In this guide, we’ll show you how to build pair of electronic sunglasses. These are really cool because you can actually control the dark tint from the glass.
This special panel of glass is a Liquid Crystal Light Valve (a.k.a a LCD Controllable Blackout Panel) and they’re mainly used in welding helmets because it can protecting your eyes from really bright sparks.
Sandwiched in between two sheets of glass is a layer of liquid crystal material. When voltage is applied to the electrodes, it turns dark and filters out bright light. Depending on how much voltage is applied, you can control the tint or opaqueness of the glass.
What's a Liquid Crystal Light Valve?
A Liquid Crystal Light Valve (LCLV) is a device that uses the properties of liquid crystals to control the level of illumination passing through an optical system. It's basically what goes on in your LCD monitor/TV/projector etc, but for each individual pixels.
Prerequisite Guides
We recommend walking through the following tutorial to get familiar with the components used in this project.
Parts
You'll need the following parts to build this project.
Tools & Supplies
You'll also need the following tools and supplies to complete this project.
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