Dual-mode pressure-sensing illumination mat

An apparatus comprising:

• a surface that includes a plurality of row wires and a plurality of column wires forming intersection points, wherein intersection points between row wires and column wires include:
• a pressure sensor (i) coupled to the row wire and the column wire at the intersection point and (ii) configured to sense a pressure exerted upon the surface, and
• a light emitting diode (LED) coupled to the row wire and the column wire at the intersection point in parallel to the pressure sensor;
• a selector configured to selectively complete an electrical path the flows from a power supply through a selected intersection point;
• a controller coupled to the selector and configured to control operation of the surface, wherein the controller is configured to operate in one of a pressure-sensing mode or an illumination mode;
• a switch bank coupled to the controller and the surface, wherein the controller is configured to operate the switch bank in tandem with the selector when operating in the pressure-sensing mode;
• a resistor bank coupled to the controller and the surface, wherein the controller is configured to operate the resistor bank in tandem with the selector when operating in the illumination mode;
• and
• a switch operatively coupled to the controller, wherein:
• when the controller is configured to operate in the pressure-sensing mode, the controller operates the switch such that the switch completes a circuit between the selector, the surface, and the switch bank, and
• when the controller is configured to operate in the illumination mode, the controller operates the switch such that switch completes a circuit between the selector, the surface, and the resistor bank.