Conductive Keyboard kits
The Conductive Keyboard Addon is a pre-bagged kit containing the extra components needed to for our @ShrimpingIt Conductive Keyboard project. The project is a breadboard circuit which behaves like a MakeyMakey, detecting touch through conductive objects like bananas or graphite pencil marks on paper, and sending USB keyboard events to an ordinary computer.
The Addon combines with the @ShrimpingIt kits described below (or equivalent parts) enabling learners to follow our step-by-step wiring guide, and then to upload our software examples using the free Arduino IDE.
Sourcing Kits and Bundles
The component and wholesaler information for this project are linked below. Click the Add To Cart button above for pre-bagged kits from our retail bagging service to avoid the hassle of self-sourcing.
Our £2.90 Conductive Keyboard Addon includes...
- A Male A USB adaptor
- 2x 3.6V Zener Diodes
- 16x 20 MΩ Resistors
- 2x 68Ω Resistor
- 1x 2.2kΩ Resistor
- 2xGreen 2xRed stripped 22AWG solid core wire
- Lengths of 2.54mm male pin header strip
- Male jumper wires
- Patches of conductive tape
Our £12.80 Conductive Keyboard Bundle includes.
- The Conductive Keyboard Addon kit listed above
- A Shrimp Parts kit (microcontroller and supporting parts)
- A 400point Breadboard (to build the circuit on)
- A USB UART module (for uploading programmed behaviours to your Shrimp)
See the pathways map for a pricing breakdown and to find accessories to build other @ShrimpingIt projects reusing the same components.