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TRKBRD surface touchpad puts your weekend DIY project to shame, probably

domingo, 23 de agosto de 2009 ·

TRKBRD surface touchpad puts your weekend DIY project to shame, probably

It may not seem like much from this video, but Malmö University graduate student Rob Nero has assembled himself surface-based touchpad using all Arduino products and “simple Algebra.” Dubbed TRKBRD, the device uses hyper-fast flashing LEDs and IR sensors to calculate the XY coordinates of the shadow, and subsequently the finger itself. We haven’t seen it hooked up to a computer just yet, but we hope there’s more to come. Videos of the successful trial run and some preliminary testing and wiring after the break.

[Via Make: Online]

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