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Reach v4.1 (obsolete)

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). See this videoclip for a demo of the Reach v3 !

Application examples

  1. Measure proximity of human body parts secretly through thin walls, wood etc.
  2. With the Interactive Picture Frame, design an innovative museum exhibit.
  3. 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.
  4. Make any dielectric object, like plants, sensitive to reach gestures by using it as an antenna. See the Reach v3 manual for instructions.
  5. Create a fancy control panel by combining Push sensors (Push, Push3D), Reach sensors (Reach, ReachClose), Slide sensors (eg. Slide-50, Slide-200, Slide-500, SlideRound, SlideWide), Touch sensors (Touch, TouchMicro-05 TouchMicro-10, TouchMini, TouchMiniOn, TouchStrip) and Turn sensors to name a few.

Technical specifications

Product Reach sensor
Version 4.1 (July 2017)
Sensing parameter bulk mass, electric field disturbance
Sensing method capacitive sensor
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. 20 ms
Calibration (use pink button to maximize range)
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 4.75 to 5.25 V DC, 65 mA at 5 V
Sensor dimensions 19.4 x 3.3 x 1.3 cm (7.64 x 1.3 x 0.51 inch)
Weight 45 g (1.6 oz), 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)
Software support

  1. 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.
  2. Our EditorX software allows you to configure the digitizer to process and map the sensor data of multiple sensors simultaneously.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 To maximize the range, place the sensor in the desired location and press the pink button on the sensor once with a non-ferrous (eg. plastic) stick. This will allow the sensor to adjust to the dielectric properties of the material it is placed on or near. This setting is stored in the sensor, hence this procedure needs to be done only once if the sensor isn't moved and its environment isn't changed.

This page was updated on Saturday 26 October 2019.
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