Treasure Hunt – Touchbox
I made a box that includes elements that you can touch, which leads to shell opening. I wanted to create something that gives the sense of accomplishment, especially for children.
Supplies
- Planks (laser cut)
- Beautiful metal figures
- Micro:bit
- Wires (also crocodile wires)
- TTP229 touch sensor
- Sensor:bit
- Speaker
- Power
- Neopixels
- Servo
Make Micro:bit Code
Make the code.
Metal-figures
Make the metal-figures. Just make sure it's metal and touchable.
Laser Cut
Lasercut the plates. Remember to have space removed from the plate, to add the wires and electronics. The big box: 340x110. The small plates on top: 220x40.
Soldering and Neopixels
Add the neopixels, but here you might have to solder the wires together, to make the pixels connect.
Servo and Shell
Add the servo connected to the shell.
Attach to Micro:bit and Sensor:bit
Attach power to micro:bit, micro:bit to sensor:bit, and speaker, neopixels, touch sensor and servo to sensor:bit.
Attach to Touch Sensor
Attach the wires that are connected to the metal elements to the touch sensor.
Test
Test and correct! The video shows the result of the box.