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You might not have enough time to build this LED Hat in time for Halloween this year but if you start now you should be finished by next year! It is hard to understand the complexity of this project without thinking about how it works for a few moments… It needs a serial RS232 port (AKA a COM port on PCs) to program it. These are a bit rare these days, so I thought I was going to have to buy a USB to RS232 adapter, which cost about £30, and seem hard to find in shops. If I did buy one, I’d want it also to work on Linux, and operate at the required 11280+ baud. Luckily however, I discovered that I do have a COM port on a windows box I have. My friend (Martin) suggested that I might use a chain of shift-registers to shift out a given pattern to the LEDs quickly, pause for a while, then repeat. If this is done quickly enough, the shifting should be invisible. Presumably some sort of arrangement with latches could keep the LEDs isolated whilst the shifting happens if this proves to be a problem.”
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October 18th, 2007
Jesze, all that wire on a duel sided pcb! And the custom matrix must have been hard too.
October 18th, 2007
For this project, I would have paid extra for the PCB to be manufactured by a PCB fabber. Less point of failure.
October 18th, 2007
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October 18th, 2007
Bad Ass thats all I can say.
October 18th, 2007
Wow great idea, but the “pcb” is a gordian knot. A led suit would be cool too
October 18th, 2007
Absolutely. Positively. BRILLIANT. Incredible.
October 18th, 2007
hats off to this led chapeau
While you might think that top hats went out of fashion a hundred years ago, this funky hat hack uses modern technology to bring the classic cap into a new era.
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October 18th, 2007
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October 20th, 2007
hey slash! i just pimped your hat! =)
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October 21st, 2007
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October 29th, 2007
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November 6th, 2007
alan,
I don’t know if you can help at all - I have a neurological condition which affects my head movement and I’ve had this idea which might help me but being a non-tec person I don’t know how to go about it.
Basically my idea is to fit a set of flashing leds into either the brim of a hat or the top part of a spectacle frame ( I wear glasses)something that is portable - so it would have to be battery powered.The moving lights would act as a partial distraction and hopefully reduce the head turning.
Is there any chance of some guidance ‘cos you obviously have the knowledge and skills?
Mike
November 12th, 2007
Realy nice and perfect work! awesome! xD i want it!
December 26th, 2007
I would recommend MCP23008 port expander from Microchip so you can control all LEDs more easily.
September 28th, 2008
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November 12th, 2008
Hi all! great hack, but someone can post the link of the full instructions to built it? Thanks alot to all!