{"id":15625,"date":"2016-10-03T10:30:46","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T09:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=15625"},"modified":"2016-10-02T13:16:03","modified_gmt":"2016-10-02T12:16:03","slug":"a-make-it-yourself-touch-capacitive-kit-for-the-raspberry-pi-from-picymru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=15625","title":{"rendered":"A make-it-yourself touch-capacitive kit for the Raspberry Pi from PiCymru"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/PIFUN.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15626\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/PIFUN.jpg?resize=560%2C448&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"pifun\" width=\"560\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/PIFUN.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/PIFUN.jpg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/PIFUN.jpg?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/PIFUN.jpg?resize=560%2C448&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/PIFUN.jpg?resize=260%2C208&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/PIFUN.jpg?resize=160%2C128&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Doug Gore and the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PiCymru\" target=\"_blank\">PiCymru<\/a> team have developed a new kit that turns common objects into touch capacitive devices and then feeds the input signals back into the Raspberry Pi. It&#8217;s called <em>PiFun<\/em> and is\u00a0inspired by <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/sparkfun\/makeymakey\" target=\"_blank\">MakeyMakey<\/a>.\u00a0The\u00a0kit, <a href=\"http:\/\/4tronix.co.uk\/store\/index.php?rt=product\/product&amp;product_id=416\" target=\"_blank\">which is available from 4tronix<\/a>, comes with a breadboard, jumper wires, crocodile clips, resistors and an Adafruit Pi Cobbler. <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/picymru\/pifun\" target=\"_blank\">All the code and an instruction sheet are available from GitHub<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doug Gore and the PiCymru team have developed a new kit that turns common objects into touch capacitive devices and then feeds the input signals back into the Raspberry Pi. 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