBee Series 1, Pro: Point to Multipoint Configuration

Digi Tutorial: XBee 802.15.4 (i.e. Wireless Serial)

• Master XBee

  • CH = C
  • ID = 3333
  • DH = 0
  • DL = FFFF (2)
  • MY = 1

• Slave XBee

  • CH = C
  • ID = 3333
  • DH = 0
  • DL = 1 <- point to Master "MY"
  • MY = 2 <- Slave "MY", make it unique in the network.

License Information

This project is open source!

Please review the LICENSE.md file for license information.

Distributed as-is; no warranty is given.