How to Make a Customizable LED Display Hat
If you're tired of buying different hats for every occasion, if you're constantly switching between favorite sports teams, or if you want a flashy, versatile, and unique hat that no one else has, then we'll show you how to make a relatively easy, customizable hat that can display any combination of colors, images, and animations that you can fit into an 8x8 LED display.
This project is made with a flexible Neopixel LED 8x8 matrix and Adafruit Flora board (compatible with the Arduino IDE). The hat can be programmed using a standard computer and the code we've provided on the hackster.io page. You can also use a standard Arduino Mini, Adafruit Fona, or any other Arduino compatible board that can be powered by a small battery for this project.
See how we built it, including our materials, code, and supplemental instructions, on Hackster.io: https://www.hackster.io/hackershack/c...
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MATERIALS:
1xSnap Back Baseball Hat - https://goo.gl/CuN6bL
1x8x8 RGB Flexible LED Matrix - https://goo.gl/ETwsyG
1xAdafruit Wearable Electronic Platform - https://goo.gl/gBrWSy
1xAdafruit Lithium Ion Polymer Battery 500mAh - https://goo.gl/uLAqdO
1xAdafruit USB LiIon/LiPoly Charger - https://goo.gl/aMU20I
1xGorilla Tape - https://goo.gl/03GkO0
1xSewing Thread and Needle
1xJumper wires (generic)
MUSIC:
FortyThr33 - / bay-breeze-original-mix
13Moon - / not-too-crazy-huma-huma
Disclaimer
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as a guide only.
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