Find home detector

The Find home detector is a device to show me the way home by indicating the direction with a light. It uses a LilyPad, GPS, compass and some LEDs. Using the GPS to get a position and then calculate the direction to the location of my home. The compass is then used to get my heading so it is possible to indicate the direction I should travel.

Step 1 Parts Needed

Hardware:
LilyPad Arduino
GPS Micro-Mini
Compass Module with Tilt Compensation
7 x LEDs to indicate direction
Conductive thread
Fabric
Battery holder (4 x AAA)
Battery

Optional Hardware
 2 x Magnetic Snap or similar to attach the battery holder for easy removable
 4 x Magnetic Snap or buttons

Tools:
Needle
Soldering iron

Comments

[Boussole]

I'm pretty new to all of this and I'm wondering, is it possible to make something like this but with many, many more LEDs? I'm looking to make one about the circumference of a softball.

[spencermon]

Now all you need is to build a steampunk style case for it. It would be sooooo cool. Although it already is amazing.

[eXtremeSomething]

you should enter it into the led contest, be quick it ends soon (11:59 PTD) today

[_macke_]

It is in the LED contest =D

[eXtremeSomething]

Its got my vote

[wilgubeast]

That's awesome. There have been nights when I could have used one of those.