/* Arduino Starter Kit example Project 13 - Touch Sensor Lamp This sketch is written to accompany Project 13 in the Arduino Starter Kit Parts required: 1 Megohm resistor metal foil or copper mesh 220 ohm resistor LED Software required : CapacitiveSensor library by Paul Badger http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Main/CapacitiveSensor Created 18 September 2012 by Scott Fitzgerald http://www.arduino.cc/starterKit This example code is part of the public domain */ // import the library (must be located in the // Arduino/libraries directory) #include // create an instance of the library // pin 4 sends electrical energy // pin 2 senses senses a change CapacitiveSensor capSensor = CapacitiveSensor(4, 2); // threshold for turning the lamp on int threshold = 1000; // pin the LED is connected to const int ledPin = 12; void setup() { // open a serial connection Serial.begin(9600); // set the LED pin as an output pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); } void loop() { // store the value reported by the sensor in a variable long sensorValue = capSensor.capacitiveSensor(30); // print out the sensor value Serial.println(sensorValue); // if the value is greater than the threshold if (sensorValue > threshold) { // turn the LED on digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH); } // if it's lower than the threshold else { // turn the LED off digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW); } delay(10); }