ATQT600 Atmel, ATQT600 Datasheet - Page 55

• Manufacturer Part Number: ATQT600
• Description: KIT EVAL TOUCH FOR QT600
• Manufacturer: Atmel
• Series: QTouch™r

Specifications of ATQT600

• Sensor Type: Touch Screen
• Interface: USB
• Embedded: Yes, Other
• Utilized Ic / Part: ATtiny88, ATmega324PA, ATxmega128A1
• Processor To Be Evaluated: ATtiny88, ATmega324, ATxmega128
• Data Bus Width: 8 bit, 16 bit
• Interface Type: USB
• Maximum Operating Temperature: + 85 C
• Minimum Operating Temperature: - 40 C
• Operating Supply Voltage: 1.6 V to 3.6 V
• Silicon Manufacturer: Atmel
• Kit Application Type: Sensor
• Application Sub Type: Touch Sensor
• Kit Contents: USB Bridge, MCU Cards, Touchpad Cards
• Svhc: No SVHC (15-Dec-2010)
• Mcu Supported Families: ATtiny88,
• Rohs Compliant: Yes
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• Voltage - Supply: -
• Sensitivity: -
• Sensing Range: -
• Lead Free Status / Rohs Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant

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6.2
6.2.1
6.2.2
6.2.3
6.2.4
Touch Sensors Design Guide
Introduction
General Advice
QMatrix Channels
Ground Loading
Floating Conductive Items
Conductive Paints
This section describes how you design one-dimensional sensors using a mutual-capacitance
implementation (see
implement sliders or wheels for use with QMatrix sensor controllers.
As with self-capacitance one-dimensional sensors, two types of sensors can be considered: spatially
interpolated and resistively interpolated (see
Because QMatrix generally has fewer channel restrictions than QTouch, it is very common to make
sliders and wheels from 4 or more channels along a common Y line. In fact many chips are structured to
allow up to 8 channels for slider or wheel use.
One-layer sensors are quite resilient to ground loading in the same way as described in
“Ground Loading” on page
touch coordinate with moderate to high resolution, degrading SNR by introducing ground loading near
the sensor will directly compromise the resolution achievable. This can manifest itself as jitter in the
reported touch coordinate and is not desirable.
Flooded-X style sensors (see
particularly good at resisting ground loading from behind because the X drive is low impedance and so
can be “loaded” with very high amounts of parasitic capacitance before the RC time constant becomes a
concern.
Generally, the considerations of
The considerations for the use of floating conductive items described in
Conductive Items” on page 4-9
The considerations for the use of conductive paints described in
page 3-7
apply.
Mutual-capacitance One-dimensional Sensors
Section 1.2
4-6. However, with one-dimensional sensors that are designed to output a
apply.
Section 4.2.3 “Ground Loading” on page 4-6
Section 4.3.2 “Flooded-X Two-layer Method” on page
and
Section
Section 5.1 on page
1.3). These styles of sensors are typically used to
5-1).
Section 3.2.7 “Conductive Paints” on
still apply.
Section 4.2.6 “Floating
Section 6
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Section 4.2.3
4-10) are
6-1