Mark Easley
Published © GPL3+

EL Wire Motorcycle Helmet

Make a sweet glow in the dark helmet for night time cycling, costumes, and more that is controlled by the TI LaunchPad.

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EL Wire Motorcycle Helmet

Things used in this project

Hardware components

MSP-EXP430G2 MSP430 LaunchPad
Texas Instruments MSP-EXP430G2 MSP430 LaunchPad
×1
Texas Instruments BOOSTXL-BATTPACKMKII
×1
SparkFun Red EL Wire
×1
SparkFun EL 3.3V Inverter
×1

Software apps and online services

Energia
Texas Instruments Energia

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Hot glue gun (generic)
Hot glue gun (generic)

Story

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Code

elwire.ino

C/C++
basic EL wire example
/*
  Basic EL wire operation
  
  This example code is in the public domain.
*/

#define LED 2  // EL wire hooked to digital pin 2
#define LED2 3 // EL wire hooked to digital pin 3

  
// the setup routine runs once when you press reset:
void setup() {                
  // initialize the digital pin as an output.
  pinMode(LED, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(LED2, OUTPUT);  
}

// the loop routine runs over and over again forever:
void loop() {
  digitalWrite(LED, HIGH);   // turn the LED on (HIGH is the voltage level)
  digitalWrite(LED2, HIGH);  // blink LED2 at twice as fast rate
  delay(250);
  digitalWrite(LED2, LOW);   // turn the LED off by making the voltage LOW
  delay(250);
  digitalWrite(LED, LOW);    // turn the LED off by making the voltage LOW
  digitalWrite(LED2, HIGH);  // turn the LED on (HIGH is the voltage level)
  delay(250); 
  digitalWrite(LED2, LOW);   // turn the LED off by making the voltage LOW
  delay(250);
}

Credits

Mark Easley

Mark Easley

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Texas Instruments LaunchPad SW Engineer

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