sparkfun KIT-14173 Hook-Up Manual page 4

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Designed to bring simple signals from the world into your Spectacle
projects, the Spectacle Button Board provides input for any of your
Spectacle projects.
It has two 1/8" (3.5mm) jacks for connecting to other boards in a Spectacle
system. Note that the Spectacle data jacks are directional: the one marked
"In" should be plugged into the "upstream" board (i.e., closer to the Director
Board than this one) and the one marked "Out" connects to the next
downstream board.
There are 8 "poke home" connectors on the Button Board. Each one can be
connected to one (or more) buttons. To add a connection, simply push the
stripped end of a wire into the hole on the connector. The connector will
automatically grab on and hold the wire in place. If you need to remove the
wire later, an small object (bobby pin, ballpoint pen, etc.) can be used to
depress the release button, allowing the wire to be extracted without
damage.
There is an input button on the button board itself which can be used to
provide an input signal if no other buttons are available. It functions like any
other normal button that might be attached. Be certain you're pressing
the button labeled '8' and not the one labeled 'Reset'! Pressing the
reset button will reset your button board, probably causing your entire
system to stop working properly until you reset your Director Board!
Spectacle Light Board
The Spectacle Light Board allows you to add some fairly complex lighting
effects to your Spectacle projects. It has connections for up to three strands
of addressable LEDs and a connector for external power.