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DIY Touch Sensor

Step 4Connect to a microcontroller

connect to a microcontroller
In this case I used the MAKE controller - connected the output wire from Step 2 (which was an LED there) into the 4th Input pin of the controller board. When touched, the pin goes low, otherwise its state is high.
In this example, I used the NET connect software to create a flash animation that changes its shape according to a user's touch.

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Aug 8, 2010. 3:10 PMshakespeare1212 says:
This device works based on the capacitance of your fingers, right? I would not work if you just touched the wire to a wall, or would it?
Jul 2, 2010. 12:17 PMlaraCat says:
can't believe this is the first time I've seen the MAKE controller! very interested in how you set up your output and the software you used. Can you post a link to any info about the NET connect software you used with flash? tx!

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Author:giladlotan(giladlotan.com)
Work at the FUSE (future of Social Experience) Microsoft Lab in Cambridge, MA. Alumni of the Interactive Telecommunications Program, New York University. Most recent web visualization: http://giladlo...
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