Fred writes: Recently I started work on a new board. This one will be a front door entry system, so I decided to go with something that could read my NFC implant but also had a numeric keypad for the kids (and anyone else) to use. Not everyone wants to be chipped. Crazy, isn’t it? […]
Tag Archives: capacitive sensing
App note: Water-resistant capacitive sensing
This application note describes a new hardware sensing method which is resilient to water drops appearing on the surface of the touch sensing area.
Capacitive touch sensing with a single ADC pin
Capacitive sense buttons and pads are awesome, but many of the available systems are either propitiatory or require a dedicated IC. Toumas decided to code his own based on a closed source Atmel example where a single ADC pin is used for capacitive sensing. He reverse engineered it, and documented his results: I’ve been thinking […]
App note: Layout and physical design guidelines for capacitive sensing
We think DIY capacitive touch sensing buttons, and sliders are cool. Designing and shaping your capacitive panels can be a pain. Here is an app note by Microchip that covers all the basics required to get your capacitive touch sensing project started. This app note starts with which pad shape and size is best suited […]
App note: Using Microchip’s capacitive sensing module
Capacitive sensing is used in tons of stuff like buttons, sliders, touch panels and proximity sensors. We like it because you only need to design the various buttons/sliders directly on the PCB and it works even under a face plate. It works by measuring the changing capacitance between a pad and a users finger as […]