Students across America are coming up on graduation season, and Dan Barkus wanted to be sure his family could spot him in the crowd. Naturally, a little tinkering was necessary.
His LED graduation cap displays full-color animated graphics. He can even text phrases to the hat and they’ll scroll across: “finally done” and “hi mom” is what he goes for in this demo. (We’re not sure if there’s a character limit, but might we suggest “Hey, does anyone else think this speech about joining the workforce and pursuing our dreams is a bit hackneyed?”)
Barkus posted a lengthy video explaining how he built this cap, but where hardware is concerned, the display runs on a Teensy 3.2 board equipped with a small bluetooth module.
Best of luck in your future endeavors, Dan. Just please remember not to throw your cap. No one wants to spend graduation night in the ER.
