DESCRIPTION
Draw, paint and create. Three projects to get you started with the Touch Board.
Whether you’re an absolute beginner, a programming pro or looking for a great gift for a tinkerer, this kit will let you start making interactive projects in no time.
The Touch Board Starter Kit has everything you need to turn any surface, object or space into a sensor. In this box, you’ll find a Touch Board, Electric Paint, essential components and everything you need to start creating interactive electronic projects.
About the Touch Board:
One tool, a million possibilities. Create sensors with its 12 electrodes to trigger sounds through its MP3 player. Supported with well documented code examples for optional programming.
About Electric Paint: Your design and electronics projects are about to change forever. Paint circuits or used as a conductive adhesive on almost anything including paper, plastic, textiles and conventional electronics.
FEATURES
Includes:
- 1 x Touch Board
- 1 x Electric Paint 10ml Tube
- 1 x Electric Paint 50ml Jar
- 1 x Guidebook
- 1 x MicroSD Card
- 1 x MicroSD Card Reader
- 1 x Micro USB Cable
- 1 x Mini Speaker
- 10 x Alligator Clips (colours vary)
- 1 x Stencil
- 1 x Stencil Brush
- 12 x Sticky Tabs
- 3 x Velcro Stickers
- 2 x Paper Cutouts
Getting started is easy:
The Touch Board comes pre-programmed with an audio guide that takes you through the basic features and highlights of the board. The tutorial in the resources tab will get you up and running in no time.
Capacitive touch and distance sensing:
Want to paint an interactive wall? The Touch Board is for you. Connect something conductive – like our Electric Paint – to any one of the 12 electrodes and turn it into a reliable touch or distance sensor. Use the tutorials in the resources tab to see the power of the Touch Board’s sensors in action.
You’ve got an Arduino:
The Touch Board is easily programmed via the Arduino IDE. Use the tutorial below to get our libraries and example sketches on your machine instantly. Tune your distance sensors, play MP3s or make an amazing MIDI controller. It’s just an upload away
RESOURCES
- Touch Board FAQs
- Touch Board Video
- Touch Board Pin map
- 5 ways you can use your Touch Board
- How to clean the electrodes
- How to do Projection mapping with the Touch Board
- Sound Library
- Touch Board + MaxMSP
- Touch Board + Ableton Live
- Touch Board + Grapher
- Make a MIDI guitar with the Touch Board
- Touch Board as an HID keyboard
- How to debug the Touch Board
- How to use the Touch Board and LEDs