TinySpider

May I introduce myself, I am TinySpider. I was build a couple of days ago after my creator got some ATTiny and needed to try them out. I was inspired by this  http://www.instructables.com/id/Computer-Bugs-Additional-Ideas-Tips-Tricks/step15/4-Spider/  

Basically I am a bare ATTiny85 some copper wire, two LED's and one 3.7V/50mAh LiPo battery.

I am doing not much more than light up my LED eyes until the battery is depleted.

 

 

Purpose of my being:

  • improve soldering skills

  • learning how to program ATTiny's

  • brainstorming about what is possible with these tiny MC

The battery in the back is a tiny LiPo cell 3,7V/50mAh

 

Legs and components are wired up directly to the ATTiny

 

With removed battery -> easy charging or replacing

 

DIY battery connector made of header pins and attached with shrink tube.

 

I was programmed on this DIY programmer shield for Arduino Duemilanove and later wired up to get activated and re-born as a blinking spider like decoration.

 

cheers!

oooh, very cute, the battery is very tiny, good for UAVs.