Sign In SHOP BLOG LEARN FORUMS 0 Items VIDEOS SENSORS / TOUCH / STANDALONE MOMENTARY CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSOR BREAKOUT Standalone Momentary Capacitive Touch Sensor Breakout AT42QT1010 PRODUCT ID: 1374 IN STOCK ADD TO CART 1 1-9 10-99 100+ ADD TO WISHLIST DESCRIPTION TECHNICAL DETAILS DESCRIPTION This breakout board is the simplest way to create a project with a single "momentary" capacitive touch sensor. No microcontroller is required here - just power with 1.8 to 5.5VDC and touch the pad to activate the sensor. When a capacitive load is detected (e.g. a person touches the sensor-pad area) the red LED lights up and the output pin goes high. You can also solder a wire to the middle pad and create your own capacitive pad if the built-in one isn't suited to your project. If you want to save power, the LED can be disconnected from the output pin (cut the trace between the jumper marked as such). We designed this breakout to have the more-responsive "fast mode" which draws about 0.5mA. If you need ultra-low (~50uA) power usage, the mode jumper can be cut on one side & soldered closed on the other to fix it into that mode. Check the datasheet for specific power usage measurements. Comes with a fully assembled board, and a small stick of 0.1" header so you can solder and plug it into a breadboard. For additional contacts, we suggest using copper foil, then solder a wire that connects from the foil pad to the breakout. The datasheet has many details on sensitivity, power usage, etc. Standalone Momentary Capacitive Touch Sensor Breakout (11:10) TECHNICAL DETAILS Dimensions: 20mm / 0.8" x 28mm / 1.1" Weight: 1.87g Datasheets, EagleCAD PCB files, Fritzing object and more available in the product tutorial! LEARN Adafruit Capacitive Touch Sensor Breakouts Add a Touch Sensor to your Project! Capacitive Touch Sensors on the Raspberry Pi Use everyday objects as inputs on your Raspberry Pi. NeoPixie Dust Bag Make a GEMMA and NeoPixel Pixie Dust Bag Raspberry Gear Upgrade your Sega Game Gear with a Raspberry Pi and 3.5 inch TFT display! MAY WE ALSO SUGGEST... Copper Foil Tape with Conductive Adhesive - 6mm Standalone 5-Pad Capacitive Touch Sensor Breakout - Copper Foil Tape with Conductive Adhesive - Standalone Toggle Capacitive Touch Sensor ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) Coated Glass - 50mm x ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) Coated PET Plastic - 100mm Adafruit Capacitive Touch HAT for Raspberry Pi - Mini CAP1188 - 8-Key Capacitive Touch Sensor Breakout - Pimoroni Drum HAT Adafruit 12-Key Capacitive Touch Sensor Breakout - Adafruit 12 x Capacitive Touch Shield for Arduino - DISTRIBUTORS CONTACT SUPPORT DISTRIBUTORS EDUCATORS EXPAND TO SEE DISTRIBUTORS "People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware" - Alan Kay JOBS FAQ SHIPPING & RETURNS TERMS OF SERVICE PRIVACY & LEGAL ABOUT US ENGINEERED IN NYC Adafruit (R) 4.9