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Replacement:COM-10878. We\'ve pushed this shield through a big upgrade! It now features zero-crossing optoisolated triacs and a 0.5A adjustable linear regulator. This page is for reference only.
The EL Escudo is an Arduino shield that drives EL wire. Electroluminescent wire is this really neat, flexible cord that emits a florescent light. Some times referred to as \'cool neon\' because the cord does not heat up. The kicker is that EL wire runs on high voltage AC - about 125V at 425Hz. While EL wire requires very little power, you can\'t use normal transistors to turn on/off a string of it. So we created the EL Escudo that uses TRIACs to control up to 8 channels.
We also recommend using the Arduino Stackable Headers to provide enough clearance for the USB and Barrel Jack Connectors.
What do I use this for? Checkout the demo video. You can have a lot of fun with EL! The demo video shows 8 strands of about 12\"" lengths of EL. The length of wire is arbitrary - you can have 100ft wires, it doesn\'t matter! Your inverter must be matched with the length of EL wire but it\'s not exact. I\'m pretty sure we\'ve got a 5-15ft rated inverter driving 12\"" segments. The inverter may not like it, but it works. Check below for our inverters.
No really, what do I use this for? Oh! Oh, an example. Ok, checkout our tutorial on the Heartbeat Straight Jacket. It\'s a combination of EL wire and some fancy 2.4GHz wireless control. All built into a straight jacket for Burning Man.
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","**Replacement:**[COM-10878](http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10878). We\'ve pushed this shield through a big upgrade! It now features zero-crossing optoisolated triacs and a 0.5A adjustable linear regulator. This page is for reference only. The EL Escudo is an Arduino shield that drives EL wire. [Electroluminescent wire](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroluminescent_wire) is this really neat, flexible cord that emits a florescent light. Some times referred to as \'cool neon\' because the cord does not heat up. The kicker is that EL wire runs on high voltage AC - about 125V at 425Hz. While EL wire requires very little power, you can\'t use normal transistors to turn on/off a string of it. So we created the EL Escudo that uses TRIACs to control up to 8 channels. We also recommend using the Arduino Stackable Headers to provide enough clearance for the USB and Barrel Jack Connectors. **What do I use this for?** Checkout the [demo video](http://www.vimeo.com/4754275). You can have a lot of fun with EL! The demo video shows 8 strands of about 12\"" lengths of EL. The length of wire is arbitrary - you can have 100ft wires, it doesn\'t matter! Your inverter must be matched with the length of EL wire but it\'s not exact. I\'m pretty sure we\'ve got a 5-15ft rated inverter driving 12\"" segments. The inverter may not like it, but it works. Check below for our inverters. **No really, what do I use this for?** Oh! Oh, an example. Ok, checkout our tutorial on the [Heartbeat Straight Jacket](http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/tutorial_info.php?tutorials_id=130). It\'s a combination of EL wire and some fancy 2.4GHz wireless control. All built into a straight jacket for Burning Man. **Documents:** * [Schematic](http://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/DevTools/Arduino/EL%20Escudo-v02.pdf) * [Eagle Files](http://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/DevTools/Arduino/EL_Escudo-v02-Eagle.zip) * [User Guide](https://github.com/ryowens84/EL-Escudo/wiki) * [Arduino Library](https://github.com/ryowens84/EL-Escudo) * [Jacob\'s Ladder Project](http://www.digitalmisery.com/projects/halloween/el-ladder/) ","2009-07-14 10:12:36-06","19.95","19.95","","","1","","","","","","8542.39.0000","66mm","73mm","9mm","0.0413lbs"," .. .\'. .,.,;xddcdc. .;lxkx,\'ldddollol. .,cxxxolcccc:l:;dcodcdl. .:dxkdll:lc;l::l;cl:llldlllo. .,;lxxoo;lc;l::o:cccclc:l:cdoxxxxl. .\';lodld:lc;o::lcccl:lc:o::o:clkkxddolcl. .,lxxddollccldxxx:lc:lc:ll:ll:ol;l:coccllclc:xkkoldocdo\' \':ckkkkkkkkkkkO0kolxkl:xo:ll;oc:o;cllcll:oc;l;co:ldkxoooolll. . \'cdlokkkkkkOkkkoxKKKx;:xxxk:occoccll:ol;oc:o;llclllcoccxkxood,... . .\'co:;cxkkkkxdOkdodkXXKkdkkkxlcll:oc:o:dkcldlcol:o:co:locoxdd;;,. .. \',\' .....;oxkxxxddxdkkkdd0k0KKk;\'okdc:ocxOOo:okkkkx:loclllloc:ockkxkdc,..... .,:.,. ... \'cl:coxooddxkkkdlxOKKKkxkxxxlxOKKKdldxxOkkdl:dcco;xdxdlldxxk:,\'... . .:d;. ....;cc:dkkxodxxkkxdoxK000kdldOodd0XK0kkkxkkkkk:ddoxxOd:cl:cxkxcdl;...... \'lc\'.......;xxdlokloddkOkkkddXKKk:;dOoxOkkKK0c.:xkOOkkkxdxoxddoxkkkkOkkxc.\';;,,. .;l;: . .\'co:cldxddxkOOkxdoO0XXOxkOOxlddKKXKkdkkkkOkkkxdldxkddocccodxccdkkkko .:d\'. .....;dxkkxxckOOOOkxlOOOKK0c\':xxdcO0Okkkkkkkkkkkkxolkkxllc:lddkOkdkkkc .:;.\'. ... ,lo::oxklxxxOOOklxkKKKkodkkkkkkkkkkkkOkkkkkkkxdldkldxxdlcdkkd:. \'co\' ....:ll;lkOoodkdkkkodoXX00OOdokkkkkkkOOkkkkkkkkkdloxxdoccoko;. .;l;. ......;xxxddxdcxdxdkxkOdkKKKd,;xkkkkxOkkkkkkkkkkd,cl:ldxl\'. .;:\'; .. ,loc::dOddodoxkxoodO0NX0xkxkOkOOkxxkkkkdl;coxd:. .cx\'. ....,;ooxkkxlodooxdkdlOxKKKd.\'dkkxodxkkd::odl,. \'c;.........oxd;cxxooddxkkkldo0KKXkxxxkkkkkkkd:. .;:c; ..;oc:;dkOkkkkOOOod:x0Okkkkkkkko;. .:o,. .....,oxkkxkkkdoxkkkkkkkkkkkxc\'. .c:.\'\'. .. .:oc,co:..;kkkkkkkkkkk, \'cd:. ....cc;cdxxkkkkkkxdodkd. .,o:\'. ......cxxxodkkkooclcxO: .:c\',\' .. ,o:,:cxkkkkxddc. .cdc.. ....::lldkkxo;. ..lc,....\',,lkkxc,. .\'c,,,;oxkdc,. .,oxxl;.. . ","https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9259/images.txt","Development Tools","0","","13855, 9279, 12790, 11376, 9280, 8671",""