In this next step, we'll replace the buttons with capacitive touch. That way we don't have to click the button, just tap the pads with our fingertips
All that's needed is to replace the button checks with checks for the capacitive touch inputs. The code uses the top touch pad on each side as a replacement for the button on that side.
As before, save the code below as code.py on your Circuit Playground Express.
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Dave Astels for Adafruit Industries
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
"""
Circuit Playground Express GBoard: capacitive touch generating tones
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Written by Dave Astels for Adafruit Industries
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Licensed under the MIT license.
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"""
import time
from adafruit_circuitplayground.express import cpx
DOT_DURATION = 0.20
DASH_DURATION = 0.5
# You can adjust this to get the level of sensitivity you want.
cpx.adjust_touch_threshold(100)
while True:
if cpx.touch_A4:
cpx.play_tone(4000, DOT_DURATION)
time.sleep(0.1)
while cpx.touch_A4:
pass
elif cpx.touch_A3:
cpx.play_tone(4000, DASH_DURATION)
time.sleep(0.1)
while cpx.touch_A3:
pass
Now, when you touch the A4 pad a short tone will sound, and when you touch the A3 pad a longer tone will sound. As before, the while cpx.touch_X: pass code causes it to wait until you release the button before playing the tone again. This prevents you triggering it multiple times accidentally.
Be careful how you hold the board so that you don't accidentally touch the A3 and A4 touch pads.
