{"id":99,"date":"2024-06-01T05:29:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T05:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/?p=99"},"modified":"2024-08-01T10:20:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T10:20:53","slug":"foot-sensing-strip-sensor-for-amusement-dancing-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/01\/foot-sensing-strip-sensor-for-amusement-dancing-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"Foot Sensing Strip Sensor for Amusement Dancing Machine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-06-01T05:29:03+00:00\">1 June 2024<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/S2baf3718d5ec4e2683f809a7727d332aC-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-102\" style=\"width:409px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/S2baf3718d5ec4e2683f809a7727d332aC-1.webp 1000w, https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/S2baf3718d5ec4e2683f809a7727d332aC-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/S2baf3718d5ec4e2683f809a7727d332aC-1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/S2baf3718d5ec4e2683f809a7727d332aC-1-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I purchased <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aliexpress.com\/item\/32635534989.html\">these foot sensors<\/a> from Ali Express in 2022 and haven&#8217;t had a chance to play around with them until now.  Assuming they were pressure sensors I wired up a Teensy LC on a breadboard for an analogue resister hoping to see what response it gave me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image.png 724w, https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"632\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/card6a_rev2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100\" style=\"width:213px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/card6a_rev2.png 632w, https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/card6a_rev2-272x300.png 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>It gave me smoke!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I then tested the continuity with a multimeter and realised that the strips were not variable resisters but rather act as switches between on and off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will now need to reevaluate how I can use these sensors.  Perhaps this limitation will lead to different ideas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"105\" src=\"https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3083-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3083-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3083-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3083-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3083-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3083-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"104\" src=\"https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3084-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3084-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3084-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3084-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3084-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3084-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"106\" src=\"https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3086-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A prototyping breadboard with a teensy LC connected to a floor sensor.\" class=\"wp-image-106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3086-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3086-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3086-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3086-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/absurdinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3086-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I purchased these foot sensors from Ali Express in 2022 and haven&#8217;t had a chance to play around with them until now. 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