#FurFest Gear looks to be working fairly well! I'm slightly concerned on the red activity, may look at raising the upper limit of the sensitivity range ... I got my X right next to a woofer... Red is a little overactive... Maybe? :3c

Late post for last night's content, but typical con stuff. @furfest.org 7-point custom with leg strap add-on for @chocomage.bsky.social Bonus collar and leash! Bulldog 3-point with leash @riptyde.bsky.social <3 -Z

Going to MFF this weekend? Keep an eye out for Zetta in 1 of 3 styles of harness. Stop him for a hug! Ask questions! Check out the gear! Ask him about the (soon to be) 4800 LEDs on his living room ceiling that will run off the same hardware he is carrying around!

Worried about the bag getting flagged so made a little demo box using the original hand-assembled PCB and the silicone seal test LED strip Bag: through no issue Zetta: flagged for additional pat down screening TSA agent at the bins: "What's that? Oh that's cool." Zetta: 😰 <3 -Z

IT'S HAPPENING! MFF Launch Week is a GO! Pre-orders are open NOW! Put 'bsky' in the 'Special Requests and/or Feedback' section on the last page of the form for an extra 5% discount off the intro MFF launch pricing. Payments and production to begin January. barkitup.dog <3 -Z

Leash! Just in time for walk time!

Little 4 way USB-C cable inside a pack of rechargeable AA and AAA batteries at Costco. It can charge 3 of my boxes at once on my 18w brick. (1A each charge rate) Sadly it's sharing power to the USB-A and USB-C ports so I can't also charge my phone... Will use the AA and AAA somewhere... <3 -Z

Pending some materials to make an LED leash, here's the Bulldog style and collar on a good pup. This will be 1 of 4 styles running around MFF. Feel free to say hi! <3 -Z

Remake! The Leg Strap add-on for the last 7-Point build ended up a little too long. These are 40 LEDs each down from 53. Seal curing overnight then assembly tomorrow to get them out for MFF next week! I'll have a few builds with me! Follow the lights if you want to chat!

Box! Designed for easy use, even while wearing paws or mitts. 3d printed PETG enclosure. Integrated clip. Slide toggle switch for on/off. Low profile to prevent accidental toggle. Single push button to change or lock the mode. Single swappable 18650 battery. USB-C for run and/or charge.

Work shopping some hook and loop for slight adjustability at some key connection points. New X design Allows the leg strap add-ons on the current MFF 7-point build to be modular Will update with some better photos once the harness is on the fursuit it was measured for Set for LAUNCH! <3 -Z

Got a battery for the multimeter. Power testing puts my 600+ LED and 6+ hour runtime estimates in the ballpark of EXTREMELY conservative. TL;DR: there's enough juice to rave all night. Also run+charge via power bank or swap 18650 batteries. Either way, the power ceiling is HIGH. <3 -Z

🦊 ZettaLights - Custom LED Harnesses 🎵 Real FFT analysis (8 frequency ranges) ⚡ 600+ LED capacity* 🔋 User-swappable 18650 (6+ hour runtime**) 🔓 Open source everything 💻 Custom engineered PCB $650-1500+ | Standard or full custom Pre-orders launch MFF weekend. Production starts January. barkitup.dog

MFF prepping! New 'Full' 7-Point Style! (with Leg Strap Add-on) 252 LEDs! (+106 LEDs = 358 LEDs) Designed for a friend in fursuit so excuse the slack! :3 Redesigned 'X' 4-Point Style! 138 LEDs! Let's gooo!

Field testing! Gear night at a local venue. A lot of fun! Pups, fuzzies, and everything in between! We got in a bit early to get some action shots before it got bumping.

