Quick Start Guide

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QUICK START GUIDE (V1.2)

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1. Analog Output (Try this first before attempting 2 or 3)

Before you start, you need: SingleTact Sensor, SingleTact Electronics, Four Jumper Wires, Power source (Power

supply, USB power or Battery), Oscilloscope or Voltmeter.

Open the FFC connector on the green Interface Board, insert the sensor, then close the FFC connector. Access the

signals using the supplied quick snap connector and jumper wires, or solder wires directly to the pins below.

2. PC Digital Setup

Before you start, you need: SingleTact Sensor, Electronics & Jumper Wires, Arduino UNO and a Windows PC.

Open the FFC connector on the green interface board then insert the sensor. Connect the Arduino using 4 wires, as

shown:

• The analog output swings from 0

to 2V, with valid outputs ranging

from 0.5V (no force) to 1.5V

(FSR force)

• As pressure increases beyond

the full-scale range (FSR), the

output increases to 2V and then

saturates.

SingleTact Sensor

SingleTact Interface Board

Note: USB communication may need

additional driver installation from the

Arduino software package

https://goo.gl/4QDLty

Summary of content (4 pages)

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QUICK START GUIDE (V1.2) 1. Analog Output (Try this first before attempting 2 or 3) Before you start, you need: SingleTact Sensor, SingleTact Electronics, Four Jumper Wires, Power source (Power supply, USB power or Battery), Oscilloscope or Voltmeter. Open the FFC connector on the green Interface Board, insert the sensor, then close the FFC connector. Access the signals using the supplied quick snap connector and jumper wires, or solder wires directly to the pins below.
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QUICK START GUIDE (V1.2) 2.1 Configuring an Arduino  Download and install the Arduino Software from: https://goo.gl/hhQIOK  Download the SingleTact Arduino firmware (ExampleArduinoInterface) from: https://goo.gl/mZ03Uu  Connect the Arduino to the PC using the supplied USB cable.  Open the Arduino IDE software.  In the Arduino Software: 1. Go to File --->Open and open “SingleTact Demo.ino” 2. Go to Sketch --->Include Library --->Add .zip Library and select “Timer1.zip” 3.
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QUICK START GUIDE (V1.2) 3. Using a Raspberry Pi Before you start, you need: SingleTact Sensor, Electronics & Jumper Wires, a Raspberry Pi (3B recommended) and a display device.  Connect the sensor into the FFC connector on the green interface board then, connect to the Raspberry Pi with four male to male jumper wires as shown in the picture.  Download the Raspberry Pi demo software from the SingleTact github. Any lines in itallics may be pasted directly into the terminal. Direct download: https://github.
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QUICK START GUIDE (V1.2) 3.1 Running the Pi Software The software can be launched directly from the terminal cd ~/RaspberryPiDemo python pps-singletact.py To create a log of all output data, launch the program in verbose mode with output redirected to a file: python pps-singletact.py –v &>> my_output_file To automatically launch the Singletact software startup, append a line to /etc/profile like this: echo "python pps-singletact.