New Textiles 2012

int sensorPin = A5; int sensorValue; int internalLED = 13; int LED1 = 5; int LED2 = 6; int LED3 = 9; int LED4 = 10; void setup() { pinMode(sensorPin, INPUT); digitalWrite(sensorPin, HIGH); //turns on the internal pull-up resistor pinMode(internalLED, OUTPUT); pinMode(LED1, OUTPUT); pinMode(LED2, OUTPUT); pinMode(LED3, OUTPUT); pinMode(LED4, OUTPUT); digitalWrite(internalLED, HIGH); Serial.begin(9600); } void loop() [...]

This week our assignment was to: Construct a color changing textile using: white cotton fabric, thermochromic ink, stainless steel thread, a switch, and a rechargeable Lithium Polymer battery. I have illustrated the tools and the process I went through in the following drawings and images…