Just arrived in the post today is my latest board to add to the collection the Lilypad.
This board is not like others which I have shown you before the Lilypad is an unusual shape ... round.
Much like the Uno or the Nano it has much the same connectivity, digital and analogue and even an ICSP (with out the pins) the differences are with the boards layout and well lack of components!
The Lilypad is a unique variation which allows easy application of "wearable" or "e-clothes" to be developed using conductive thread which can allows some pretty cool things to me made like light up clothing or even something that can detect the wearers environment around them and respond!
The Lilypad has a few different variations in regards to the micro controller, on the official Ardunio site it lists "ATmega168V" and "ATmega328V" but the one that I have is the "Atmega328p" which from what I can tell there is no real difference apart from possibly a lower energy version... but don't quote me on this as they both say the same thing from various sources.
*Let’s get started*
Like normal I'll do the good old drawing on the photo method that has worked well in the past.
In the photos below you will find red, orange and yellow lines around parts of the board that have a corresponding number next to them, these numbers will correspond to a list below with the explanation of the part / interesting information!
Top side:
Red Numbers:
- Power pins
- Resonator
- ICSP (In Circuit Serial Programming)
- Micro controller - Atmel Atmega328p
- TX and RX
- Programming header
- Reset switch
Orange Arrows: These are all the digital pins - zero though to thirteen but remember Red No. 5
Yellow Arrows: These are the analogy pins - five in total.
Bottom side:
I will show you the bottom side but there is nothing on it! All you will be able to see if the gold connection points that go though to the other side, not the most exciting thing to view.
