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ReachClose v2.1.1	$67.24US

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A sensor for waving at your gear. Leave your fans in awe of your magic majestic gestures. Reaches up to 200 cm (79 inch) distance. View and calibrate the sensor using our ReachClose software. This sensor combines with almost any of our other sensors. For a demo, see this videoclip (also available in QuickTime) !

Application examples

Measurement of proximity of objects like hands or walls
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Create a fancy control panel by combining Push sensors (Push, Push2D), Reach sensors (Reach, ReachClose, ReachOn), Slide sensors (Slide-50, Slide, Slide-170, SlideLong, Slide-500, SlideRound, SlideWide), Touch sensors (Touch, TouchMicro-3, TouchMicro-5 TouchMicro-10, TouchMini, TouchMiniOn, TouchStrip) and Turn sensors (Turn, Turn&Spin) to name a few.

Technical specifications

Product ReachClose sensor

Version 2.1.1 (October 2005)

Sensing parameter distance, proximity

Sensing method modulated infra-red light

Active volume 5° cone

Range 5 cm to 200 cm (2.0 to 79 inch)

Response time 43.3 ± 9.6 ms

Calibration

cm inch Voltage (use 5 V power supply) 7-bit MIDI value (use 'no processing' editor preset)

5.0 2.0 2.15 55

10 3.9 2.62 67

13 5.1 2.85 73

15 5.9 2.81 72

20 7.9 2.62 67

25 9.8 2.34 60

30 12 1.95 50

35 14 1.68 43

40 16 1.52 39

45 18 1.37 35

50 20 1.17 30

55 22 1.09 28

60 24 1.05 27

65 26 0.94 24

70 28 0.86 22

75 30 0.82 21

80 31 0.78 20

85 33 0.74 19

90 35 0.70 18

100 39 0.66 17

120 47 0.59 15

200 79 0.27 7

no object present no object present 0 0

Power supply 5 V DC, 33 mA

Sensor dimensions 13 x 22 x 30 mm (0.51 x 0.87 x 1.2 inch), excl. two flanges with 3.0 (0.12 inch) mounting holes spaced 37 mm (1.4 inch) apart

Operating temperature -10 to 60° C (14 to 140° F)

Weight 20 g (0.7 oz), incl. cable

Cable 1.0 m (39 inch), shielded, red wire = power, black wire = ground, white wire = sensor output, maximum extension 15 m (49 ft)

Connector male plug with a row of 3 pins in a row spaced 2.54 mm (0.100 inch)

Software support The following standalone software can be executed with the runtime version of the Max software development environment (Windows / MacOS):

Max v5: ReachClose patch v1.0 (includes source code)

Application notes

Due to the modulation of the infra-red light that is used to detect a reflecting object the sensor is insensitive to ambient light variations.

Warning ! Make sure the sensor is plugged into the Digitizer with the red wire connected to power.

This page was updated on Wednesday 30 December 2009.

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