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The micro, round version of the
Touch sensor.
Contact pressure provides continuous control. Senses from 1 N (0.1 Kg, 0.2 lb)
all the way upto 98 N (10 Kg, 22 lb) on a 5 mm (0.2 inch) diameter disk.
Here are it's other relatives:
TouchMini,
TouchStrip and
TouchGlove.
See this videoclip for a demo !
Application examples
- Can be easily worn or applied to a variety of flat surfaces.
Blow Laurie Anderson, Marillion and others away. Trigger those samples!
- Use as touch sensor for synthesizer
- May be used to design your own fretless base. Use for capturing slaps while the
SlideLong functions
as your pitch controller.
A GForce2D&Tilt2D
will help you accentuate your tones when you move the stem upright.
- Can be used in your custom wind instrument design. Use for buttons, while using a
Slide for octave control and
a GForce2D&Tilt2D to capture body movements.
- Create a fancy control panel by combining with
SlideWide,
SlideLong,
Push2D,
TouchMiniOn and
Reach sensors, to name a few.
Technical specifications
Product |
TouchMicro sensor |
Version |
1.0 (May 2000) |
Sensing parameter |
contact pressure |
Sensing method |
zero-travel force sensitive resistor |
Active area |
5 mm (0.2 inch) diameter disk |
Range |
less than 0.98 N
(0.10 Kg, 0.22 lb) to greater than 98 N (10 Kg, 22 lb) or
less than 9.8 x 103 Pa (0.10 Kg/cm2, 1.4 psi) to
greater than 9.81 x 105 Pa (10.0 Kg/cm2, 142 psi) |
Response time |
1 to 2 ms (mechanical) |
Output resistance |
more than 100 KOhm (at 0 N) to 200 Ohm (at 98 N) in parallel with 47 KOhm |
Calibration
(force applied evenly across surface) |
N |
Kg |
lb |
Voltage (use 5 V power supply) |
7-bit MIDI value (use 'no processing' editor preset) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.98 |
0.10 |
0.22 |
2.36 |
60 |
9.8 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
4.61 |
117 |
98 |
10 |
22 |
5.00 |
127 |
Calibration
(force applied per unit of surface area) |
Pa |
PSI |
Voltage (use 5 V power supply) |
7-bit MIDI value (use 'no processing' editor preset) |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
4.9 x 104 |
7.2 |
2.36 |
60 |
4.9 x 105 |
72 |
4.61 |
117 |
4.9 x 106 |
7.2 x 102 |
5.00 |
127 |
Power supply |
1.0 to 10 V DC, 0.1 mA at 5 V |
Operating temperature |
-20° to 100° C (-4° to 212° C) |
Sensor dimensions |
8 mm (0.3
inch) diameter x 0.5 mm (0.02 inch) thick disk |
Weight |
15 g (0.5 oz), incl. cable |
Cable |
0.90 m (35 inch), twisted, unshielded, red wire = power, black wire = ground, white wire = sensor output, maximum extension 30 m (98 ft) |
Connector |
male plug with 3 pins in a row spaced 2.54 mm (0.100 inch) |
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