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[JonnyBoats]

If anyone is interested in adding a capacitive touch interface for less than $10 delivered checkout:

http://dangerousprot...p430-launchpad/

You can get the Capacitive Touch BoosterPack for $4.30 and a MSP430 LaunchPad Development kit for another $4.30.

Total cost $8.60 includes free shipping.

Then you can just interface the Development board to the Netduino with a couple of jumper wires.

Here is a video:

[Dan Morphis]

If anyone is interested in adding a capacitive touch interface for less than $10 delivered checkout:

http://dangerousprot...p430-launchpad/

You can get the Capacitive Touch BoosterPack for $4.30 and a MSP430 LaunchPad Development kit for another $4.30.

Total cost $8.60 includes free shipping.

Then you can just interface the Development board to the Netduino with a couple of jumper wires.

Here is a video:

Sweet! Ordered 2 of them!

[kenNET]

Sweet, I ordered one set. Please post any progress on hooking it up with Netduino. /Ken

[Troll feeder]

If anyone is interested in adding a capacitive touch interface for less than $10 delivered checkout:

http://dangerousprot...p430-launchpad/

You can get the Capacitive Touch BoosterPack for $4.30 and a MSP430 LaunchPad Development kit for another $4.30.

Total cost $8.60 includes free shipping.

Then you can just interface the Development board to the Netduino with a couple of jumper wires.

Here is a video:

I got a couple. Looks like fun.

[hanzibal]

Cool, I ordered three. Please keep those sweat deal tips coming Johnny - really nice of you!

[Michel Trahan]

Bought one ! Thanks !

[Dan Morphis]

If anyone is interested in adding a capacitive touch interface for less than $10 delivered checkout:

http://dangerousprot...p430-launchpad/

You can get the Capacitive Touch BoosterPack for $4.30 and a MSP430 LaunchPad Development kit for another $4.30.

Total cost $8.60 includes free shipping.

Then you can just interface the Development board to the Netduino with a couple of jumper wires.

Here is a video:

Before I embark on trying to hack something up to read from this device, I figured I would check if anyone else has a driver written?

-dan

[two schnauzers]

I just got around to fooling with this and it isn't clear (to me) how to interface this to the Netduino. The video mentions interfacing the the USB but there are no details. I suppose I can look at their SDK but I believe it is C++ and would require some port to Netduino. Has anyone actually interfaced this to a Netduino?

[JonnyBoats]

I just got around to fooling with this and it isn't clear (to me) how to interface this to the Netduino. The video mentions interfacing the the USB but there are no details. I suppose I can look at their SDK but I believe it is C++ and would require some port to Netduino.

Has anyone actually interfaced this to a Netduino?

The easiest way to interface the TI chip to the Netduino is via the TTL level serial port, both boards have them.

[OppaErich]

Before I embark on trying to hack something up to read from this device, I figured I would check if anyone else has a driver written?

-dan

TI provides a 'capacitive touch library', you may check that (I did not yet).

Is it just me or did I miss a thing ? The price is $10.

[Mario Vernari]

I am not involved in this discussion, and I don't want to. Anyway, consider that Atmel also is offering a QTouch library and some hardware (I think). In this case should be available for Arduino-like boards as well. Hope it helps. Cheers

[Dan Morphis]

TI provides a 'capacitive touch library', you may check that (I did not yet).

Is it just me or did I miss a thing ? The price is $10.

Yeah, the price went up The $4.30 was an introductory only price.

-dan