{"product_id":"adafruit-8-key-capacitive-touch-sensor-breakout-i2c-or-spi","title":"Adafruit 8-Key Capacitive Touch Sensor Breakout - I2C or SPI","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdd lots of touch sensors to your next microcontroller project with this easy-to-use 8-channel capacitive touch sensor breakout board, starring the CAP1188.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis chip can handle up to 8 individual touch pads, and has a very nice feature that makes it stand out for us: it will light up the 8 onboard LEDs when the matching touch sensor fires to help you debug your sensor setup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eCAP188 has support for both I2C and SPI, so it easy to use with any microcontroller.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIf using I2C, you can select one of 5 addresses, for a total of 40 capacitive touch pads on one I2C 2-wire bus.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e Using this chip is a lot easier than doing the capacitive sensing with analog inputs: it handles all the filtering for you and can be configured for more\/less sensitivity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComes with a fully assembled board, and a stick of 0.1\" header so you can plug it into a breadboard. For contacts, we suggest using copper foil, then solder a wire that connects from the foil pad to the breakout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGetting started is a breeze with the Adafruit \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/adafruit-cap1188-breakout\"\u003eArduino library and tutorial\u003c\/a\u003e. You'll be up and running in a few minutes, and if you are using another microcontroller, its easy to port the code.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.adafruit.com\/datasheets\/CAP1188.pdf\"\u003eCAP1188 datasheet\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Adafruit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":492325889,"sku":"ADA1602","price":7.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/products\/1602.jpg?v=1390234677","url":"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/en-eu\/products\/adafruit-8-key-capacitive-touch-sensor-breakout-i2c-or-spi","provider":"Pimoroni Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}