I ran into a similar issue when I was coding a bitbanged capacitive touch library for pic microcontrollers ages ago. It would work when connected to debugging hw on my laptop but when I unplugged everything and tried to run the pic off batteries it stopped detecting properly. I came to the conclusion that it was the grounding to my laptop through the debugging/programming interface connections that was putting it into a range that was detectable. When I ran it off battery the measured timing values were way off and thus it wouldn't work. So the solution was to test and tune timing values in the exact scenario in which the sensors would be mounted/used. Also adding a ground plane under the cap sense pads helped as it offers a more controlled baseline capacitance than just having a lone wire that is easily coupled by the environment. I intended to eventually update the library to add a routine to auto-calibrate the sensitivity every once and awhile to mitigate these kinds of issues but the project got back burnered and I haven't touched it since (no pun intended).
pressure switches are what the real dance mats use, but your touch switches are different, but seem picky. I have built a dance platform before using a pressure switch design. BTW wire that to a USB joystick interface, and use Stepmania on the PC. Stepmania can be customized with any songs you like.
ruclips.net/video/TeTcuMxLfT8/видео.html the pads we made use metal contacts instead of thin copper, also there are four contacts per arrow to increase the reliability. For the controler, we use an arduino Lenardo that's programmed to work as a virtual keyboard. Everything is made from wood. Your's seems to work OK, just need to rebuild it out of something stronger maybe acrylic (if you can find some)
"Remember DDR?" Oh yeah, forgot i am old :D. For some reason i was still able to beat my 7 year old in just dance. I cant wait until she starts wrecking shop against me one day!
This is like a pad I see in my nightmares when I'm dreaming of DDR. The arrows at the top from left to right is left, down, up then right and not... Whatever that is. This is one of those small compact stamina pads that just are uuggghhhh. A nice starting project but will need much work unfortunately but just being real.
Much DDR commercial pad use the weight as input for the game and there is a contact of button when the foot stay on it, your pad can be constructed with this principle!
Neat project, but just FYI, once you get halfway decent at DDR, you never return your feet in the middle of the mat, you're always stepping from one arrow to the next in a fluid fasion. Just watch any video about DDR and you'll get the idea.
Nice video, thanks for sharing! tbh I liked the audio much much better when the mic stopped working. The mic gives the impression it can't handle too high sounds and dampens the sound of your voice a lot.
I used an esp32 and made an python script to monitor my serial terminal and whenever i stepped on something the esp32 would like print A or B or C or D and the script would press the corresponding arrow key for me
@@lorrainbow Hi, try this. www.usitility.com/stepmania/download-windows-10 . I used it a long time, but I tested it today on a Windows 10 and it worked. Is a notebook core 2 duo 2.6Ghz, ssd120gb, 4gb ram.
Yeah, why not buy something that already works? Why are they always making something from scratch and never just buy this? I don't understand this channel..
@@Davedarko So, buy a pre-built unit and learn nothing, or try and make one from scratch and learn something new, having fun in the process? Learning and creating can be fun.
Great socks!
Yesssss. I used to build ddr pads as a youth
Sounds unlikely
I ran into a similar issue when I was coding a bitbanged capacitive touch library for pic microcontrollers ages ago. It would work when connected to debugging hw on my laptop but when I unplugged everything and tried to run the pic off batteries it stopped detecting properly. I came to the conclusion that it was the grounding to my laptop through the debugging/programming interface connections that was putting it into a range that was detectable.
When I ran it off battery the measured timing values were way off and thus it wouldn't work. So the solution was to test and tune timing values in the exact scenario in which the sensors would be mounted/used. Also adding a ground plane under the cap sense pads helped as it offers a more controlled baseline capacitance than just having a lone wire that is easily coupled by the environment.
I intended to eventually update the library to add a routine to auto-calibrate the sensitivity every once and awhile to mitigate these kinds of issues but the project got back burnered and I haven't touched it since (no pun intended).
pressure switches are what the real dance mats use, but your touch switches are different, but seem picky. I have built a dance platform before using a pressure switch design. BTW wire that to a USB joystick interface, and use Stepmania on the PC. Stepmania can be customized with any songs you like.
