Description
SNOWPAD is the first open source capacitive multi-touch trackpad designed for Arduino and microcontrollers. You can directly plug Arduino Micro onto SNOWPAD. In addition, it has an external I2C interface so that a user can easily connect SNOWPAD to any microcontroller. Its touch sensing feature is based on mutual capacitive sensing which are popular in modern smartphones and tables. Unlike other trackpads, this product detects 10 touch points simultaneously and outputs ID, x, y, up/down status. So, it is a perfect tool to build a custom multi-touch devices. With SNOWPAD, you can create a great devices such as multi-touch trackpad, keyboard, musical instruments, etc. Or you can use this product as an input interface to your Arduino or microcontroller projects. We provide well documented examples. For example, you can instantly turn SNOWPAD into a multi-touch trackpad!
Technical Details
Size: 87mm x 163mm
Sensing area: with 18TX x 13RX channels
Cover layer: 1mm Acryl
Weight: 81 grams
I2C interface
Controller: Microchip MTCH6301
Multi-touch up to 10 touches
Up to 12-bit resolution coordinate reporting
Watch the video below to find out more.
Documents
- Snowpad documents
- Snowpad schematics, library and examples
- MTCH6301 documents
Demo Videos
It should be noted that the Snowpad in the demo videos are different from the latest version.
SNOWPAD is the first open source capacitive multi-touch trackpad designed for Arduino and microcontrollers. You can directly plug Arduino Micro onto SNOWPAD. In addition, it has an external I2C interface so that a user can easily connect SNOWPAD to any microcontroller. Its touch sensing feature is based on mutual capacitive sensing which are popular in modern smartphones and tables. Unlike other trackpads, this product detects 10 touch points simultaneously and outputs ID, x, y, up/down status. So, it is a perfect tool to build a custom multi-touch devices. With SNOWPAD, you can create a great devices such as multi-touch trackpad, keyboard, musical instruments, etc. Or you can use this product as an input interface to your Arduino or microcontroller projects. We provide well documented examples. For example, you can instantly turn SNOWPAD into a multi-touch trackpad!
Technical Details
Size: 87mm x 163mm
Sensing area: with 18TX x 13RX channels
Cover layer: 1mm Acryl
Weight: 81 grams
I2C interface
Controller: Microchip MTCH6301
Multi-touch up to 10 touches
Up to 12-bit resolution coordinate reporting
Watch the video below to find out more.
Documents
- Snowpad documents
- Snowpad schematics, library and examples
- MTCH6301 documents
Demo Videos
It should be noted that the Snowpad in the demo videos are different from the latest version.
