MicroPython Tutorial XVIII

Mark Lucking
2 min readSep 1, 2019

Ok, lets do something else for a break and indeed touch on the last sensor we’re going cover, which is called ironically touch, pun intended.

You get two touch sensors in both kits I believe, and it is quite simple to use them, with just two properties. Either they are being touched or not basically.

Let combine this with a common requirement you get in lots of app, the requirement to time something. We’re going a use a special method you get with MicroPython and combined with some simple math. Here is our basic script.

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Mark Lucking

Coding for 35+ years, enjoying using and learning Swift/iOS development. Writer @ Better Programming, @The StartUp, @Mac O’Clock, Level Up Coding & More