[sdiy] Resistive touch panels [and clinometers]

[Ian Smith]

Hmm....

have one of these:
http://www.meas-spec.com/myMeas/MEAS_download/datasheet/pdf/position/accustar_ii_das_20.pdf
a 2-axis tilt sensor and the resistive touchpad in one device and I think you could get an interesting perfomative control device. Or I could just be crazy...

-Ian
 
> -----Original Message-----
> Has anyone considered using resistive touch panels for control? like a
> joystick, if that's possible? Here's what I'm looking at:
> http://www.fujitsu.com/downloads/MICRO/fcai/touchpanels/4_wire_standard_ds_r
> ohs.pdf
> It says that they have an x-axis resistance of 300 to 850 Ohms and a y-axis
> resistance of 100 to 600 Ohms. I don't know how useful that would be, but I
> keep thinking about the Korg Kaoss pad series. Can these be used by
> themselves or do they need special control circuits to use them the way I'm
> thinking of?
> 
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