One of the major obstacles when working with textile/conductive fabric electronics is connecting them to traditional electronic hardware and other elements. The following Instructable illustrates one way to overcome this drawback of such a fascinating emerging technology.
After reading this Instructable, you will be able to build your own male header connector that is ideal for integrating conductive fabric sensors and other textile electronics with traditional electronics and wire.
These male headers can be used with conductive fabric/thread sensors such as these, as well as a great multitude of other applications:
-- Knit Stretch Sensor
-- Knit Touchpad
-- Conductive Thread Pressure Sensor
-- Conductive Fabric Bend Sensor
**Conductive thread male connectors can also be purchased pre-assembled or as a DIY kit.**
-- Pre-assembled Male Connector
-- DIY Male Connector Kit
After reading this Instructable, you will be able to build your own male header connector that is ideal for integrating conductive fabric sensors and other textile electronics with traditional electronics and wire.
These male headers can be used with conductive fabric/thread sensors such as these, as well as a great multitude of other applications:
-- Knit Stretch Sensor
-- Knit Touchpad
-- Conductive Thread Pressure Sensor
-- Conductive Fabric Bend Sensor
**Conductive thread male connectors can also be purchased pre-assembled or as a DIY kit.**
-- Pre-assembled Male Connector
-- DIY Male Connector Kit
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Materials:
-- Single Row Header Pins --> Can be purchased at Digikey
-- Solder
-- Solid Core Wire (~20-28AWG)
-- Conductive Thread --> Can be purchased at Sparkfun or Lame LIfesaver
-- Fabric (aka what you want to sew conductive thread onto)
Optional:
-- Male Connector Kit --> Can be purchased at Esty
-- Pre-assembled Male Connector - 5 pack --> Can be purchased at Esty
Tools:
-- Soldering Iron
-- Wire stripper or scissors
-- Needle nose pliers
-- Needle
-- Single Row Header Pins --> Can be purchased at Digikey
-- Solder
-- Solid Core Wire (~20-28AWG)
-- Conductive Thread --> Can be purchased at Sparkfun or Lame LIfesaver
-- Fabric (aka what you want to sew conductive thread onto)
Optional:
-- Male Connector Kit --> Can be purchased at Esty
-- Pre-assembled Male Connector - 5 pack --> Can be purchased at Esty
Tools:
-- Soldering Iron
-- Wire stripper or scissors
-- Needle nose pliers
-- Needle
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I made a very similar solution as an example but never actually used it in a project:
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/plusea/3306320309/in/set-72157617170323744/