Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 39

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Flora NeoGeo Watch

Make a styling LED timepiece with GPS navigation and compass modes built in.

Written by Becky Stern and Tyler Cooper

John de Cristofaro for Adafruit

Time Required: A Weekend Cost: $140

Becky Stern for Adafruit

CIRCUIT DIAGRAM

Each component connects to the Flora main board as follows:

GPS:3.3V → 3.3VTX → Flora RXRX → Flora TXGND → GND

Accelerometer:GND → GNDSCL → SCLSDA → SDA3.3V → 3.3V

NeoPixel ring:Vcc (power) → Flora VBATTIN (Data Input) → Flora D6Gnd (ground) → GND

Tactile switch:Any 2 diagonal pins → Flora D10 and GND

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