Make: Wearable Electronics by Kate Hartman

Title:
Make: Wearable Electronics
By:
Kate Hartman
Publisher:
Maker Media, Inc
Formats:

Print
Ebook
Safari Books Online

Print:
August 2014
Ebook:
August 2014
Pages:
280
Print ISBN:
978-1-4493-3651-6
| ISBN 10:
1-4493-3651-5
Ebook ISBN:
978-1-4493-3650-9
| ISBN 10:
1-4493-3650-7


Kate Hartman [http://www.katehartman.com/] is an artist, technologist, and educator whose work spans the fields of physical computing, wearable electronics, and conceptual art. Her work has been exhibited internationally and featured by the New York Times, BBC, CBC, NPR, in books such as "Fashionable Technology" and "Art Science Now". She was a speaker at TED 2011 and her work is included in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Hartman is based in Toronto at OCAD University where she is the Associate Professor of Wearable and Mobile Technology in the Digital Futures program. There she founded and directs the Social Body Lab [http://www.katehartman.com/], a research and development team dedicated to exploring body-centric technologies in the social context. She is also the Un-Director of ITP Camp, a summer program for grown ups at ITP/NYU in New York City. Hartman enjoys bicycles, rock climbing, and someday hopes to work in Antarctica.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 Circuits
Circuit Basics
Constructing Circuits
Conclusion
Chapter 2 Conductive Materials
Conventional Conductors
Conductive Thread
Conductive Fabric
Other Conductive Materials
Choosing Conductive Materials
Experiment: Wearable Circuits
What’s Next
Chapter 3 Switches
Understanding Switches
Off-the-Shelf Switches
DIY Switches
Experiment: Social Switches
Conclusion
Chapter 4 E-Textile Toolkits
LilyPad
Flora
Aniomagic
Thinking Beyond
Chapter 5 Making Electronics Wearable
Why Wear It
What Makes Something Wearable
Designing a Wearable
Experiment: Eight-Hour Wearable
Chapter 6 Microcontrollers
Hardware
Software
Hello World
Digital Output
Digital Input
Analog Input
Analog Output
What’s Next
Chapter 7 Sensors
Working with Sensors
Working with Sensor Data
What to Sense
Other Sensors
Chapter 8 Actuators
Light
Sound
Motion
Temperature
Conclusion
Chapter 9 Wireless
Bluetooth
Hello XBees
Other Wireless Options
Thinking Beyond
Appendix Tools
Electronics
Sewing
Documentation
Appendix Batteries
Types of Batteries
Battery Holders and Connectors
Factors to Consider
Appendix Resources
Where to Shop
For Your Bookshelf
For Your Bookmarks
Where to Learn
Appendix Other Neat Things
Materials
Rapid Prototyping Techniques
Appendix Microcontroller Options
LilyPad Sewable Microcontrollers
Adafruit Sewable Microcontrollers
Other Microcontrollers