Arduino Capsense Code

gistfile1.ino

//import the capSense Library
#include <CapacitiveSensor.h>  
 
//these are the capsense inputs 2 is the common send the second number is the 
//other digital input the sensor is attached to
CapacitiveSensor   cs_2_3 = CapacitiveSensor(2,3);

 
void setup() {
//Begin Serial Communication with a baud rate of 9600 
//this must match the serial that you enter into processing/OF
Serial.begin(9600); 
}
 
void loop() {
  // Store the value input of each sensor in each of these variables
  long CapSense1 =  cs_2_3.capacitiveSensor(30);
 
   /*The Serial.print() doesn't have a space
   the ',' is used to parse the values in processing
   the last value does not require the ',' 
   but make sure you have a blank Serial.println(); follwoing it*/
   
  // put into DEC form for parsing in processing
  //this is how you will get processing to read you sensor inputs and split them up!
  long mapCap = map(CapSense1, 0, 900, 0, 10); 
  Serial.print(mapCap, DEC);Serial.print(",");

  Serial.println();
  delay(100);
}