Introduction to Arduino Lilypad

An Arduino-programmed microcontroller called the LilyPad Arduino 328 Main Board is created to be simply integrated into e-textile and wearable projects. To keep the LilyPad Arduino as compact (and as simple) as possible, it just has an ATmega328 with the Arduino bootloader and a minimal number of additional components. 

With its big pin-out holes and ability to operate between 2V and 5V, this board is simple to stitch together and connect. With the exception of (+) and (-), each of those pins can control an associated input or output device (such as a light, a switch, a motor, or a weight. Leah Buechley may have created LilyPad, a wearable electronic textile technology, with help from SparkFun. There are numerous boards for input, output, power, and sensors. They can even be washed!

Technical Specs

Microcontroller ATmega168 or ATmega328V
Operating Voltage 2.7-5.5 V
Input Voltage 2.7-5.5 V
Digital I/O Pins 14
PWM Channels 6
Analog Input Channels 6
DC Current per I/O Pin 40 mA
Flash Memory 16 KB (of which 2 KB used by bootloader)
SRAM 1 KB
EEPROM 512 bytes
Clock Speed 8 MHz

Features:

  • 5 Digital I/O pins.
  • 4 Analog pins.
  • ATmega328.
  • Built-in ON/OFF switch.
  • Simplified layout with fewer pins, giving more space for sewing or less complex projects.
  • Built-in power supply socket (JST connector) for a 3.7V LiPo battery and charging circuit (no additional battery charger needed).

Advantages

The main advantage of Lilypad Arduino 1. It needs very low maintenance, 2. The LilyPad Arduino board is the cheapest board, 3. LilyPad wearable projects are washable, 4. It can be sewn in a desirable fabric.

Disadvantages

There is no vital disadvantage of lilypad arduino.