Not really, the arcade sensors are just sealed rubber contacts. Are you thinking of the fsr contacts that stepmaniaX uses?
If you’d like something that shows up as a USB HID game pad, my GitHub has an open source project for that based around the CY8CKIT-059.
Thanks Kate! I'll have a look
@@lorrainbow github.com/kategray/technomotion-io
It’s the Ghett-io folder.
ruclips.net/video/TeTcuMxLfT8/видео.html the pads we made use metal contacts instead of thin copper, also there are four contacts per arrow to increase the reliability. For the controler, we use an arduino Lenardo that's programmed to work as a virtual keyboard. Everything is made from wood. Your's seems to work OK, just need to rebuild it out of something stronger maybe acrylic (if you can find some)
This is really cool! Thank you! I will try to make it for my niece 🤩
Does that CPX have USB HID capability? If so you should check out Stepmania.
The latest version of stepmania wouldn't run on my windows machine ☹️
I've been waiting for you guys to do this, you wont believe actually how many people would like to build these
"Remember DDR?" Oh yeah, forgot i am old :D. For some reason i was still able to beat my 7 year old in just dance. I cant wait until she starts wrecking shop against me one day!
This is like a pad I see in my nightmares when I'm dreaming of DDR. The arrows at the top from left to right is left, down, up then right and not... Whatever that is. This is one of those small compact stamina pads that just are uuggghhhh. A nice starting project but will need much work unfortunately but just being real.
Yes, I remember DDR. I'm in my late thirties and I own my own personal cab.
maybe Lionel Richie had trouble with his floor, too. so he danced on the ceiling. :)
oh what a feeling
Quad Vertex^2 on it
Much DDR commercial pad use the weight as input for the game and there is a contact of button when the foot stay on it, your pad can be constructed with this principle!
I am legit intrested in developing an "Open Source DDR / Dance Mat" using load cells.
One of my many "to-do" projects lol, would LOVE help/other intrested people ?
Please don‘t use loadcells
@@Retikulum01 why?
@@ericlotze7724 i think that this only applies for stamina play, but loadcells need to often recalibrate during a son. I‘d recommend fsr‘s
Neat project, but just FYI, once you get halfway decent at DDR, you never return your feet in the middle of the mat, you're always stepping from one arrow to the next in a fluid fasion.
Just watch any video about DDR and you'll get the idea.
element14 showing how to make a cheap and cool travel pad ;)
Nice video, thanks for sharing! tbh I liked the audio much much better when the mic stopped working. The mic gives the impression it can't handle too high sounds and dampens the sound of your voice a lot.
I used an esp32 and made an python script to monitor my serial terminal and whenever i stepped on something the esp32 would like print A or B or C or D and the script would press the corresponding arrow key for me
What is the input latency?
i have one i bought 15 years ago for ps2, but it sucks, let's see how this project goes, still watching
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Now she just needs to learn to not put her feet back in the middle :p
Now put usb conection and use in Step Mania. a open source DDR.
Hi, I downloaded stepmania to my PC but it failed to run ☹️
@@lorrainbow Hi, try this. www.usitility.com/stepmania/download-windows-10 . I used it a long time, but I tested it today on a Windows 10 and it worked. Is a notebook core 2 duo 2.6Ghz, ssd120gb, 4gb ram.
looking for dance pad modification to use it as controller for a drum simulator.
Please help, Obi Wan, your'e my only hope.
@@cosmicwagon what u need?
4199 moment
Make a IIDX controller from cardboard
Wow.
pain
wouldn't it be cheaper and easier to start with a used DDR mat and than go from there?
Yeah, why not buy something that already works? Why are they always making something from scratch and never just buy this? I don't understand this channel..
Hi, I wanted to hack the CPX to turn it into a dance mat. I created something fun using electronics. Anyone could buy a dance mat.
@@Davedarko So, buy a pre-built unit and learn nothing, or try and make one from scratch and learn something new, having fun in the process? Learning and creating can be fun.
@@another3997 hey I'm a host here too and that was sarcasm :)
This channel is about building things... so they built one..