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By sonnyangell
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Hello!

Need some brainstorming help with this one.

Im making a circuit that will be attached to a boot, and simply flash bright like a camera flash. it should flash when the person stomps.

1 - Can the WakeonShake board handle a force like a stomp.. and not wake on regular steps? The datasheet says I can adjust the threshold, but were
not talking tapping the glass of a display..I see it can handle up to "+8g"

2 - I can settle for bright white LEDs, Or should I use a 12V LED

3 - I see the max voltage the WoS can output is 15v that should be enough. Does the WoS truly output a max of 15V?

4 - When I connect the WoS to a computer via the serial/USB hookup, do I need a certain software to edit the code?

Most of all, is this a good circut idea for this installation? Maybe someone else has a better idea?

-Sonny