Real rollercoaster of emotions this con. We laughed, we cried, we drowned our sorrows in a lot of vodka. All things considered, I'm happy my first con back as myself could be @furfest.org Thanks for the good time. #FurFest

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

Legit lost my slice of pizza before even getting badge. I've decided it must be intended to be a game of finding the missing slice to the whole. Philosophical? Spiritual? Metaphysical? Are you my missing slice? @furfest.org

Chicago, I am inside you. Can we go jump in a pile of snow?! x3c

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

Okay, so the USB adapter for a raspberry pi will put out 5V at 5A This should be enough to run my 4800 LED ceiling project. Now ... 16 rolls of LEDs... 32 point star on the ceiling. Living room is gonna be a rave showcase room x3c

3 harnesses with boxes, 2 collars, 2 leashes, leg add-on replacements, Bluetooth speakers, chargers. I have a feeling TSA might give me a slight hassle, at least until I show off some business cards and demo everything right there in the TSA check line. Or I'll be in a dark interrogation room. 😅 🎉🚨

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

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

Getting bags ready for packing out of the garage. Find spare material to make leash (or two?) in said bags. Woo! <3 -Z

It's me! I'm the good boy! :3 Walkies?!

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

I had a dream. Which, is really rare for me to remember even having dreams. Vague, but something about McDonald's and Chicken nuggets. Now my brain is trying to draw some connection to finding myself and the ability to dream. Chicken nuggies... 🤤

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

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.

I had my first real therapy on Sunday. Initial paperwork and diagnostic criteria One key concept resonated Burnout Syndrome A concept of Active and Being mind states Being stuck in Active (work) for so long and suppressing the Being Thinking of furry and pup spaces as my Being Be more Being <3

Ok, so real talk... I've been doing a fuck ton of suppressing myself these last 6-ish years These past few months I've been getting back to myself. TL;DR: trauma, grief, suppression of self. COVID isolation didn't help things, but by that point I had already isolated myself anyway. 1/3

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

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

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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.

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!

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

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.

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)

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

I've apparently been duplicated and mass produced after refreshing to match UV reactive fur color '>_> Guess that's what I get for being basic. Found on Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/FursuitMak...

Making a move! We've got a new domain for consolidated projects. @barkitup.dog Follow there for future updates plus additional art and fuzzy projects!

Hard at work on coding this week. Finally at a revision I am happy with! (For now? 🙂) FFT mode (random LED lit, color determined by frequency of audio) FFT mode 2 (Audio spectrum visualizer, LED color/location static) Solid mode fades through the color spectrum Rainbow mode Streak mode