so, i have looked into the "One wire" deal and am now wondering, does that have the capabiity to detect more than one thing or would it stop where it detects the first connection made
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the slash marks would be the "hangers on the pole, each one with a different ID and what not (the \|/ would be the animation of electricity inttereacting with each). I noticed before i would have to have a microchip that would be every so often to detect multiple objects. I guess what im trying to figure out is this. Back before the Iphone most touchscreens were a single point touch, you would press with both hands and which ever one was touched first was the "controlling" finger. Now with Iphones you have multi touch, similar philosophy. I am looking for a connection that can detect multiple contacts, not just stop at the first thing that is touching it and then return the signal to the main server/what ever. I am looking for something that will be able to go down a line and detect, okay at 1.2 feet this is touching me, at 1.6 feet, this is touching me and at 2 feet this is touching me, reached end of bar, sending data back...
Is it capable with out micro chips intterupting the signal or is that the only way? Even if the method was, "detected first object touching me sending data, detected object touching me, already sent data, continue on to next object" so on and so forth, this would be fine.
Sorry if this post was a bit legnthy but its hard to get your idea out when you dont know all the lingo and or what i should be using to be getting the results i want.
thanks for bearing with me.