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ESP32 - Touch Sensor
This tutorial instructs you how to use ESP32 with the touch sensor (also known as touch switch, or touch button).
Hardware Used In This Tutorial
| 1 | × | ESP-WROOM-32 Dev Module | |
| 1 | × | USB Cable Type-C | |
| 1 | × | Touch Sensor | |
| 1 | × | Breadboard | |
| 1 | × | Jumper Wires | |
| 1 | × | (Optional) DC Power Jack | |
| 1 | × | (Recommended) Screw Terminal Expansion Board for ESP32 |
Or you can buy the following sensor kits:
| 1 | × | DIYables Sensor Kit (30 sensors/displays) | |
| 1 | × | DIYables Sensor Kit (18 sensors/displays) |
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Introduction to Touch Sensor
Touch Sensor Pinout
Touch sensor has 3 pins:
- GND pin: connect this pin to GND (0V)
- VCC pin: connect this pin to VCC (5V or 3.3v)
- SIGNAL pin: is an output pin: LOW when NOT touched, HIGH when touched. This pin needs to be connected to ESP32's input pin.
How Touch Sensor Works
- The state of the SIGNAL pin is LOW when the touch sensor is NOT touched
- The state of the SIGNAL pin is HIGH when the touch sensor is touched
ESP32 - Touch Sensor
We can connect the touch sensor's SIGNAL pin to an ESP32's input pin and use the ESP32 code to read the state of touch sensor.
Wiring Diagram between Touch Sensor and ESP32
- How to connect ESP32 and touch sensor using breadboard
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- How to connect ESP32 and touch sensor using screw terminal block breakout board
If you're unfamiliar with how to supply power to the ESP32 and other components, you can find guidance in the following tutorial: How to Power ESP32.
How To Program Touch Sensor
- Initializes the ESP32 pin to the digital input mode by using pinMode() function. For example, pin GPIO18
pinMode(18, INPUT_PULLUP);
- Reads the state of the ESP32 pin by using digitalRead() function.
int inputState = digitalRead(18);
Touch Sensor - ESP32 Code
The below code reads the state of the touch sensor and print it to the Serial Monitor.
/*
* This ESP32 code is created by esp32io.com
*
* This ESP32 code is released in the public domain
*
* For more detail (instruction and wiring diagram), visit https://esp32io.com/tutorials/esp32-touch-sensor
*/
#define SENSOR_PIN 18 // ESP32 pin GPIO18 connected to the sensor's SIGNAL pin of touch sensor
void setup() {
// initialize serial communication at 9600 bits per second:
Serial.begin(9600);
// initialize the ESP32's pin as aninput
pinMode(SENSOR_PIN, INPUT);
}
void loop() {
// read the state of the the input pin:
int state = digitalRead(SENSOR_PIN);
// print state to Serial Monitor
Serial.println(state);
}
Quick Instructions
- If this is the first time you use ESP32, see how to setup environment for ESP32 on Arduino IDE.
- Copy the above code and paste it to Arduino IDE.
- Compile and upload code to ESP32 board by clicking Upload button on Arduino IDE
- Touch your finger to the sensor and release.
- See the result on Serial Monitor. It looks like the below:
COM6
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Autoscroll
Clear output
9600 baud
Newline
How to detect the state change from LOW to HIGH
/*
* This ESP32 code is created by esp32io.com
*
* This ESP32 code is released in the public domain
*
* For more detail (instruction and wiring diagram), visit https://esp32io.com/tutorials/esp32-touch-sensor
*/
#define SENSOR_PIN 18 // ESP32 pin GPIO18 connected to the sensor's SIGNAL pin of touch sensor
// Variables will change:
int lastState = LOW; // the previous state from the input pin
int currentState; // the current reading from the input pin
void setup() {
// initialize serial communication at 9600 bits per second:
Serial.begin(9600);
// initialize the ESP32's pin as aninput
pinMode(SENSOR_PIN, INPUT);
}
void loop() {
// read the state of the the input pin:
currentState = digitalRead(SENSOR_PIN);
if (lastState == LOW && currentState == HIGH)
Serial.println("The sensor is touched");
// save the the last state
lastState = currentState;
}
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