Shopping List: PropMaker Wing and Feather M4
I am delighted to share Kamui Cosplay’s updated book called, “The Book of Cosplay Light and Sound Effects.” How I wish this was around when I started with LEDs!
However, I wanted to share some direct links to the products I ordered from AdaFruit to help make shopping for supplies a bit easier.
In my order to follow along with Kamui Cosplay’s book, I ordered the following supplies for my cosplay electronics build:
Lithium Ion Battery 3.7V 6600mAh
Sometimes, these are out of stock, so sometimes I will make do with a different sized 3.7V battery.
Assembled Adafruit Prop-Maker FeatherWing - This chip is the hardware for the LEDs, the accelerometer, and audio amplifier
Pro tip, get the one with the assembled plain headers (pins). It will make soldering the two chips together much easier.
Adafruit Feather M4 Express - This chip is the memory and brain for programming with an onboard USB port.
This can be used with Arduino IDE software, but comes standard with CircuitPython.
Tactile On/Off Switch with Leads - The switch will allow you to turn your power off and save battery when you don’t need your prop activated.
To upgrade switches, these rugged metal switches are super fun and have a nice push button feel. I recommend getting some quick connectors for these types of buttons too.
Mono Enclosed Speaker 3W 4 Ohm - This would be a good speaker for smaller sized projects. Or if you want a little bit better sound, a 40mm diameter speaker 3W 4 Ohm would be good too.
Molex Pico Blade 2-pin Cable - This little cable is important for plugging in the speaker into the microprocessor.
AdaFruit NeoPixels - I prefer 60 LEDs per meter. If you’ve got a smaller area to work with, and are very precise at soldering, I really love the Mini Skinny NeoPixels.
JST PH 2mm 3-pin Plug-Plug - These connectors are great for plugging in strips of LED lights that you have cut to a specific length.
I hope that shopping list is helpful for your cosplay electronics builds. It was a bit tricky figuring out which products were needed, but this was a great start for me to learn about the PropMaker Wing and Feather M4.
Happy cosplaying my friends!
