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Trackpad through wood

userHead Account cancelled 2014-05-08 21:40:43 1578 Views0 Replies
Hi guys,

I bought the Capacitive Touch Kit for Arduino and since it comes with a grid touch pad, I imagine if would be possible to make this sensor works like a notebook trackpad, returning X and Y coordinates to control a mouse cursor.

My great challenge is that I need to make a trackpad that works through 6mm of wood.

I know that is possible to make a single pad be activated through wood, due to capacitive field, but I really need more than a "trigger", I need position of the finger, just like a notebook trackpad. Is there anyway to achieve that?

Thank you in advance.