# AdaBox 020 ## Introduction # Hi there! [If you're looking to subscribe to AdaBox, click here!](https://www.adafruit.com/adabox) If you're here, it's because you were given the gift of electronics with an AdaBox! Perhaps you are a beginner who is getting started with your AdaBox. Or maybe you just want to relive what it's like being a beginner at electronics again. But most of all, you want to have fun with wirelessly programable LED glasses, and coding! ([If, rather than learn all that, you'd like to look at pictures of cats instead, please check https://www.adafruit.com/galleries/cats-of-engineering](https://www.adafruit.com/galleries/cats-of-engineering)) And, you're in luck: there's _never_ been a better time. Seriously. We're not just saying that. It's wild how great a time this is for you to build your own wireless LED glasses and display fun graphics for all to see and you strut around like Joe Cool. Gone are the days where you need thousands of dollars of equipment and a physics/math background. Nowadays, if you want to learn to work with electronics and code microcontrollers, you can jump right in for $100 or less and any sort of computer. # Who is this for? Anyone who is interested in learning how to program and build interactive projects, and with access to a modern web browser. That's pretty much the minimum. Remember, this guide is specifically for people who have purchased or received an AdaBox subscription! **You don't need to know a lot of physics or math** , and just like an Art Degree isn't required for making art and being creative, **you _don't_ need to have a computer science or mechanical engineering degree**. It helps if you're comfortable using computers but that's a skill most people pick up through life. **If you know how to program already - great! If not, don't worry, we'll teach you enough to be dangerous.** # Who **isn't** this for? While you can follow along without an AdaBox, it will not make as much sense unless you have _all_ of the components and more which either came as a gift or purchased yourself - remember, the goal is helping beginners! This guide is also not for Lars. If you're an expert, please visit our thousands of other tutorials and jump right in at [learn.adafruit.com](https://learn.adafruit.com/) # Who are you? Great question. This is me: https://youtu.be/VDIwnLllLZQ I'm Ladyada, and I love to teach people how to build stuff and how they can be creative with technology. So, are you ready? Let's do this thing! # AdaBox 020 ## Unboxing Adabox 020 ![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/105/346/medium800/adabox_5151_kit_ORIG_2021_10.jpg?1633735031) **You are about to embark on a journey to another dimension, a dimension of curiosity, wonder, and creativity. A journey in a wondrous land of electronic invention. Next Stop, the ADABOX ZONE!** This Halloween, we're going to strap in and face a future so bright we have to wear LED shades to compete. No matter whether you spend all fall working on a costume, or if you throw on a party hat before stepping out the door, this ADABOX will complement your look with style: we're at the forefront of wearable technology with wireless-controllable Bluetooth glasses bedazzled with 116 tiny RGB LEDs. Thanks to CircuitPython's new wireless programming capability, you can code up motion or sound-reactive patterns over the air! With BLE connectivity you can code even if all you've got is a phone or tablet. This ADABOX comes to us courtesy of Digi-Key. Like a magical artifact that can make your thoughts come to life, Digi-Key's encyclopedic catalog is there to help you pull your fantastic inventions from the land of ideas into concrete reality. ## In The Box ## LED Glasses Kit These come as a front plate containing 116 RGB LEDs and the side PCB that controls the designs. ![adabox_5210.jpg](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/105/901/medium640/adabox_5210.jpg?1635179586) ![adabox_5217-00.jpg](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/105/902/medium640/adabox_5217-00.jpg?1635179607) ## STEMMA QT Cable Use this to connect the two PCBs together. ![adabox_4399-00.jpg](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/105/903/medium640/adabox_4399-00.jpg?1635179632) ## Glasses Frames These fashion frames are in style if you want that chunky face-framing look. They're also great as a mechanical frame to attach the glasses PCB to. Plus: bonus lanyard! ![adabox_Adabox_20_Glasses_ORIG_2021_09.jpg](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/105/350/medium640/adabox_Adabox_20_Glasses_ORIG_2021_09.jpg?1633735514) ![adabox_Adabox_20_Lanyard_ORIG_2021_09.jpg](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/105/505/medium640/adabox_Adabox_20_Lanyard_ORIG_2021_09.jpg?1634322248) ## 