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One of our most popular sensors which work along the principle of the Theremin.
Put your hands into its electromagnetic field while mapping it to MIDI pitch bend and volume messages and
create that spooky movie music. Design your own custom control panel. Turn plants into sensitive beings.
Ranges upto approx. 15 cm (5.9 inch).
Here is the Reach v3.0 manual. See this videoclip for a demo !
Application examples
- Measure proximity of human body parts secretly through thin walls, wood etc.
- Make your own Theremin: put your hands into its electromagnetic field while mapping it to MIDI
pitch bend and volume messages and create that spooky movie music.
- Make any dielectric object, like plants, senstive to reach gestures by using it as an antenna.
See the manual
for instructions.
- Create a fancy control panel by combining with
SlideWide,
SlideLong,
Push2D,
Touch and
Spin sensors, to name a few.
Technical specifications
| Product |
Reach sensor |
| Version |
3.0 (2005) - for older versions search the obsolete section of our website |
| Sensing parameter |
bulk mass, electric field disturbance |
| Sensing method |
capacitive |
| Active volume |
15 cm (5.9 inch) diameter cylinder by 15 cm (5.9 inch) long above as well as below the plane of the sensor |
| Range |
15 cm (5.9 inch) |
| Reset time |
approx. 10 ms |
| Calibration (use 2 tact switches to set min. and max. value) |
| Disturbance of electric field |
Voltage (use 5 V power supply) |
7-bit MIDI value (use 'no processing' editor preset) |
| none |
0 |
0 |
| maximum |
5.00 |
127 |
| Power supply |
3.0 to 5.5 V DC, 5 mA |
| Sensor dimensions |
3.2 x 15 x 0.64 cm (1.3 x 5.9 x 0.25 inch) |
| Weight |
50 g (0.11 lbs), incl. cable |
| Cable |
1.0 m (39 inch), shielded, red wire = power, white wire = sensor output, black wire = ground, maximum extension 30 m (98 ft) |
| Connector |
male plug with 3 pins in a row spaced 2.54 mm (0.100 inch) |
| Application notes |
tune the reach using the Reach v3.0 manual |
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