Application examples

1. Attach an airbag to the end of the tube and create a "squeeze" controller or an alternative to the bagpipe wind controls. Add TouchMini or TouchMiniOn sensors for buttons, a Slide for octave control and a GForce3D to capture body movements.
2. Attach the tube to a pillow filled with air and make music while you sleep - better yet, create a playpen full of such pillows and use the sensor signals for audiovisual effects.

Technical specifications

Product		Air-040 sensor
Version		1.0 (October 2020)
Sensing parameter		air pressure
Sensing method		piezo-resistive
Range		0 to 40 kPa (0 to 400 mBar), relative to atmospheric air pressure
Accuracy		± 0.4 kPa (4 mBar)
Response time		? ms
Output impedance		? Ohm
Calibration
kPa	mBar	Voltage (use 5 V power supply)	7-bit MIDI value (use 'no processing' editor preset)
40	400	5.0	127
Operating temperature		-10 to 85 °C (14 to 185°F), temperature compensated from 0 to 60 °C (32 to 140 °F)
Power supply		4.75 to 5.25 V DC, 3 mA
Sensor dimensions		14 x 14 x 15 mm (0.55 x 0.55 x 0.59 inch), tube: 3.0 (0.12 inch) inner diameter 5.0 mm (0.31 inch) outer diameter
Weight		15 g (0.5 oz), incl. cable
Cable		1.0 m (39 inch), shielded, red wire = power, black wire = ground, white wire = sensor output, maximum extension 30 m (98 ft)
Connector		male plug with a row of 3 pins spaced 2.54 mm (0.100 inch)
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.