Glow wire mask

Hey, I made an electroluminescent wire mask that glows when the wearer talks. It has a small electret mic hidden in the nose and uses the lilypad arduino.

Here are some photos http://kennyjsmith.com/electronics.php
and the video http://vimeo.com/11408435

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Permalink Reply by michou stek on September 14, 2010 at 12:37pm
so cool! i like it. What did you use to let the mic and wire work together?
Permalink Reply by Kenny Smith on September 14, 2010 at 3:12pm
Hi Michou. The mic is connected to the analog input of the lilypad, the lilypad can measure the amplitude of the mic. The lilypad modulates the EL wire's AC circuit via a solid state relay. It's the same way that you dim an LED, with pulse width modulation. http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/PWM
Permalink Reply by michou stek on September 20, 2010 at 1:55pm
it's amazing. thanks for sharing!
Permalink Reply by Matt Dorsey on September 23, 2010 at 10:57am
Great project...what kind of mic did you use? I cannot figure out how to get a reading from the electret mics I've been using. Any tutorial references would be appreciated!
Permalink Reply by evelyn on December 29, 2010 at 8:52am
: ) nice picture the lqst one.. what is the material underneath the el wires? looks fun!
Permalink Reply by Kenny Smith on January 3, 2011 at 9:06pm
It's retro reflective tape.

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