Friday Product Post: 10 Years of LilyPad!

• by One Chris Two Chris Red Chris Blue Chris
• October 6, 2017

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10 years of our favorite purple e-textiles!

Hello, and welcome to a momentous Friday Product Post. Today marks a huge milestone for us here at SparkFun Electronics --- on the sixth of October, 2007, we released the first LilyPad board, making today the official 10th anniversary of our LilyPad product line! We are very proud to celebrate a full decade of our sewable electronics in the maker community.

Today, we are happy to release a brand-new LilyPad ProtoSnap, open a new portal for all things LilyPad and permanently lower prices on the majority of our LilyPad ecosystem. It is a pretty big day for us, so let's get started!

LilyPad ProtoSnap Plus

DEV-14346

The LilyPad ProtoSnap Plus is a sewable electronics prototyping board that you can use to explore circuits and programming, t…

$42.95

The LilyPad ProtoSnap Plus is a sewable electronics prototyping board that you can use to explore circuits and programming, then break apart to make an interactive fabric or wearable project. Programming the ProtoSnap Plus is easy with the free Arduino software you’ll need to reprogram the LilyPad USB Plus at its center. Once you’ve done this, you’ll be able to write and upload your own programs to the board, making it do almost anything you want.

Also releasing today is the LilyPad Resource Center, the all-in-one spot for all your LilyPad needs. Learn all about e-textiles and wearables, get tips on e-sewing techniques, browse cool projects for inspiration, build your own project using an online tutorial and explore in-depth each LilyPad component.

We will actually be going into more detail next week with a full blog post about the portal.

Finally today, we have the following products all receiving permanent price reductions. With these reductions, LilyPad is more accessible than ever!

LilyPad Temperature Sensor

DEV-08777

The MCP9700 is a small thermistor type temperature sensor. LilyPad is a wearable e-textile technology developed cooperatively…

$5.50

LilyPad Buzzer

DEV-08463

This is a small buzzer for the LilyPad system. Use 2 I/O pins on the LilyPad main board and create different noises based on …

$4.95

LilyPad Light Sensor

DEV-08464

This is a simple to use light sensor that outputs an analog value from 0 to 5V. With exposure to daylight, this sensor will o…

Retired

LilyPad Tri-Color LED

DEV-08467

Blink any color you need! Use the Tri-Color LED board as a simple indicator, or by pulsing the red, green, and blue channels,…

Retired

LilyPad Vibe Board

DEV-11008

Apply 5V and be shaken by this small, but powerful vibration motor. Works great as an physical indicator without notifying an…

$8.50

LilyPad Slide Switch

DEV-09350

This is a simple slide switch for the LilyPad. Use it as a simple ON/OFF switch, or to control LEDs, buzzers, sensors, etc. T…

$1.99

LilyPad Protoboard Small

DEV-09102

This is a small board for prototyping through-hole components with the LilyPad system. There are an array of pins all shorted…

Retired

LilyTwinkle ProtoSnap

DEV-11590

The ProtoSnap series is a new way to prototype your project without a breadboard. Everything is wired together on a single bo…

Retired

LilyPad Coin Cell Battery Holder - Switched - 20mm

DEV-13883

Sure, your flashing, chip-tune playing T-shirt is really cool at the party... but at some point you need to turn it off. And …

$2.10

LilyPad LED White (5pcs)

DEV-13902

This is a simple pack of five White LilyPad LEDs that are still attached to one another, letting you snap the LEDs apart at y…

$3.50

LilyPad Arduino 328 Main Board

DEV-13342

The LilyPad Arduino 328 Main Board is an Arduino-programmed microcontroller designed to be easily integrated into e-textiles …

$17.50

LilyPad XBee

DEV-12921

The LilyPad XBee is a breakout board for the popular XBee modules that can be sewn into your e-textile projects to provide th…

Retired

LilyPad Rainbow LED (6 Colors)

DEV-13903

This is the LilyPad Rainbow LED strip, with seven LilyPad LEDs that are still attached to one another, letting you snap LEDs …

$3.95

LilyPad LED Blue (5pcs)

DEV-14012

This is a simple pack of five Blue LilyPad LEDs that are still attached to one another, letting you snap the LEDs apart at yo…

$3.50

LilyPad LED Pink (5pcs)

DEV-14010

This is a simple pack of five Pink LilyPad LEDs that are still attached to one another, letting you snap the LEDs apart at yo…

$3.50

LilyPad LED Green (5pcs)

DEV-14011

This is a simple pack of five Green LilyPad LEDs that are still attached to one another, letting you snap the LEDs apart at y…

$3.50

LilyPad LED Red (5pcs)

DEV-14013

This is a simple pack of five Red LilyPad LEDs that are still attached to one another, letting you snap the LEDs apart at you…

$3.50

LilyPad LED Yellow (5pcs)

DEV-14014

This is a simple pack of five Yellow LilyPad LEDs that are still attached to one another, letting you snap the LEDs apart at …

$3.50

That's it, everyone! We hope you enjoy all of the LilyPad goodness announced today, as well as the purple site takeover! As always, we can't wait to see what you make with these parts! Shoot us a tweet @sparkfun, or let us know on Instagram or Facebook. We’d love to see what projects you’ve made!

Thanks for stopping by. We'll see you next week with even more new products!