[Lab] Touch sensitive/reactive windows

Fri Apr 29 12:11:29 EDT 2011

Thanks guys!

Have great wknd, all,

ao.

On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 12:07 PM, Jean-Marc LeBlanc
<jeanmarc.leblanc at gmail.com> wrote:
> congrats
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> Jean-Marc Le Blanc
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> On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 12:03 PM,  <bentfork at gmail.com> wrote:
>> You're on hackaday!
>>
>> http://hackaday.com/2011/04/29/the-start-to-finish-of-an-interactive-exhibit/
>>
>> Congrads!
>>
>> On 28 April 2011 10:46, Andrew O'Malley <aomalley at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all, an update on this touch-sensitive windows project . . .
>>>
>>> I ended up using the CapSense library for Arduino with a row/column
>>> electrode arrangement, thus only needing 11+1 i/o pins for each 5x6
>>> array of windows.  Thin wire was used for the electrodes, with a
>>> row/column intersection centered on the back of each window.  Despite
>>> some noise/interference problems (mostly solved w/ grounding), this
>>> solution worked pretty well.
>>>
>>> Each window was individually illuminated by a Shiftbrite, and the
>>> whole thing assembled in a fabricated steel structure.
>>>
>>> I've written a detailed post about the (on-going) project here:
>>> http://technoetc.net/blog/2011/04/27/urbana-2011/
>>>
>>> Thanks again for your input and suggestions,
>>> ao.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 11:10 PM, Andrew O'Malley <aomalley at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > Thanks for the suggestion.
>>> >
>>> > The other issue I have with an ir+camera solution is that there will
>>> > be substructure in the tower which will be holding all the lights
>>> > which illuminate the windows, so there will only about a 3 inch margin
>>> > between that and the inner walls.
>>> >
>>> > ao.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 7:02 PM, Mike Baker <mbaker3 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >> If you're looking at an IR based solution I've been working on a touch
>>> >> table
>>> >> using IR lasers. They have the advantage of still working quite well in
>>> >> sunlight rooms.
>>> >>
>>> >> Here are the lasers I use and am quite happy with so far:
>>> >>
>>> >> http://aixiz.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=44_27&products_id=67&osCsid=d5b9a3ff99350c797248ca117ed67cfb
>>> >>
>>> >> The challenge with your idea would be somehow using a camera to capture
>>> >> the
>>> >> reflected IR in that small box. I can't think of a solution immediately
>>> >> but
>>> >> I'll keep on it. Maybe the use of a chrome ball or extreme fish eye
>>> >> lens on
>>> >> the camera to try and capture all sides of the installation at once.
>>> >> --
>>> >> Mike Baker
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 5:43 PM, Andrew Plumb <andrew at plumb.org> wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Have a look around for spray-on anti-static ESD coatings.  That might
>>> >>> get
>>> >>> you the conductivity you need for capacitive sensing over larger
>>> >>> surface
>>> >>> areas.
>>> >>> Andrew.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> On 2011-03-14, at 5:13 PM, Andrew O'Malley wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Ouch, too expensive for my budget considering I have 100+ 5" x 7"
>>> >>> windows to deal w/.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Thanks for the input everyone, please keep it coming if anything comes
>>> >>> to
>>> >>> mind.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> So far my most promising results are using capacitive sense wires near
>>> >>> the windows; going to do a full-scale mock-up of my interaction
>>> >>> surface this week to confirm.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Cheers,
>>> >>> ao.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 5:03 PM,  <bentfork at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> I've seen transparent conductive glass used for DIY EL screen
>>> >>>
>>> >>> printing.  I think they used Indium Tin Oxide, aka ITO Glass.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> The cheapest I could find (in 30 seconds) was
>>> >>> http://bayviewoptics.com/id2.html
>>> >>>
>>> >>> It looks like people have been able to manufacure their own.   I even
>>> >>>
>>> >>> saw a youtube on  it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTu4KhL7IOE
>>> >>>
>>> >>> If you find any cheaper let me know ;)
>>> >>>
>>> >>> On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 3:47 PM,  <lab-request at artengine.ca> wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Message: 8
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:47:21 -0400
>>> >>>
>>> >>> From: "Andrew O'Malley" <aomalley at gmail.com>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Subject: Re: [Lab] Touch sensitive/reactive windows
>>> >>>
>>> >>> To: Jean-Marc LeBlanc <jeanmarc.leblanc at gmail.com>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Hi,
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Thanks for your ideas/suggestions everyone -- I'm hearing the idea of
>>> >>>
>>> >>> conductive coatings or conductive plastic a lot, anyone have any leads
>>> >>>
>>> >>> where I would acquire such things?
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Thanks again,
>>> >>>
>>> >>> ao.
>>> >>>
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