Design with paintable sensors! If you’ve ever thought about making a poster play your favourite song, giving objects the ability to speak, or creating hidden sensors in your house, then the Touch Board Starter Kit is for you. Each kit contains a Touch Board, Electric Paint, and everything you need to start transforming the world around you. There is no need for programming expertise! Visit the official website for more inspirations! The Touch Board Starter Kit comes ready to plug and play, so you can create any of its three featured projects right out of the box. The Guidebook will take you through step-by-step instructions, and is packed with ideas, resources, and inspiration for you to build on. Give life to your imagination! Check out the featured projects below, and start making your world interactive. 1-minute introduction LEVEL: Super Beginner to Programming Pro Bare Conductive’s Electric Paint is just like any other water-based paint, except that it’s electrically conductive! This means that you can paint sensors directly onto most materials. When used alongside the Touch Board, an easy-to-use Arduino@Heart microcontroller, it gives you the ability to turn almost any material or surface into a sensor. Included 1 x Touch Board1 x Electric Paint 10ml Tube1 x Electric Paint 50ml Jar1 x Guidebook1 x MicroSD Card1 x MicroSD Card Reader1 x Micro USB Cable1 x Mini Speaker12 x Alligator Clips (colours vary)1 x House Stencil1 x Stencil Brush12 x Sticky Tabs3 x Velcro Stickers2 x Paper Cutouts Direction for use Useful Links Electric Paint Application Notes Electric Paint Technical Data SheetElectric Paint MSDS Touch Board Workshop Manual Touch Board Technical Data SheetTouch Board Workshop ManualTouch Board Techniques and Inspiration Touch Board Basic Projects Touch Board Digital Toolkit Technical Details Electric Paint • Dries at room temperature in 10-15 minutes• Must be fully dry to work• Easily removable with soap and water• Seal with acrylic paint or spray varnish• Can last years if treated properly and kept dry• Works on: paper, cardboard, wood, plastic, glass, plaster, some rubbers, textiles, etc… Touch Board • Touch and Distance Sensing• Works great with Electric Paint• Preprogrammed as an MP3 Player• Easy to program as a MIDI instrument or MIDI interface• HID capable – turn the Touch Board into a keyboard or mouse• Arduino-compatible and programmable through the Arduino IDE• Arduino Leonardo pin layout supporting Arduino shields Example of the Touch Board Starter Kit used as a workshop tool Extensive project examples and resources on the MAKE page.
