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Step 5 Testing the El-Sequencer

Now that you have an El-wire built, you need to get a basic program on the El Sequencer.  I would recommend as a first pass that you download the El Driver example code from the El Sequencer product page that follows.  

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=9203

I used a 3.3V Ftdi basic board to put the code on the the AVR.  The El sequencer uses at Atmega168v.  I used Avrdude set to connect to an AVRISP2 to download the code to the board.  A bonus is that the board is powered from the Ftdi basic board as well.  The first test should light up the wire like so.

A video of the same first run follows. Now you are finally getting somewhere!!!