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An original NES Power Glove
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ADXL330 3-axis accelerometer
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BlueSMiRF Silver
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CD74HC4067 Analog/Digital MUX
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Arduino Pro Mini 3.3V
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Arduino Diecimilla
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Pin headers and Berg connectors
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100kΩ resistor
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Li-Po batteries. Got a backup since Maker Faire will be a long time to be on!
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Richard Dean Anderson, for inspiration
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Original palm board
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Original palm board
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Original palm board
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Original palm board closeup -- note that the traces are labeled with the fingers
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Wrist board cut marked
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Palm board cut marked
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Cut wrist board -- I've left only the area with the standard NES buttons.
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Cut palm board -- I've left only the area with the bend sensors and their diodes
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Attaching prototyping wires to the wrist board
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Accelerometer in place for prototyping
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Opening the palm housing -- screws
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Opening the plam housing -- screws
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Using a custom-cut ribbon cable to test Bluetooth
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Ribbon cable from an old floppy drive, for cutting our own ribbon cables
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Testing setup -- I've used a breadboard and the Diecimilla for prototyping
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Testing -- connections between the breadboard and Arduino Diecimilla
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Testing -- flags on the pushbutton wires
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Testing -- note the resistor used for the bend sensor voltage divider circuit
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All components placed in the palm housing
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I cut a small piece of card to cover the unused programming buttons, so they wouldn't push against components inside
