projects

ClickWheel

kind
Hardware · input device
stack
C++ · Arduino · MPR121
status
used by open-pod

A capacitive click wheel built around the MPR121 touch controller: twelve electrodes in a circle, read fast enough to feel like a real scroll wheel — including that satisfying click.

I ended up making a tool to design it.

  • C++
  • MPR121 / I²C
  • capacitive sensing
  • input firmware