Sensing Specifications
- Flexion Sensor manufactured by Abrams-Gentile Entertainment.
- Dimensions of Flex strip: 4.5in x 0.25in
- Range of Flexion : 90 degrees, one direction (bending backwards does not yield results).
Electrical Specifications
- Voltage Source: 0-5 Volts
- Minimum Current Source: 5mA
- Voltage Returned by Sensor: Industry Standard 0.25 Volts to 4.75 Volts, fully conditioned and buffered.
- Connector Layout (Pin 1 is indicated by an arrow on the top of the connector)
- Pin 1: Ground (from interface )
- Pin 2: Sensor Output
- Pin 3: 5 Volts (from interface)
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Cable Specifications
- Electrotap P/N: CAB-MX2LF3-3
- Standard 3 foot (approximately 1 meter) premium quality Canare L-4E5C star-quad cable with braided shielding.
- Sensor-end connector is our standard, female locking Molex connector. Interface-end connector is top-of-the-line Neutrik XLR connector.
- Molex connector layout:
- Pin 1: Ground
- Pin 2: Sensor Output
- Pin 3: 5 Volts
- XLR connector layout:
- Pin 1: Ground
- Pin 2: 5 Volts
- Pin 3: Sensor Output
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Application Examples
- Track gestures in bending in human or mechanical joints
- Building hand/glove-style controllers
Application Notes
- Flex sensors can be prone to produce signals that have some noise in them. It is highly recommended that you lowpass filter the sensor signal before using it to eliminate the noise or spikes from the signal.
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