CAP1188 Capacitive Touch Sensor =============================== .. seo:: :description: Instructions for setting up CAP1188 Capacitive Touch Sensor :image: cap1188.jpg :keywords: CAP1188 .. _cap1188-component: Component/Hub ------------- The ``cap1188`` sensor platform allows you to use your CAP1188 (`datasheet `__, `Adafruit`_) Capacitive Touch Sensor with ESPHome. The :ref:`I²C ` bus is required to be set up in your configuration for this sensor to work. .. figure:: images/cap1188-full.jpg :align: center :width: 75% CAP1188 Capacitive Touch Sensor. Image by `Adafruit`_. .. _Adafruit: https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-cap1188-breakout/overview .. code-block:: yaml # Example configuration entry cap1188: id: cap1188_component address: 0x29 reset_pin: 14 touch_threshold: 0x40 allow_multiple_touches: 0x80 binary_sensor: - platform: cap1188 id: touch_key0 channel: 0 name: "Touch Key 0" Configuration variables: ------------------------ The configuration is made up of two parts: The central component, and individual Binary sensors per channel. - **address** (*Optional*, integer): The I²C address of the sensor. Defaults to ``0x29``. - **id** (*Optional*, :ref:`config-id`): Set the ID of this sensor. - **reset_pin** (*Optional*, :ref:`config-pin`): Set the pin that is used to reset the CAP1188 board on boot. - **touch_threshold** (*Optional*, integer): The touch threshold for all channels. This defines the sensitivity for touch detection. - ``0x00``: Maximum sensitivity - Most sensitive to touch - ``0x20``: Default sensitivity - ``0x40``: Medium sensitivity (I used this sensitivity when being used through a 3mm sheet of plastic) - ``0x80``: Minimum sensitivity - Least sensitive to touch - **allow_multiple_touches** (*Optional*, boolean): Whether to allow multitouch. Defaults to off. Binary Sensor ------------- The ``cap1188`` binary sensor allows you to use your CAP1188 with ESPHome. First, setup a :ref:`cap1188-component` and then use this binary sensor platform to create individual binary sensors for each touch sensor. Configuration variables: - **name** (*Optional*, string): The name for the binary sensor. - **cap1188_id** (*Optional*, :ref:`config-id`): The ID of the CAP1188 defined above. Useful for multiple CAP1188's on the I²C bus. - **id** (*Optional*, :ref:`config-id`): Manually specify the ID used for code generation. - **channel** (**Required**, integer): The channel number the CAP1188 the touchkey is connected to. - All other options from :ref:`Binary Sensor `. .. note:: SPI is not currently supported. I²C must be used at this time. See Also -------- - :ref:`sensor-filters` - :apiref:`cap1188/cap1188.h` - `Adafruit CAP1188 Library `__ by `Adafruit `__ - :ghedit:`Edit`