Aniomagic - examples - bracelet kit


Congratulations! You've got in your hand all the pieces you need to make the world's thinnest, programmable bracelet. Here's how to put it together:	mov wmv

Ingredients: schemer 5 lightboards 1 switch pre-cut piece of leather matching brass snaps conductive thread thin battery adhesive-backed liners. Everything here comes in the kit, and the leather strap has the snaps already attached.

Preparation
First, a few words about the schemer system. It's designed to be very easy to hookup, but it's picky about what it's connected to. See the introduction to the schemer bus. Each lightboard has a specific ID on the bus, 1-5, which allows them to light up in sequence even using the same two wires. We don't use the lightboard with ID 3 because it shares that same ID with schemer. You can use it too, but it would light up at the same time as schemer.

Because leather is hard to sew through, the strap comes with laser-cut holes. Putting conductive thread through leather also strips it, making it less conductive, so you will want to punch holes first if you're using your own strap.

Building
First, sew down the + and - holes.	Leave about 3 inches for winding into the battery holder.

Use a bit of tape to connect the wires to the battery. You should see this flashing pattern.	mov wmv

Left lightboards
It's important for the lightboards to be oriented like this: the one closer to schemer has ID 1, the other has ID 2. You can certainly rearrange them, but this sequence will better match your programs.	Tape down the previous stitches so they don't get in the way.

Connect the lightboards using two short stitches.	To test, connect to the battery as before. You should see pattern start at the schemer, then move left.


Right lightboards and switch
Now connect the lightboards on the right side, as well as the switch.	You could also put the switch on the left too, or leave it off entirely.



Testing Again, use a bit of tape to connect the wires to the battery. You should see pattern start at the schemer, then move out.	mov wmv

Sealing the battery
One major goal is to keep the bracelet thin, so any type of traditional battery holder would be way too thick for us. We use a bit of adhesive-backed liners to make really thin, yet sturdy battery holder.
Peel off the paper backing from the liner.	With the sticky side facing up, pass the minus conductive thread through the hole.

Now fold the edges and press them to the leather. Then wind the thread on the adhesive side into a small coil.	Place the battery down, minus side down, and press it until you feel it make good contact with the thread. It should stay stuck. Also make a slightly larger coil with the plus conductive thread on the small disc, sticky side up.

Press the disc unto the battery, and push the thread into the tiny notch so it doesn't stick out.	Seal the back with the longest adhesive liner.

Et voilà! The world's thinnest, programmable bracelet.


End notes
We provide two extra sets of liner so you can easily replace the battery. Your bracelet will sleep after some time of inactivity... just press the touch pad for about 1 second to wake it up. Program your bracelet.