There are various input boards and actuators available and they’re even “washable”, with due precautions. They are as easy to use as the Arduino, giving you the power to create interactive textiles. There are more LilyPad products but we can’t show them all. All the products bellow are now available. We plan to add a few more e-textiles candies in the next weeks, stay tuned!!!

This is LilyPad Arduino – the main board consisting of an ATmega328 with the Arduino bootloader and a minimum number of external components to keep it small and simple. LilyPad is a wearable e-textile technology developed by Leah Buechley and cooperatively designed by Leah and SparkFun.

Each LilyPad was creatively designed to have large connecting pads to allow them to be sewn into clothing. Various input, output, power, and sensor boards are available. They’re even washable! Check out this starting tutorial.

This is the LilyPad XBee board or the popular XBee modules. Board includes easy-to-sew tabs and all the necessary power regulation to run on the LilyPad system. It works with all the popular XBee module types. Check out this tutorial on how to get your board up and running.

A small, but very mighty power supply. The nice thing about the LilyPad LiPower is the ability to use rechargeable Lithium Polymer batteries and is small size. These batteries are smaller, flatter, and last much longer than a AAA battery. Attach a single cell LiPo battery, flip the power switch, and you will have a 5V supply to power your LilyPad network. Good up to 150mA. Short circuit protected.

You can also use the LilyPad Power Supply, to power up your e-textiles creations. Pop in a AAA battery, flip the power switch, and you will have a 5V supply to power your LilyPad network. Good up to 100mA. This power supply is also short circuit protected.

This is a three axis accelerometer for the LilyPad system. Based on the ADXL335 accelerometer from Analog Devices, the LilyPad Accelerometer can detect joint movement as well as inclination and vibration. The ADXL335 outputs a 0V to 3V analog signal on each of the X, Y, and Z axis. This is a very easy to use sensor for basic motion.

This is a simple to use LilyPad Ligh Sensor that outputs an analog value from 0 to 5V. With exposure to daylight, this sensor will output 5V. Covering the sensor with your hand, the sensor will output 0V. In a normal indoor lighting situation, the sensor will output from 1 to 2V.

The LilyPad Temperature Sensor is based on the MCP9700 is a small thermistor type temperature sensor. This sensor will output 0.5V at 0 degrees C, 0.75V at 25 C, and 10mV per degree C. Detect physical touch based on body heat and ambient conditions with this small sensor.

Blink any color you need! Use the LilyPad Tri-Color LED board as a simple indicator, or by pulsing the red, green, and blue channels, you can create any color. Very bright output. This is a common anode design – to turn on a channel you simply need to ground one of the R/G/B pins to illuminate that channel.

This is a small buzzer for the LilyPad system. Use 2 I/O pins on the LilyPad main board and create different noises based on the different frequency of I/O toggling. Loud enough to hear inside a pocket but not obtrusively loud.

Apply 5V and be shaken by this small, but powerful vibration motor. The LilyPad Vibe Board works great as an physical indicator without notifying anyone but the wearer.

Conductive thread is a creative way to connect various electronics onto clothing. We carry two types of conductive thread: a 234/34 4ply thread with 14Ohms per foot (46 Ohms per meter) and another type with 117/17 2ply thread with 82 Ohms per foot (270 Ohms per meter). This thread can carry current for power and signals. While not as conductive as traces on a printed circuit board (PCB), this thread makes wearable clothing ‘wearable’! This is a plated silver type thread (as opposed to stainless steel). This is a thicker thread with a lower resistance that can be used with hand sewing.

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Francisco sent us an email last week with these awesome PDF illustrations, shared under a Creative Commons license (Free for non-commercial use). Don’t forget to check the Lilypad Deluxe version.

We’re going to Concepta, Feira de Criatividade e Cultura 2009 next week. If you’re near Oporto, Portugal, we would recommend this event from 5 to 8 of February. Visit our exibithion at the faire or join us at Friday 10AM and Saturday 2PM for a presentation of interactive audio concepts designed by Inear Audio using our interactive hardware solutions. We will be there in full force with lots of toys, tons of Arduino’s and a wide range of Phidgets and Sparkfun products.

The FCC09 include 3 activities, make sure to look for us at CONCEPTA - International Arts, Culture and Creative Industries Fair!!!

LilyPad is a wearable e-textile technology developed by Leah Buechley and cooperatively designed by Leah and SparkFun. It is based on the Arduino board design and it fatures a set of sensors, actuators and and prototyping materials for wearables and e-textiles. It can be sewn to fabric and similarly mounted with power supplies, color LED’s, motion sensors and actuators with conductive thread. They’re even washable!!!

The picture above features the LilyPad Deluxe Kit from Sparkfun. There are several e-textile construction kit’s, designed to empower novices to work with electronic textiles. Using these kit’s, you can build your own soft interactive clothing. They will be available shortly at our online store.