🦊 ZettaLights - Custom LED Harnesses What makes us different: 🎵 Real FFT analysis (8 frequency ranges) ⚡ 600+ LED capacity* 🔋 User-swappable 18650 (6+ hour runtime**) 🔓 Open source everything 💻 Custom engineered PCB $500-650+ | Standard or full custom builds Pre-orders: barkitup.dog

Open Source? Yes! Testing has succeeded and I think it's in a working state. Engineered PCB design files, firmware, and current 2.0 Arduino code. www.patreon.com/posts/141779... Yay! <3 -Z

Slightly thrown together in 2 evenings so it can be tested tonight and at other events! Reconsidering the heat shrink on the links or perhaps more exact measure of wiring and shrink. Will see how it holds up in testing! <3 -Z

Oh yeah! We got a business card! Testing the hardware at a few local venues in the coming weeks. Pre-order soft launch to follow! <3 -Z

All the pieces are in place, time to start building! This one will have plastic buckles and stainless steel hardware due to a nickel sensitivity of the wearer. Testing layouts and some application of heat shrink for a little extra protection!

Hm yes lovely. Was doing the finishing touches before the nose and mouth inserts and pulled too hard on the backing on the left side. Now I have to replace the red parts that are taped for the pattern. Other than that hiccup, the head is almost done. The fursuit makers chacha never ends. -Mori

Box! v2! Clear(ish) PETG, slightly thicker walls, snap lid on top and bottom. Clip! Adding a little switch cover/extension for the power switch, but this is the final revision for now! (Special thanks to co-worker with new Bambu printer for multiple revisions and test prints)

Boards! Finishing touches on enclosure box to be revealed soon!

Don't mind the mess. (And all the posts on sites that is all Barkitup related) 95% done (pinned), Need finishing touches - nose and teeth. I hope it gets done This October or I'm going to cry lol. I feel bad that I've been going so slow, but sickness took over and I needed a long rest. -Mori

I apologize for the double post, was just fixing something! -Mori

Since the about info box is too small for everything. Mori decided to post this- to pin this. - How to contact us via Telegram. t.me/Barkitup - For larger detailed posts Patreon - www.patreon.com/c/barkitup/h... - How to support Ko-fi - Store / Support. (For now) ko-fi.com/barkitup

We have started to put Digital Refsheets (furry adopts) on our Ko-fi ko-fi.com/barkitup Each ref bought can become a fursuit later on. We will open Fursuit Rank Tiers 1-F once we have finished premade- fire dog. Some Rave Gear slots will be listed soon too once we have all the supplies. -Mori

300 LED on Custom Controller test! Multimeter apparently not reading voltage or current properly after sitting in storage so long. Half of the calculated limit on the controller. Ran FFT mode for over 3 hours before test was interrupted. (Cats ...)

Box! Button! USB! Custom PCB based on a few Adafruit dev boards with some components beefed up for higher amperage, more LED potential, and use of 18650 battery. Can be run and/or charged via onboard USB-C. 1 amp limited charge rate. Main switching diodes rated for 5A.

So... Metal hardware rivets or sewn edge?

Electrical test - Prototype 'standard' style harness (X + Y ?) Full assembly soon-ish

Bonus! As a treat! First print test PCBs! (Redesign soon, slight changes to layout and size)

Version 2.0 !! Code Demo: Restructured and updated for new controller hardware. (Custom designed, TBA) New FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) logic, better frequency response, faster processing power, added colors to account for more frequency response zones. (16 frequency ranges mapped to 8 colors)

At the trust the process stages. Everything is pinned on right now. Got to hand sew the ear piece then sew the pinned pieces together. Trim the fur and pray I don't bald it! Then make the jawset/ pickable nose. Paint in the pupils of the eyes. Just wanted to share what's done so far.

So We have a goal. At 1k followers (or around there. or sooner than that) I want to be able to give away a fursuit head/partial premade (voted on) or a rave harness to someone for free! Maybe both. depends if we have enough support and capabilities to supply it. Here is to dreaming. -Mori

Sorry all for the mass follow That we did! Just setting up the account with our interests and to be able to be kept updated with some artist we enjoy.

Old account for Z's Rave Harnesses and old example. Here is what he can do with the prototype they are currently working on. We will soon update when we can. (Did you hear that Awoo? That's our dog being bored, lol.)

Might not look like much right now, But here is a wip of a Dog we are working on. This doggo, is hopefully the one partial that will help boost and support our little hobby so we can continue making things for others, and so we can get better at our craft to make better fursuits and supplies for you