Here are some pictures of a work in progress controller for wearable projects.

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Here are some pictures of a work in progress controller for wearable projects. I’m using an attiny167 with the micronucleus bootloader and the digispark arduino libraries. And of course FastLED :slight_smile:

The controller has a rotary encoder for changing the brightness or switching patterns. I’m using the smallest plastic enclosure I found on http://polycase.com and got the PCB done at OSHPark.

The code / PCB is at https://github.com/BlinkyBee/TinyBee and the board can be ordered from https://oshpark.com/shared_projects/CENaCvmW

The choice of attiny167 means the controller will be limited to ~80 pixels but it was a good learning project. The next iteration will support more pixels and bluetooth configuration for some sweet phone control.

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This looks great!!!

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What kind of battery are you using? Working on a wearable myself and was going to use a 4xAA pack, but I’m thinking your battery is that cylinder thingy? Would love to shrink my footprint!

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I’m just using a 5v power bank. You can get a 3350mAh one for ~$10 on amazon. When buying power banks you should stick to well known brands since there are so many shitty ones out there – I recommend Anker or AmazonBasics

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The one in the picture is http://www.amazon.com/Anker-Generation-Astro-mini-Lipstick-Sized/dp/B005X1Y7I2/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1440271733&sr=8-4&keywords=power+bank+anker