Proximity Trinkey

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Proximity Trinkey

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Hi,
for a project i need to input into a pc an x/y coordinate, it would be ideal to control it by my hands.
so if i plug two proximity trinkets in my pc could i get the real time x/y data into a program or would there be an address problem?

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Re: Proximity Trinkey

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You could probably get that to work, but getting the data off the Trinkey(s) might be tricky.

Another approach might be to use one of these approaches (similar product from two different vendors):
https://learn.adafruit.com/circuitpytho ... ith-ft232h
https://learn.adafruit.com/circuitpytho ... th-mcp2221

And then attach a proximity sensor to that. Here's the proximity sensor used on the Prox Trinkey:
https://www.adafruit.com/product/3595

HOWEVER, one issue would be the single I2C address for the APDS-9960. If you want to use more than one, for x/y, you'd also want one of these:
https://www.adafruit.com/product/2717

If you are just wanting distance as the basic measurement, there are also time-of-flight sensors that could be used:
https://www.adafruit.com/category/689
Checkout the VL53L0X and VL6180X.

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