Application examples

1. Combine with the TouchGlove and create your own custom dataglove for capturing finger bending, capture hand movements with a GForce3D).
2. Go whole-body with a bodysuit, capture all your joints' movements and express with all your extremities. A couple of BioVolt sensors will capture muscle tension. Use a GForce3D on your feet and hands to capture kicks and punches. A Hot will keep you in check of your body temp.
3. Since it's such a thin and flexible sensor, it's usable for measuring airflow.
4. A Wireless WiDig is recommended in all cases to operate without tether.
5. For bookworms: has also been used to detect turning of pages.

Technical specifications

Product			BendShort sensor
Version			2.1 (January 2018)
Sensing parameter			flex angle multiplied by flex radius
Sensing method			Flexpoint piezo-resistive technology
Range			-180 to +180° (larger flex angle possible)
Active area			61 x 1.7 mm (2.4 x 0.67 inch)
Minimum flex radius			5 mm (0.2 inch)
Output impedance			? kOhm (at -180 ° flex angle) to ? kOhm (at 0 ° flex angle) to ? kOhm (at 180 ° flex angle)
Calibration (using minimum flex radius)
Degrees			Voltage (use 5 V power supply)	7-bit MIDI value (use 'no processing' editor preset)
-180			0.07	2
0			2.47	63
+180			4.64	118
Power supply			1.0 to 10 V DC, 0.1 mA at 5 V
Dimensions			96 x 6.0 x 0.1 mm (3.8 x 0.24 x 0.004 inch)
Mounting		no mounting holes
Cable			1.0 m (39 inch), shielded, red wire = power, black wire = ground, white wire = sensor output, extendable at least 100 m (328 ft) with ExtendCableD-10
Connector			male 1x4 plug with a row of 3 pins spaced 2.54 mm (0.100 inch)
Weight			15 g (0.5 oz), incl. cable
Software support			Our SensePlay software is a very easy way to quickly map sensor data to (sequences of) sounds, images and videos using a drag & drop user interface. Our EditorX software allows you to configure the digitizer to process and map the sensor data of multiple sensors simultaneously. Our Link software allows you to receive the sensor data from the digitizer and use your computer to view, calibrate, record, process and map the sensor data of multiple sensors simultaneously. Our SensorX software allows you to receive the sensor data from the digitizer and use your computer to view, calibrate, record, process and map the data of a single sensor.
Application notes			The sensor output is determined by both the angle between the ends of the sensor as well as the flex radius; bending the sensor sharply will result in more value change than bending the sensor smoothly, when keeping the ends in the same position.