Description
The Senso PAD is a touch-sensitive button that allows the triggering, through a material, of playback files thanks to an input contact.
As an example the touch-sensitive button Senso PAD can play audio or video files of the players of the range ID-AL.
The Senso PAD is a proximity touch sensor that is not requiring a direct contact. Stuck onto an insulating surface, the presence of a finger is detected through the material (wood, glass or any insulating materials).
The reach of detection relies on the size of the electrode (that allows a detection up to 2 cm) and on the kind of support.
The SensoPad is an invisible touch-sensitive button onto wood and makes a glass surface become interactive.
Detection technology
- Touch sensor type: capacitive switch
- Compatible contact surfaces (dielectric material types): plastic, glass, stone, ceramic, composites, most kinds of wood, painted surfaces (low particle density metallic paints possible)
- Contact surface thickness: up to 12 mm glass or up to 6 mm plastic (depend of the additional sticker-electrode size)
- Full recalibration when detection more than ~60 seconds
Interfacing and Connectivity
- Status LED
- 180 cm (⌀ 3.5 mm) connection cable with 4 stripped ends:
- Ground (black and blue)
- Power (red)
- Output (yellow)
- Open collector output (NO) – 50 V / 100 mA
- Fixing type: sticker
- Optional self-adhesive electrode provided – Cutting at will in different sizes and shapes
Power Supply
- Power supply input:
- Nominal voltage: 12 V DC
- Power supply range: from 5 V to 20 V DC
Current Consumption (12 V supplied)
- Consumption out of presence detection: < 750 μA
- Consumption in presence detection – unloaded: < 2 mA
Thermal Information
- Operating ambient temperature: from -40 to +85 °C
Dimensions
- Case:
- Width: 24 mm
- Height: 34 mm
- Depth: 13 mm
Weight
SensoPad replace all common solutions (button, encoder, tactile sensor, etc…) and ensure a perfect integration with setup installation (desk, stand, glass, etc…).
- Trigger sounds, videos or events through any insulating surface. Replace push buttons.
- Invisible and theft-proof user interface in interactive terminals.
- Man-machine interface in industrial applications.
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- I move the Sensopad, triggering does not work anymore.
Sensopad works on the principle of disturbances in the capacitive field around it. To define the initial state of this capacitive field, the Sensopad must be calibrated. This operation is performed at the startup of the device. When you move the Sensopad to another context, it is important to turn it off and trun it on again so that it can perform a new calibration of the capacitive field.
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- Unwanted triggering happen regularly in my installation.
Some installations are strongly disturbed by a metallic environment which can render triggering extremely sensitive. Makes sure that the Sensopad is not placed on a metal plaque, in a metal case or adjoining a metal structure.
