Adafruit Wearables

Draft

Introduction

FLORA is Adafruit's wearable electronics platform. It's built around the Arduino Atmega32u4 chip and has built-in USB support.

It is an alternative to the Lilypad

Components of the FLORA system

Boards

659 FLORA V3

• FLORA - Wearable electronic platform: Arduino-compatible - v3 (as of Aug 2019) is the main board. It it includes a processor, a LED and various connectors. ($ 15)
• 4.4 grams
• 4.5 cm diameter (1.75)
• 7mm thick (0.3")
• USB support (Micro B cable needed)
• Battery connector (several battery types are supported, i.e. 3.5v to 16v))
• 14 connectors / also used for sewing.

Circuit Playground

• An board that integrates LEDs, made for learning Arduino programming.
• See below for the Express pack version.

Input

• FLORA Accelerometer/Compass Sensor - LSM303 - v1.0
• Flora Wearable Ultimate GPS Module
• Flora Color Sensor with White Illumination LED - TCS34725
• Flora UV Index Sensor - Si1145 Light Sensor
• Flora Wearable Bluefruit LE Module. Bluetooth module, can act as controller. But also send data.

Ouptut

• Flora RGB Smart NeoPixel version 2 - Pack of 4
• GEMMA Talking Toy Guts Sound Pack

Packs

• FLORA GPS Starter Pack ($ 90)
• FLORA Budget Pack ($ 35)
• Getting Started with Adafruit FLORA Book Pack ($95). This includes probably everything that is needed for a simple project
• Circuit Playground Express Advanced Pack. This is an interesting pack for education since the included Circuit Playground Express board can be programmed with MakeCode, JavaScript or CircuitPython.

Sewing / fixing

• Small Alligator Clip Test Lead (set of 12) for testing before connecting the threads
• Stainless Medium Conductive Thread - 3 ply - 18 meter/60 ft
• Magnetic Pin Back

Other

• 3 x AAA Battery Holder with On/Off Switch and 2-Pin JST. If you plan to use standard AAA batteries.
• Lithium Ion Polymer Battery - 3.7v 1200mAh plus a a LiIon/LiPoly constant-voltage/constant-current charger to recharge them

Links

• Flora Main product page