LoL yeah you've given me a huge amount of direction in this build Mactester!
About the Edisen Touch Sensor. The Company will definitely ship abroad, I'm in Canada and it was no problem. Here's how...
Go online to their site
http://www.edisen.de and you'll see the site is in German. I used Chrome to translate it, that REALLY helped. Create an account and go through the Store link, make the purchase of your sensor through the shopping cart. Make a note of the ORDER NUMBER. You'll need it for payment later.
Here's where it gets to be a challenge. They DO NOT accept credit, paypal etc. They want a wire transfer of the amount to their bank account before they will ship. Email
[email protected] and inform them that you have purchased, but need an invoice with the shipping amount included. Mine was 8 Euros to ship, for a total cost of 25.50 Euros.
I went back and forth with them a few times over email, but ended up with a successful bank wire transfer done from my branch. Here's the info that your bank will likely require for the transfer.
The Company is:
EDISEN - SENSOR SYSTEME GmbH & CO KG
The Company Address is:
Wilhelm-Pieck-St 33-35
01979 Lauchhammer
Deutschland
Telefon: +49 - (0)35 74 - 28 25
Fax: +49 - (0)35 74 - 28 22
The Bank is:
Sparkasse Niederlausitz
Bank Branch Address:
Geschäftsstelle Lauchhammer-MitteKleinleipischer Str. 5 01979
Lauchhammer Deutschland
Bank Routing Information:
Account: 3020 0073 80
IBAN: DE16 1805 5000 3020 0073 80
Bank code: 1805 5000
BIC: WELADED1OSL
Be advised there can be steep charges for these transfers. I paid 25 dollars just for the service. My total for this transaction (including wire transfer fees) was over 60 dollars CDN. For me though it was worth it because this sensor will provide the authentic functionality that I want to accomplish in this project.
Once the transfer is done, you'll need the record or document from your bank stating its completion. You have to either scan & email or fax this document to Edisen. Once they receive it, they'll ship your goods.
Hope this helps.
Ersterhernd