“arduino is an open source computer hardware and software company, project, and user community that designs and manufactures single-board microcontrollers and microcontroller kits for building digital devices and interactive objects that can sense and control objects in the physical and digital world.” (wikipedia>>)

Arduino website >> https://www.arduino.cc/

in this workshop, we use Flora, which is a sewable version of Arduino board that is developed by Adafruit

Flora need extra driver to use. Adafruit has detailed instruction on how to install them.

For mac with 1.6.4 or recent version of Arudino >> https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-arduino-ide-setup/arduino-1-dot-6-x-ide

For Windows >> https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-arduino-ide-setup/windows-driver-installation

If your have older version of Arduino >> https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-arduino-ide-setup/arduino-1-dot-0-x-ide

When you are ready with above procedure, connect your Flora with USB cable, open File/Examples/Blink sketch.
Then go to Tools/Boards/ and choose Adafruit Flora
Then go to Tools/Port and make sure the port connected to Flora is checked.

Now click “upload” and upload the Blink example sketch/code to your flora.

If everything is good, your Flora’s onboard LED should start to blink. Flora’s onboard LED is located on D7 pin.

Voltage Divider

More details in this post >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=6102

Pull-up(down) resistor for digital contact switches

more details in this post>> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=838

capacitive sensor

https://playground.arduino.cc/Main/CapacitiveSensor?from=Main.CapSense
https://playground.arduino.cc/Main/CapacitiveSensor?from=Main.CapSense

Transistor Switch

SMA smocking

more details here >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=6687

Embroidered speakers

more details here >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=5935

Thermochromic ink and heating embroidery

more details here >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=6755