3 x AAA Battery Holder and Batteries This is your portable power pack for the LED glasses. ![adabox_3286-00.jpg](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/105/906/medium640/adabox_3286-00.jpg?1635179757) ![adabox_3520.jpg](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/105/907/medium640/adabox_3520.jpg?1635179783) ## JST PH Extension Cable This cable is used to make it easier to clip the battery pack to your jacket or belt. ![adabox_1131-00.jpg](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/105/904/medium640/adabox_1131-00.jpg?1635179676) ## Small Cable Ties & Foam Tape These will let you securely attach the PCBs to the glasses frames. **The zip ties in this box changed last-minute due to supply chain issues and may not fit the front-glasses PCB holes. Please use wire or string if the zip ties don't fit easily!** ![adabox_5151_iso_tape_ORIG_2021_10.jpg](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/105/356/medium640/adabox_5151_iso_tape_ORIG_2021_10.jpg?1633735739) ![adabox_Adabox_020_Zipties_iso_ORIG_2021_10.jpg](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/105/676/medium640/adabox_Adabox_020_Zipties_iso_ORIG_2021_10.jpg?1634681817) # AdaBox 020 ## Adafruit EyeLights LED Glasses # AdaBox 020 ## LED Glasses Assembly ![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/105/981/medium800/adabox_glss-3702.jpg?1635541752) Here's how to assemble the LED glasses, frames, LED Driver board, and battery pack. ## Attach Glasses to Frames Line up the frames with the glasses. Using zip ties (colored purple here for illustration purposes), thread through the glasses holes and frame, then tighten the zip ties as shown. ![adabox_glss-3703.jpg](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/105/982/medium640/adabox_glss-3703.jpg?1635541810) ![adabox_glss-3705.jpg](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/105/983/medium640/adabox_glss-3705.jpg?1635541825) ![adabox_glss-3706.jpg](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/105/984/medium640/adabox_glss-3706.jpg?1635541933) ![adabox_glss-3707.jpg](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/105/985/medium640/adabox_glss-3707.jpg?1635541940) Danger: ## Alternate Fastener You can use wire as a sort of zip tie in case you don't have any appropriately sized zip ties on hand. Just pass through the holes, twist, and snip to length. ![adabox_glss-3708.jpg](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/105/986/medium640/adabox_glss-3708.jpg?1635541969) ![adabox_glss-3709.jpg](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/105/987/medium640/adabox_glss-3709.jpg?1635541979) ![adabox_glss-3710.jpg](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/105/988/medium640/adabox_glss-3710.jpg?1635541985) ![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/105/991/medium800/adabox_glss-3712.jpg?1635542061) ## Driver Board Use two zip ties to attache the LED Driver board to the glasses temple as shown here. Tighten and then snip the excess. ![adabox_glss-3714.jpg](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/105/996/medium640/adabox_glss-3714.jpg?1635542078) ![adabox_glss-3715.jpg](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/105/997/medium640/adabox_glss-3715.jpg?1635542085) ![adabox_glss-3716.jpg](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/105/998/medium640/adabox_glss-3716.jpg?1635542091) ![adabox_glss-3717.jpg](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/105/999/medium640/adabox_glss-3717.jpg?1635542098) ![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/106/004/medium800/adabox_glss-3718.jpg?1635542183) ## Connection Connect the LED Driver board to the LED Glasses using the STEMMA QT connector cable. ![adabox_glss-3719.jpg](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/106/022/medium640/adabox_glss-3719.jpg?1635542249) ## Power Use the 3x AAA battery pack and JST PH cable to provide power to the glasses as shown. You can extend the length using the extension cable shown below. ![adabox_glss-3720.jpg](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/106/023/medium640/adabox_glss-3720.jpg?1635542273) ![adabox_glss-3721.jpg](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/106/024/medium640/adabox_glss-3721.jpg?1635542280) ![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/106/027/medium800/adabox_glss-3722.jpg?1635542332) ![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/106/032/medium800/adabox_IMG_3724.jpg?1635542948) # AdaBox 020 ## Downloads This is the software that shipped on your Adabox 020 Glasses Driver board. To load, simply double-tap the reset button to get into the bootloader, and drag the following UF2 file to the **GLASSESBOOT** drive. 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