[Lab] Touch sensitive/reactive windows

Fri Apr 29 12:19:19 EDT 2011

This is at least your third time being featured there is it not?
http://hackaday.com/2009/11/06/cold-cathode-art-piece-controller/
http://hackaday.com/2011/02/15/dotklok/

Jean-Marc Le Blanc
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wrote their own device drivers?" Linus Torvalds

On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 12:11 PM, Andrew O'Malley <aomalley at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>>
>> Jean-Marc Le Blanc
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>>
>> "Do you pine for the nice days of Minix-1.1, when men were men and
>> wrote their own device drivers?" Linus Torvalds
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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