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=Phage 2014 Offerings=
 
=Phage 2014 Offerings=
 
Short summary of offerings for Phage camp 2014:
 
  
 
==LED Strips==
 
==LED Strips==
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==Battery packs==
 
==Battery packs==
  
* 5V USB battery pack. 8500mAh. Dual output, 1A and 2.1A heads. Displays remaining capacity and discharge rate via LED display. $15 w/1x microUSB charger and 1x extender cable.
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* 5V USB battery pack. 8500mAh. Dual output, 1A and 2.1A heads. Displays remaining capacity and discharge rate via LED display. $15 w/1x microUSB charger cable.
* 5V USB battery pack. 2000mAh. Single output, 1A head. No UI. $3 w/1x microUSB charger and 1x extender cable.
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* 5V USB battery pack. 2000mAh. Single output, 1A head. No UI. $3 w/1x microUSB charger cable.
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==Phage Pager==
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http://bunniefoo.com/bunnie/phage2014/phage-2014-pager.png
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Light controller and paging badge, for phage campers only.
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Features this year include:
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* Greatly reduced cost
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** Version with radio, accelerometer, microphone, and LED driver: $20
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** Version with just LED driver: $10
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All versions include:
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* STM32F microcontroller
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** drive hundreds of LEDs
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** multiple strip driver ports
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** Possible to daisy chain to create matrix display (requires you to code up comms bus)
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* Simple form factor
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** USB-A plug can plug directly into battery pack with no cable
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** USB-A plug is more robust and can handle more abuse than microUSB
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** 68mm x 25mm in-line form factor
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Radio version includes:
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* 900 MHz radio pager, compatible with 2013 badge
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** SMA coax whip antenna, 1/4 wave 2" antenna provided
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** Estimate 2-4x range of last year's badge
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** Better performance in a crowd of people
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* Single built-in diagnostic LED to indicate when being paged
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** Typically combined with WS2812 belt lights for better effect
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** Features open-drain driver which can power, for example, a laser mounted upward so it's easy to find people in a crowd
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* Accelerometer
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** Disable laser driver output when user is not standing upright
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** 800Hz update rate, can work as a pedometer if someone would write software for it
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* Silicon MEMS microphone (should handle dust better than electret cartridge mic)
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Please note quantities are limited: only 50 pieces of each (with and without radio) will be made this year.

Revision as of 16:38, 19 June 2014

Phage 2014 Offerings

LED Strips

  • WS2812 LED strip, 30 LEDs/m, black backing, silicone tubing. $6.47/meter
  • WS2812 LED strip, 60 LEDs/m, black backing, silicone tubing. $10.32/meter

WS2812 datasheet

Rain Tubes

  • Rain tube, 50cm long, bundle of 10, multi-color pack. $20/pack of ten
  • Rain tube, 50cm long, bundle of 10, white only. $20/pack of ten

raintube.jpg

http://bunniefoo.com/bunnie/phage2014/raintube.mp4

Fairy Lights

  • Fairy light, 5.2m 100 LED "vine", pastel color, powered by 12V adapter. $5.50 with 12V adapter.

fairy-plug.jpg

  • Fairy light, ~20 LED LED "vine", purple, powered by 3xAA batteries. $2, batteries not included.

fairy-battery.jpg

Battery packs

  • 5V USB battery pack. 8500mAh. Dual output, 1A and 2.1A heads. Displays remaining capacity and discharge rate via LED display. $15 w/1x microUSB charger cable.
  • 5V USB battery pack. 2000mAh. Single output, 1A head. No UI. $3 w/1x microUSB charger cable.

Phage Pager

phage-2014-pager.png

Light controller and paging badge, for phage campers only.

Features this year include:

  • Greatly reduced cost
    • Version with radio, accelerometer, microphone, and LED driver: $20
    • Version with just LED driver: $10

All versions include:

  • STM32F microcontroller
    • drive hundreds of LEDs
    • multiple strip driver ports
    • Possible to daisy chain to create matrix display (requires you to code up comms bus)
  • Simple form factor
    • USB-A plug can plug directly into battery pack with no cable
    • USB-A plug is more robust and can handle more abuse than microUSB
    • 68mm x 25mm in-line form factor

Radio version includes:

  • 900 MHz radio pager, compatible with 2013 badge
    • SMA coax whip antenna, 1/4 wave 2" antenna provided
    • Estimate 2-4x range of last year's badge
    • Better performance in a crowd of people
  • Single built-in diagnostic LED to indicate when being paged
    • Typically combined with WS2812 belt lights for better effect
    • Features open-drain driver which can power, for example, a laser mounted upward so it's easy to find people in a crowd
  • Accelerometer
    • Disable laser driver output when user is not standing upright
    • 800Hz update rate, can work as a pedometer if someone would write software for it
  • Silicon MEMS microphone (should handle dust better than electret cartridge mic)

Please note quantities are limited: only 50 pieces of each (with and without radio) will be made this year.