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Blog Summary #006 : Adafruit Gemma Hats Off Challenge 2014 - Final Day

cstanton

The Adafruit Gemma Hats Off Challenge is running from August 14th to October 31st.Previous activity:Blog Summary #000 : Adafruit Gemma Hats Off Challenge 2014 Blog Summary #001 : Adafruit Gemma Hats Off Challenge 2014 Blog Summary #002 : Adafruit Gemma...
- 7 Nov 2014
Gemma-Splashwear 4 me pics only

gdgarced

Thanks element14 for allowing me to show off my work.
- 2 Nov 2014
Gemma-Splashwear 4 doggy- just photos

gdgarced

Well its all over so i thought I would now just share pictures, theses are doggy's This was taken at Hive76. He is always welcome.
- 2 Nov 2014
gemma-splashwear hat and poncho

gdgarced

www.youtube.com/watch www.youtube.com/watch
- 2 Nov 2014
Gemma-splaswear synopsis and Pierre in his umbrella hat and poncho indoors

gdgarced

www.youtube.com/watch
- 1 Nov 2014
Gemma-Splashwear 4 doggy & me. check out my GPS umbrella hat.

gdgarced

Hey everyone! I just went out to test my GPS umbrella hat. Its too cold so I didn't take Pierre Out, but I posted a picture of him in his poncho from Wednesday night at Hive76. Thanks you so much for the opportunity to do what I love to do and ...
- 1 Nov 2014
Gemma-splashwear 4 doggy & me. testing the GPS on my umbrella hat and showing my hat build.

gdgarced

Hello everyone, here is my umbrella hat and the build. All of the things I used, I took pictures of. Kyle's the tech guy so he made a video so you will have to listen to him expelling what the GPS does and where he set it to .www.youtube.com/wa...
- 1 Nov 2014
Gemma-Splashwear 4 doggy & me, My Ponchos design and creation

gdgarced

Hello everyone, Well it's time to show you my poncho. I have had last minute disasters. My Flora just burned on Pierre's umbrella hat Im trying to get something going. I have spent so many hours designing and adding so many little details that this s...
- 1 Nov 2014
Iron man helmet demonstration (final post)

malakai

It is done! It's been so long but now its done! I'm glad that the contest is finally over, but I also wish it didn't have to come to an end! I can't believe I built the entire helmet (mostly) without help. it has been really cool making videos and po...
- 31 Oct 2014
Hats Off Challenge Summary for Dog Safety Hat, Treasure Map Hat, Spy Hat

bowdends

When I was about my daughter’s age, my parents brought home an Apple II+ computer, because they were convinced that computers would be very important in the future, and the more we learned about them the better off we’d be. One of the original...
- 31 Oct 2014
Safety Hat and Spy Hat final observations

bowdends

I took the kids and the dog for a walk last night, and made the dog wear the Dog Safety Hat. I also let my son wear the Spy Hat.While the wearing of the Spy Hat was pretty much an unqualified success, involving a fight between the children rega...
- 31 Oct 2014
Safety Hat progress 3

bowdends

My lack of planning ahead to leave time for coding included a lack of planning ahead by charging the battery. We’d ordered a 1200mAH battery from AdaFruit Lithium Ion Polymer Battery - 3.7v 1200mAh ID: 258 - $9.95 : Adafruit Industries, Unique ...
- 31 Oct 2014
Gemma-Spalshwear 4 doggy and me. Pierre's poncho creation.

gdgarced

Hello everyone! So today is the day this great experience ends but I will keep on making! This was my very first Blog, I know I made mistakes, but I too have learned from them. This was so much fun, I thank Luz Amparo for her great sewing...
- 31 Oct 2014
Everything electrical in the helmet

malakai

Hey guys! This is the second to last post! In this video, I measure, assemble, solder, and place the wires/tech in the helmet.www.youtube.com/watch Things to note:-all the electronics work fine (even now that I'm done completely) EXCEPT fo...
- 31 Oct 2014
Tipping Tophat Totally Tips! (final submission)

Former Member

www.youtube.com/watch As we enter the final hours, I have completed what I thought would be impossible. The Tipping Tophat finally tips, bringing my kooky idea to reality.When I first began work on the hat, I had a rough idea of how it was going to wo...
- 31 Oct 2014
Gemma-Splashwear 4 doggy & me, time to test my umbrella hat

gdgarced

Hey everyone I am super excited to share the testing of my umbrella hat! I do my best work late at night. kyle uploaded a code and here it is. Just the testing. Later today you will get to see it all working in the park across the street from m...
- 31 Oct 2014
Gasmask mod. building the brains.

Former Member

OK. Building the brains. First thing was to figure out the code for the neopixes. I dug through the various adafruit tutorials. Found how to use the adafruit neopixel library using the uber-guide and pixel ring projects. Next bit was to figure out ho...
- 31 Oct 2014
Hats Off Mardi Gras - Documentation

fearless

Since we got word that a summary would be appreciated, I had to get busy on my documentation. I had been gathering notes and making patterns as the build progressed, so I just needed to put it all together. I don't have a summary, I have a f...
- 31 Oct 2014
Spy Hat progress 2

bowdends

Details required if you want to build your own Spy Hat! Parts list: Gemma, battery, HC-SR04 (or similar) ultrasound sensor, NeoPixel And the code:/* Spy Hat code AdaFruit Gemma Hats Off Challenge Oct 30, 2014 This code...
- 31 Oct 2014
Putting magnets and clips in the helmet

malakai

Allright guys, I'm back with two videos for you (don't worry! They are short videos of 4 and 7 minutes) Remember:-Hot glue is glue! don't glue something until you are sure it is placed correctly!www.youtube.com/watch www.youtube.com/watch ne...
- 31 Oct 2014
Coachman's Navigational Top Hat: Final summary.

synaesdav

Original design inspiration. When I decided to enter this contest I wanted to make a hat that could act as a compass for the wearer. I have a poor sense of direction and thought such a hat would be handy at burning man or other festivals. ...
- 31 Oct 2014
Spy Hat progress 1

bowdends

This hat was actually pretty simple to make. It only had 4 electronic parts: The Gemma, the HC-SR04 sensor, one NeoPixel, and the battery. Once I connected all the parts and downloaded the software, it just worked! I originally plann...
- 30 Oct 2014
Spy Hat

bowdends

With apologies to Tyler Crumpton for posting something so similar to what you were working on – I hope you finish the Sherlock Holmes "Case Hat" and write about it for us! Although my kids weren’t terribly excited about helping to build hats, th...
- 30 Oct 2014
gasmask mod

Former Member

Mask straps removed and magnetic snaps added. Exhaust valve also removed. Next was to make the hood replacing the straps. This was done by having a friend cover my head in plastic wrap and masking tape. Paper tape was used because it does not s...
- 30 Oct 2014
Gemma-Splashwear, Testing Pierre's umbrella hat at home and hive76 tonight.

gdgarced

Hello everyone! I just got home from trouble shooting some issues with the LEDs on Pierre's umbrella hat. I was able to get them all working last night and today they would not. No matter what I tried I had a problem. The video belo...
- 30 Oct 2014