Happily there is a solution in the form of capacitive sensor probes, and it is these that [Electrobob] is incorporating in to a home automation system. Unfortunately the commercial capacitive ...

[James Eckert] got his hands on a Freescale MPR121 capacitive touch sensor. The chip in question speaks I2C and senses up to twelve simultaneous capacitive sense electrodes; break-out boards are ...

Combining 30 years of expertise in electromagnetic technology with 15 years in capacitive touch technology, Hanvon has innovatively introduced the world's first EMC-Touch chip, HW0888. This chip, ...