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tactigon skin
Tactigon Skin is a Bluetooth Low Energy wearable device capable of capturing:
- Angles
- Accelerations
- Gyro
- Audio
- Touch interactions such as Tap, Tap and Hold and many more
- Gesture such as up, down, swipe, and many more
Every device is paired with a Docking Station that provides wireless charging feature via a USB C cable.
We will guide you step by step on how to connect the T-Skin device with the Tactigon Shape.
First, make sure your T-Skin is powered on and ready to connect.
Next, Click the T-Skin icon in the top-right corner of the interface.
The app will search for the available T-Skin device. Once it appears, select it and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the connection.
Once the device is selected and connected, check that the connection is active in the app. You’ll know it’s connected when you see the battery percentage and the Bluetooth icon in white. If it’s gray, you’re not connected yet.
With the Tactigon Skin connected to Tactigon Shape, You can bring your ideas to life using simple drag-and-drop coding. You can create gesture-controlled games, build a smart light you can turn on with a hand gesure or a single tap, or even control a robot just with your hand! It’s a fun and hands-on way to learn how sensors, motion, and programming work together — no advanced coding needed. Whether you’re into tech, design, or just love building cool stuff, this tool lets you explore creativity while learning real STEM skills.
On the left panel, you’ll find our default shapes, plus a couple of extras we’ve added to show off the possibilities.
Here we are going to show you how you need to use gestures with the Tactigon Skin device.
Circle
Down
Up
Swipe Right
Swipe Left
Push
Pull
Swipe
This block allows you to use various gestures with the Tactigon Skin device. Simply drag the gesture block and select the gesture you want to perform. When you perform the selected gesture, it returns 'true', so you can use it with an 'If' block.
gesture.mp4
Here you can see some of our touch gestures and how you can use them.
Single Tap
Tap and Hold
This block allows you to use touch gesture. Simply drag the touch block and select the touch you want to perform. When you perform the selected touch, it returns 'true', so you can use it with an 'If' block.
touch.mp4
This block gives you the angle value when using the Tactigon Skin device. It returns a number, which you can use for calculations or comparisons.
angle.mp4
This block gives you the gyro value when using the Tactigon Skin device. It returns a number, which you can use for calculations or comparisons.
gyro.mp4
The Tactigon Skin device is no longer limited to gestures and other features — we’ve now added speech recognition and more. Here is the detailed guide to the voice features.
This block is used to analyze speech input from a Tactigon Skin device. You can run your shapes simply by speaking to the device. When using this block, please check the console for further instructions
voice_check_speech.mp4
This function records audio from the Tactigon Skin device while you are speaking and you can provide a file name to save the recorded audio.
record.mp4
This is a block that plays an audio file. It takes the filename of the audio file as a parameter and plays it through the computer. Make sure to record an audio or provide a valid audio file.