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Touch Sensitive counter project question
Hi everyone,
Great to be part of this community.
I am trying to make a touch sensitive counter, the sensor has to be as flat as possible, something like a thick cardboard, or I can put a flat sensor in between two sheets. It needs to handle about 10-20lbs of weight. It will go under fabric like carpet, so it cannot be super sensitive, clickable is fine.
It will be connected to a very simple 1 or 2 digit counter.
Any suggestions?
PS: Eventually I'd like to upgrade this with a system that can instruct something else, for example 5 counters, display etc. Or be able to use bluetooth or wifi or arduino, and be able to count back. For example input 10 and it will count 1/10, 2/10, 3/10, etc..
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5 years ago
Sounds like the perfect sensor for you:
https://www.coolcomponents.co.uk/pressure-sensitiv...
You should be able to connect it to a version of this DIY counting hack, and you're away:
https://www.instructables.com/id/Versatile-and-Low-...
Reply 5 years ago
Thank you very much for the suggestion, in my application I am concerned there may not be enough pressure to get Velostat to register, however in a certain other application it would be really good. For example Velostat might be really good for the kindergarten class where we have a big carpet and we can mark everyone's position and actually keep kids in that circle by connecting it to a counter or lights. Pretty cool idea.
What I thought about, instead of using a pressure sensor, I now think about using a line-of-sight detector with a very narrow field of vision, (exactly a single line in between) and then hook that up to a counter. Do you have any suggestions for that?
Reply 5 years ago
Google for laser trip wire...?
Reply 5 years ago
Thanks! I've been trying to figure out the correct term for it. Thanks a million.