Vibrator Belt. 
Copyright 2016, Thomas TEMPE


The purpose of this project is to build a (physical) vibrating belt as
a tool for sensory augmentation.  The belt is fitted with coin
vibrators along its length. The one that points north vibrates at all
time.  Use it continuously for 6 weeks, and you will grow a sense of
direction. Take it off, and you will experience amputation.

For more background (and an award-winning product that you can
actually buy), see http://www.feelspace.de/navibelt/

Directory contents:
Leather belt/		DXF files for manufacturing the flexible part 
			of the belt (fabric, foam, steel band...)
			Can be edited with LibreCAD.
Belt buckle/		Fusion360 model of the buckle (for aluminium 
     			machining or 3D printing)
Vibrator_Leather_Belt/	Kicad files for making the flexible electronic 
			circuit (along the length of the belt)
Vibrator_Leather_Belt_Control_Box/  Kicd files for making the PCB 
			circuit that fits in the buckle.
Photos/			Photos of prototypes.
Code/			Arduino code for the microcontroller.
Arduino/		Arduino hardware support for the microcontroller.


The control board uses an ATMega32u4 at 8MHz.
To get it running:
* Install the Arduino IDE from Arduino.cc. Run it once, then quit it.
* Copy Arduino/*/ into your Documents/Arduino directory
* solder an 8MHz external oscillator on the back of the control board
* Start the Arduino IDE. Select Tools->Board: -> Atmega32u4 on a breadboard (8MHz internal clock)
* Connect the ISP connector to an ISP programmer. Select the proper port in Tools->Port
* Click Tools->burn bootloader
* remove the external oscillator
* Tools->Board:->LilyPad Arduino USB
* File->Examples->01. Basics->Blink
* Click « Upload » on the icon bar. The « Signal » LED should blink with 0.5Hz frequency.
* open code/Compass_band5_leather/compass_band5_leather.ino in Arduino
* Click the « upload » icon on the icon bar. control code should be uploading.