SOFT ELECTRONICS WORKSHOP
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Circuits, a Fast View! Soft Conductive Materials Switches Sensors DIY TIME!! What else to Make?
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CIRCUITS, A FAST VIEW!
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Basic Rules to Remember RULE #1: ELECTRONS ARE LAZY
RULE #2: ELECTRICITY HATES WASTE
RULE #3: CIRCUITS ARE A SYSTEM
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SOFT CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS
Materials Fabrics Conductive E-Textiles
Semi-Conductive E-Textiles
Threads and Yarns
Inks and Tapes
Materials Cont. Metal Accessories Snap Buttons
Beads
Conductive Hook & Loop Tape
Hook & Eye Latch
Zippers
How to use materials to make circuits?
Conductive Fabric
Traces
Conductive Threads Conductive Inks & Tapes
Snap Buttons Hook & Eye Latch
Hard to Soft Connections Metallic Beads Zippers
Important Rule Isolating Traces:
Always cover the knots (intersection between traces) with fabric, hot glue or nail polish!
Electronically Speaking: Avoid Short Circuits!
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SWITCHES
Momentary Switch/ Push Button It stays open as long as it is pressed. The pressing brings the two conductive materials in contact.
Schematic Icon Conductor
Air/ Insulator Conductor
Diagram retrieved from Liza Stark
Momentary Switch/ Push Button Cont.
Battery Resistor
LED
Switch
Toggle Switch/ Slide Switch It stays open in one position and closed in the other.
Schematic Icon
Conductor
Snap Button
Diagram retrieved from Liza Stark
Toggle Switch/ Slide Switch Cont. Circuit is Open
Circuit Map
LEDs
Snap Button Battery
Circuit is Closed
Zipper
Diagram retrieved from Liza Stark
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SENSORS
Soft Sensors Soft sensors are made by changing the resistance of the material.
Resistance Changing
Distance
Contact/ Pressure
surface Area
Increasing distance will
Some materials are pressure
Increasing the surface area
increase resistance.
sensitive, resistance is reduced
will decrease resistance.
when more pressure is applied.
Soft Sensors Cont. Potentiometer
Soft Sensors More Examples Accelerometer
Potentiometer
Flex/ Bend
Stretch
Pressure Tilt
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QUESTIONS...
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DIY TIME!!
What’s Inside the Kit?
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1. Felt Sheets 2. EeonTex Conductive Fabric 3. Coin Cell Battery 4. Battery Holder 5. LEDs and Resistors 6. Conductive Thread 7. Conductive Tape 8. Snap Button
Different but Same.. 3D Printed Battery Holder
Sewable Battery Holder
SIX
WHAT ELSE TO MAKE?
Learning Resources Learn by Doing! Fabricademy Resources
Resources proposed by Fabricademy program.
ChickTech Soft Circuits
Soft Circuits educational package.
Wearable Electronics Class
Instructables online free course.
The Tinkering Studio
Soft circuits projects guide.
LilyPad Arduino
LilyPad Projects.
The Soft Circuiteer
Soft circuits projects.
Getting Hands-On with Soft Circuits
Soft circuits workshops facilitator guide.
KOBAKANT DIY WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY
This website aims to be a comprehensible, accessible and maintainable reference resource, as well as a basis for further exploration and contribution.
Smart Textiles Design Lab
This website has rich content in terms of projects and research particularly for smart materials.
Make Wearables
Useful manual for wearable electronics.
How to Work With Conductive Fabric
Instructables Tutorial.
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