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by cttet 1380 days ago
I used it for a midi keyboard and it was fun
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Can it detect speed or force? I googled, and it seems to be a binary sensor.
I believe it measures distance, so possibly speed as well, and force could be computed with knowledge of spring resistance. However, I don't think I saw anything in their material relating to these two terms.
Cool, I've dabbled in this with ordinary mechanical switches. What's the hardware interface like for the Wooting switches?
I believe it's custom, because the mechanical part is actually just part of a sensor (it's just a magnet in a slider). The other part is the hall effect sensor which is soldered on the board. So, you can't drop these mechanical parts on to another board, they aren't self contained switches.