Hi everyone, I’m very new here and I’m currently working on a very small project that seemd as if it would be simple at first but is proving to be harder than expected with little to no tech knowledge as of yet. It’s a project for my cat & new kittens. They have a laser cat toy that turns on when you push the button and runs for a bit then automatically goes off again and I want to change the button to a touch capacitive sensor that sits flat so they can turn it on by themselves while I’m out of the house so they don’t get bored. The current switch in the system is a 4 pin switch that is very small in the middle of the switch board.
I’ve looked into capacitive touch sensors but I can’t figure out what I need to attach to where and if a touch sensor would even work with this circuit board. I’d also need to somehow attach a larger surface to the touch sensor so that it would be big enough for cats to understand what they have to do and have it work every time. Is any of this possible and ,if it is, how should I go about doing it? If it’s not, are there any good alternatives?
I’ve looked into capacitive touch sensors but I can’t figure out what I need to attach to where and if a touch sensor would even work with this circuit board. I’d also need to somehow attach a larger surface to the touch sensor so that it would be big enough for cats to understand what they have to do and have it work every time. Is any of this possible and ,if it is, how should I go about doing it? If it’s not, are there any good alternatives?