Touch Sensing Building Blocks I
The “core” building-block I mentioned in my last post is nearing completion, at least, the software. I have my microcontroller handling “switch emulation” tasks. It can emulate either group of...
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RS232 Utilitarian Project
If necessity is the mother of invention, being cheap must be like a step-father or uncle or something? I needed some level shifters / line drivers that I could easily use on the breadboard for...
View ArticleLED Clock; Firmware taking shape
The firmware for my LED Sign / Clock project is taking shape. I’ve worked out my initial wishlist of features, and put together a basic menu structure. I figured a menu is the easiest way to access...
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Capacitive touch sensing
Presenting “6buttons”; a simple six button keypad based on the QProx QT160 charge transfer proximity sensor chip. More details to come later, wanted to get some pictures and video online tonight....
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Capacitive Sensing Continued
Hello readers from MAKE: as well as all other readers :) My prototype touch sensor worked so well, that it hasn’t needed much changing. I sent the design off to Custom PCB, and less than a week later,...
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