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EagLED - Little Bird E-Textile Snippable Board with Buzzer
EagLED is Little Bird Electronics' wearable development kit: an Arduino-compatible microcontroller board with LEDs, a light sensor, push button and buzzer bu...
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EagLED is Little Bird Electronics' wearable development kit: an Arduino-compatible microcontroller board with LEDs, a light sensor, push button and buzzer built into a snippable PCB for e-textile projects.
Built-in USB support lets you program and power the board from a computer. It works with the Arduino IDE, is a Microsoft Certified device, and can be programmed to act like a mouse, keyboard or MIDI musical device when connected over USB.
The board is designed for garments and beginner-friendly wearable builds. Components sit flush to the PCB to help prevent snagging, the sewing pads are crocodile clip friendly, and the board includes protection so connecting a battery the wrong way will not fry the board.
Beyond the main board, EagLED includes detachable LEDs, a push button, a light sensor and a coin cell holder with an on/off switch, so you can snip off and sew parts into different places on a garment.
Features:
- Arduino compatible: complete microcontroller for wearable projects.
- Built-in USB support: program and power the board over USB.
- Arduino IDE compatible: works with the standard Arduino development environment.
- Microsoft Certified: recognised as a Microsoft Certified device.
- USB mouse support: can be programmed to act like a mouse.
- USB keyboard support: can be programmed to act like a keyboard.
- USB MIDI support: can be programmed to act like MIDI musical equipment.
- Multiple power options: designed to run from USB or a coin cell.
- Protected power input: includes regulator protection, ideal diode protection and a USB fuse.
- Beginner friendly: flush components help reduce snagging on garments.
- Reverse battery protection: connecting a battery the wrong way will not fry the board.
- Onboard indicators: includes power, TX, RX and user-controlled indicator LEDs.
- Advanced programming: onboard ICSP connector for reprogramming by advanced users.
- Sewable connections: sewing tap pads are suitable for stitching and crocodile clips.
- Detachable modules: includes snippable LEDs, push button and light sensor for placement around a garment.
- Switched battery holder: detachable coin cell holder includes a built-in on/off switch.
Specifications:
- Power supply: multiple power supplies everything from a 6V coin cell to USB.
- Regulator: onboard 3.3V 600mA CMOS LDO REGULATOR.
- Regulator protection: protected by a diode plus and IDEAL diode.
- USB supply protection: protected by a USB fuse.
- Coin cell runtime: up to 10 hours with the default factory blinking sketch when powered by a CR2032 coin cell battery.
- Indicator LEDs: 4 indicator LEDs.
- Indicator LED functions: power, TX, RX and an additional user controlled LED.
- Sewing tap pads: 14 sewing tap pads for attachment and electrical connections.
- Eye LEDs included: 2 Eye LEDs.
- Star LEDs included: 2 star LEDs.
- Love heart LEDs included: 2 love heart LEDs.
- Push button included: 1 detachable push button.
- Light sensor included: 1 detachable light sensor.
- Coin cell holder: detachable coin cell holder with a built-in on/off switch.
- Programming connector: onboard ICSP connector.
Jargon buster
Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- ICSP connector
- An In-Circuit Serial Programming connector is a header used to reprogram a microcontroller directly with a programmer. It matters if you want advanced control, bootloader recovery, or to program the board without using the normal USB method.
- IDE
- Short for Integrated Development Environment, a program used to write, run and manage code. It matters because some learners prefer a traditional coding workspace instead of a guided notebook-style lesson.
- Ideal diode
- An ideal diode circuit lets current flow one way like a normal diode, but with much less voltage loss. This matters in power-selection or backup-power projects because less voltage is wasted as heat and more reaches your device.
- LED
- A light-emitting diode (LED) is a small electronic component that emits light when current flows through it in the correct direction. Because it only conducts one way, its polarity matters, and a through-hole LED must be soldered the correct way around to light up.
- microcontroller
- A microcontroller is a small computer on a single chip that runs a stored program and controls connected inputs and outputs such as buttons, sensors, displays and communication interfaces. In a device built around one, it is the part that executes the code and coordinates the device's behaviour.
- MIDI
- MIDI is a standard way for electronic instruments, controllers, and software to send musical control messages such as notes, velocity, and timing. If a board supports MIDI, it can be triggered from keyboards, drum pads, sequencers, or other music gear rather than only from buttons or code.
- PCB
- A printed circuit board (PCB) is a board, usually rigid, with etched copper tracks that connect electronic components together without loose wiring. Components are mounted on the board and signals route between them through the copper layout.
- Reverse battery protection
- Reverse battery protection is circuitry that helps prevent damage if a battery is connected the wrong way around. This is especially useful in wearable and classroom projects where batteries may be unplugged and reconnected often.
- RX
- RX means receive, usually showing data being received by the board. An RX indicator LED can help with troubleshooting USB or serial communication.
- TX
- TX means transmit, usually showing data being sent from the board. A TX indicator LED can help you see when the board is communicating or uploading code.
- USB fuse
- A USB fuse is a resettable protection part that limits current if the board or wiring has a fault. It helps protect the computer’s USB port and the board during experiments or accidental short circuits.
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