Adafruit 12-Key Capacitive Touch Sensor Breakout - MPR121 [ADA1982]

Adafruit 12-Key Capacitive Touch Sensor Breakout - MPR121 [ADA1982]

• Updated in 2021 - Now featuring STEMMA QT connectors for quick connectivity
• Easy-to-use 12-channel capacitive touch sensor breakout board
• Supports only I2C, which can be implemented with nearly any microcontroller
• Select 1 of 4 addresses with the ADDR pin, for a total of 48 capacitive touch pads on one I2C 2-wire bus
• Handles up to 12 individual touch pads

<p>Add lots of touch sensors to your next microcontroller project with this easy-to-use 12-channel capacitive touch sensor breakout board, starring the MPR121. This chip can handle up to 12 individual touch pads.<br><br> The MPR121 has support for only I2C, which can be implemented with nearly any microcontroller. You can select one of 4 addresses with the ADDR pin, for a total of 48 capacitive touch pads on one I2C 2-wire bus. Using this chip is a lot easier than doing the capacitive sensing with analog inputs: it handles all the filtering for you and can be configured for more/less sensitivity.<br><br> This sensor comes as a tiny hard-to-solder chip so we put it onto a breakout board for you. Since it's a 3V-only chip, we added a 3V regulator and I2C level shifting so its safe to use with any 3V or 5V microcontroller/processor like Arduino. We even added an LED onto the IRQ line so it will blink when touches are detected, making debugging by sight a bit easier on you. Comes with a fully assembled board, and a stick of 0.1" header so you can plug it into a breadboard. For contacts, we suggest using copper foil or pyralux, then solder a wire that connects from the foil pad to the breakout.<br><br> Getting started is a breeze with our Arduino library and tutorial. You'll be up and running in a few minutes, and if you are using another microcontroller, its easy to port our code.</p><p> Of course, we wouldn't leave you with a datasheet and a "good luck!" - we wrote a detailed tutorial showing how to wire up the sensor, use it with an Arduino and example code that g ets the sensor logging data and detecting your touch! </p><p> </p><p><br></p><p> </p>