Advanced Controllers
These controllers advances the art and technology of EL wire to the next level! Using the power of the Arduino microcontroller, you can step beyond simple sequencing and start creating truly complex patterns and interactive displays with EL wire. You’re really only limited by your imagination!
Be aware that the controllers in this section require some advanced skills, such as familiarity with computer programming. Because of the advanced nature of these devices, we are unable to provide more than limited customer support regarding customization. If you are unfamiliar with Arduino programming, we suggest you team up with some of your technically minded friends and introduct yourselves to this fascinating world through some of the many excellent online tutorials” and books. 
CoolNeon Arduino Shield
This ardunio shield was created by Tully Gehen, and we’re proud to offer it for sale here at SeattleLumin.com!
This controller really pushes EL wire technology forwards to the next level. It has 10 individual channels, and you can have any combination of them on or off at any time. The controller takes an external driver to provide the EL wire power, so you can select which driver fits your needs. Lengths of up to 300 feet are possible!
This controller requires an Ardunio or compatible microcontroller, to work. You will also need to provide the programming and the imagination to bring your project to life.
To select your driver, you’ll need to know how the maximum length of wire that your project will illuminate at any time. For example, if you have 10 lines each with 10 feet of wire attached, and if you’re never going to use more than 5 lines at a time, then you will need a driver that can illuminate up to 50 feet. The fish driver should be well suited to your needs.
If in the above example, you could potentially light up all 10 lines at any one time, then you will want to go with a driver that can illuminate 100 feet at a time. The
Be sure to ask us if you have any further questions.
For more information and sample code, check out Tully’s documentation page.
CoolNeon Arduino Shield + Seeeduino Combo Pack
Buy both the shield and the and the Seeduino together and save!
This package contains both the revolutionary CoolNeon Shield and the Seeduino Microcontroller. Now, with just a bit of programming, you can be on your way to creating truly advanced art and displays!
Seeeduino Microcontroller
The Seeeduino microcontroller is the perfect companion to the CoolNeon Arduino Shield!
The Seeeduino is an Arduino-compatible microcontroller. Its design is based on Diecimila
scheme, and is 100% compatible for existing programming, shields and IDEs.
The board now uses the ATmega328P chip. Select “Arduino Duemilanove w/ATmega328″ in the Arduino IDE “board” menu. In Arduino IDE 0017, the name of the board is “Arduino Duemilanove or nano w/ATmega328″.
More Details
Features:
• Microcontroller: ATmega168
• Operating Voltage: 5V/3.3V
• Input Voltage (recommended): 7-12 V
• Input Voltage (limits): 6-20 V
• Digital I/O Pins: 14 (of which 6 provide PWM output)
• Analog Input Pins: 8
• DC Current per I/O Pin: 40 mA
• DC Current for 3.3V Pin: 50 mA
• Flash Memory: 16 KB (of which 2 KB used by bootloader)
• SRAM: 1 KB
• EEPROM: 512 bytes
• Clock Speed: 16 MHz
• Fully assembled
