Sensel

Sensel API (LibSensel)

The Sensel API is a C library for communicating with Sensel devices (Morph and Sensel sensor boards). It is a LOCAL DEVICE API, not an HTTP service: an application links LibSensel and LibSenselDecompress and opens the device over USB/serial, so there is no network base URL. The published surface is 44 senselXxx() calls covering device discovery/open/close, sensor info, scan mode and detail, frame allocation and reads, contact and force frames, LED control, firmware info and raw register access. Bindings are published for C, C#, Python, Arduino, Processing, Max (Cycling '74) and Pure Data.

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://guide.sensel.com/
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APIReference
https://guide.sensel.com/sensel_h.html
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GettingStarted
https://guide.sensel.com/api/

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SourceCode
https://github.com/sensel/sensel-api
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APIsJSON
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/sensel/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: Sensel API (LibSensel)
description: 'The Sensel API is a C library for communicating with Sensel devices (Morph and Sensel sensor
  boards). It is a LOCAL DEVICE API, not an HTTP service: an application links LibSensel and LibSenselDecompress
  and opens the device over USB/serial, so there is no network base URL. The published surface is 44 senselXxx()
  calls covering device discovery/open/close, sensor info, scan mode and detail, frame allocation and
  reads, contact and force frames, LED control, firmware info and raw register access. Bindings are published
  for C, C#, Python, Arduino, Processing, Max (Cycling ''74) and Pure Data.'
humanURL: https://guide.sensel.com/api/
tags:
- Touch Input
- Force Sensing
- Device SDK
x-transport: local-library-usb-serial
x-no-base-url-reason: LibSensel is linked into the host application and speaks to the device over USB/serial;
  the provider publishes no HTTP endpoint, so no baseURL exists to record.
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://guide.sensel.com/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://guide.sensel.com/sensel_h.html
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://guide.sensel.com/api/
- type: SourceCode
  url: https://github.com/sensel/sensel-api