100ideas
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5 years ago We are keeping project notes for our adaptation of led-swarm here fyi https://hackmd.io/@100ideas/scarfswarm
later on we'll get it all on github.
Also, for anyone else looking for info about this library (led-swarm), our notes include some recent updates from chuck shared via fb (19 jun 19), or see facebook Chuck Sommerville thread on LEDs ARE AWESOME
Hi Chuck,
This is an awesome project; thank you for sharing it and especially for sharing the code and board pcb fab files!
I am working on some wearable capes for my crew this year and have been looking into ways to wirelessly trigger effects when we are in a group.
Besides your project, I've been considering the electromage pixelblaze + firestorm server, which is an APA102 driver based on an esp8266 chip which provides wifi connectivity. It seems primarily designed for static installations but it might be robust enough for wearables that wander in/out of range - not sure, I will do some testing this summer.
I said hi over on your LEDs ARE AWESOME video post but I thought it might be nice to open this issue here as well if I can provide any informal documentation or notes for posterity while I try to replicate your sw/hw.
I ordered some pcbs based on the design in the repo (last updated 6 mo ago) for testing and then noticed your comment that they were out of date. That's ok, I'll figure it out; but if you could provide any details about hidden bugs you've fixed or important updates you've made in the unpublished code I'd appreciate it. I'll post my updates here.