Plaquette

Spec sheet

Purpose

Plaquette is an object-oriented, signal-centric framework for creative physical computing and real-time signal processing.Read 12 Oct 2026 · plaquette.org

Intended users

The project is aimed at creative practitioners including media artists, interactive designers, digital luthiers, and electronic musicians.Read 12 Oct 2026 · plaquette.org

Integrations

Plaquette’s documentation describes compatibility with Arduino and compares its signal-flow approach with Max, Pure Data, and TouchDesigner.Read 12 Oct 2026 · plaquette.org

Support

Users are directed to the documentation and examples, or to open a help-needed issue on the GitHub issue tracker.Read 12 Oct 2026 · plaquette.org

License

Plaquette is distributed under the GNU General Public License version 3.0.Read 12 Oct 2026 · plaquette.org

Arduino compatibility

Plaquette is installed as an Arduino library and is described as fully compatible with Arduino.Read 12 Oct 2026 · plaquette.org

Arduino integration

Plaquette installs as an Arduino library and provides replacements for core Arduino functionality while remaining compatible with Arduino code.Read 4 Oct 2026 · plaquette.org

Computer communication

Its Plotter unit can send values over serial for visualization with the Arduino Serial Plotter.Read 4 Oct 2026 · plaquette.org

Development status

The features page describes Plaquette as being at an experimental stage of development.Read 12 Oct 2026 · plaquette.org

External libraries

Plaquette documents using its Smoother with an external DHT sensor library.Read 4 Oct 2026 · plaquette.org

Inputs and outputs

Its units support digital and analog inputs and outputs for interfacing with hardware pins, sensors, and actuators.Read 12 Oct 2026 · plaquette.org

Loop requirement

Plaquette requires the main processing loop to run continuously and advises avoiding blocking calls such as delay() and delayMicroseconds().Read 4 Oct 2026 · plaquette.org

Operational requirement

Plaquette requires the main processing loop to run continuously and advises avoiding blocking calls such as `delay()` and `delayMicroseconds()`.Read 12 Oct 2026 · plaquette.org

Sensors and actuators

It provides units for working with sensor inputs and actuator outputs in real time.Read 4 Oct 2026 · plaquette.org

Signal flow

The `>>` operator connects units so signals can flow from inputs or generators to outputs and parameters.Read 12 Oct 2026 · plaquette.org

Signal processing

Built-in tools support debouncing, smoothing, scaling, normalization, and peak detection.Read 12 Oct 2026 · plaquette.org

Timing and generators

Timing units and signal generators support non-blocking real-time interactions and periodic behaviors.Read 12 Oct 2026 · plaquette.org

What it is

Plaquette is an object-oriented, signal-centric framework for creative physical computing that is compatible with Arduino.Read 4 Oct 2026 · plaquette.org

Where Specifiction places it

• Physics Simulation Software#89 of 896.4