[{"element_type":"text","content":"\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n        \u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://learn.adafruit.com/noods-uberguide\"\u003eAdafruit nOOds Überguide\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e mentions \u003cstrong\u003eusing nOOds LED filaments in combination with LED drivers\u003c/strong\u003e such as the \u003ca href=\"https://www.adafruit.com/product/4886\"\u003eAW9523\u003c/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https://www.adafruit.com/product/1378\"\u003eWS2811\u003c/a\u003e. Unfortunately the idea has yet to gain traction. Sometimes you just have to show the thing in use…\u003c/p\u003e\n      \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","metadata":{}},{"element_type":"user_image","content":"https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/user_assets/assets/000/000/221/original/hat-loop.gif?1696608552","metadata":{"caption":""}},{"element_type":"text","content":"\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n        \u003cp\u003eFor a “Neo-nOOds” demonstration piece, my initial thought was to create a design on some \u003cstrong\u003ebracers\u003c/strong\u003e or the back of a \u003cstrong\u003evest\u003c/strong\u003e. But then, during my annual pilgrimage to all the Halloween stores opening, I noticed these \u003cstrong\u003etop hats\u003c/strong\u003e…costume store-grade stuff but a little nicer than average for the price…\u003c/p\u003e\n      \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","metadata":{}},{"element_type":"user_image","content":"https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/user_assets/assets/000/000/158/original/party-store.jpg?1694220552","metadata":{"caption":""}},{"element_type":"text","content":"\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n        \u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the deal with hats?\u003c/strong\u003e They sure turn up a \u003cem\u003elot\u003c/em\u003e in Adafruit tutorials! It’s because i\u003cspan\u003en social settings — conventions and parties and such — items like hats and brooches are easily \u003c/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eremoved for explanation\u003c/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c/span\u003e\u003cem\u003etried on by others,\u003c/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e unlike more closely-fit fashion. The item itself is \u003c/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epart of the teaching process\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. But nothing in the Neo-nOOds concept it hat-specific…it could apply to \u003c/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eany\u003c/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e nOOds project, fashion or otherwise.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n      \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","metadata":{}},{"element_type":"text","content":"\n  \n        \u003cp\u003eWhile the idea should work \u003cem\u003ein principle\u003c/em\u003e — I’d tested with a single WS2811 LED driver and three nOOds — whether the idea would \u003cem\u003escale up\u003c/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003elook good and interesting\u003c/em\u003e was unproven, so I committed to just the most \u003cstrong\u003eboring\u003c/strong\u003e design: all white nOOds in a parallel arrangement.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn hindsight:\u003c/strong\u003e it most definitely \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003edoes work\u003c/span\u003e, and wish I’d committed to something more \u003cem\u003eartistic,\u003c/em\u003e with \u003cem\u003eshapes\u003c/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ecolors.\u003c/em\u003e Something like a Wurlitzer jukebox, or classic Las Vegas neon signs, or the groundbreaking-for-the-time animation produced by \u003ca href=\"https://dangerousminds.net/comments/lsd_tv_robert_abels_mindbending_television_commercials_of_the_1970s1\"\u003eRobert Abel \u0026amp; Associates\u003c/a\u003e for 7-Up’s \u003cem\u003eSee the Light\u003c/em\u003e ad campaign:\u003c/p\u003e\n      \n","metadata":{}},{"element_type":"user_image","content":"https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/user_assets/assets/000/000/243/original/abel-examples.jpg?1697843106","metadata":{"caption":""}},{"element_type":"text","content":"\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor now\u003c/em\u003e though, \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eboring parallel white nOOds\u003c/span\u003e…\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI’d planned to model and 3D print some little channel doohickeys to hold all the nOOds in parallel. But then…while rummaging through junk for an unrelated project, as one does…found I already had this rubber floor runner material, and the channels were nearly perfect! This did require a little silicone glue later during assembly, where a custom 3D printed bit could be precisely designed to pinch the nOOds \u003cem\u003ejust right.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","metadata":{}},{"element_type":"user_image","content":"https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/user_assets/assets/000/000/245/original/channels.jpg?1697844021","metadata":{"caption":""}},{"element_type":"text","content":"\n  \n  \n        \u003cp\u003eThe length of each nOOd is less than half the circumference of the hat, so the plan is to pair them up, with a bit of a gap in-between. The left/right sides will be individually controlled.\u003c/p\u003e\n      \n\n","metadata":{}},{"element_type":"text","content":"\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n        \u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eCheck back for updates.\u003c/p\u003e\n      \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","metadata":{}}]