QT60168C-ASG Atmel, QT60168C-ASG Datasheet - Page 18

• Manufacturer Part Number: QT60168C-ASG
• Description: IC TOUCH SENSOR 16KEY 32TQFP
• Manufacturer: Atmel
• Series: QMatrix™, QProx™r
• Type: Capacitiver

Specifications of QT60168C-ASG

• Number Of Inputs/keys: 16 Key
• Resolution (bits): 9, 11 b
• Data Interface: Serial, SPI™
• Voltage - Supply: 3 V ~ 5 V
• Current - Supply: 25mA
• Operating Temperature: -40°C ~ 105°C
• Mounting Type: Surface Mount
• Package / Case: 32-TQFP, 32-VQFP
• Output Type: *
• Interface: *
• Input Type: *
• For Use With: 427-1087 - BOARD EVAL QT60248-AS QMATRIX
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant

10620D–AT42–04/09
General Advice
2.5
2-8
Electrostatic Discharge Protection
Any LED terminal already connected full time to either Vdd or ground, even if through a limiting resistor,
does not need such bypassing. LEDs that are constantly driven (for example, just for constant
backlighting) do not normally require bypassing so long as these LEDs are driven before the control chip
is given a chance to calibrate itself on power-up. Multiplexed LEDs usually require bypassing on one
terminal but since multiplex lines drive two or more LEDs, the number of bypass capacitors need not be
one per LED; only one capacitor per common drive line is needed.
Other kinds of signal traces that change impedance can also cause false detections. Any nearby trace
that switches between “floating” and “clamped” states will usually cause a slight apparent capacitance
change and should be bypassed. Push-pull driven traces, so long as they are never three state, do not
require bypassing.
In general, Atmel capacitive sensors do not need extra ESD protection on their electrodes or traces.
Normally, the touch sensor is located behind a dielectric panel that has a breakdown potential of tens of
kilovolts per mm of thickness.
The single greatest threat from ESD tends to occur where there is a gap or hole in the panel, particularly
at the edge of the panel. In these situations an effect known as "creepage" can allow ESD to track
across an insulating surface and connect directly with the sensor or interconnecting tracks
Figure 2-4.
Places to watch for ESD creepage also include regions where flex circuits or tails pass close to a panel
gap (see
Figure
Touch Sensor
Electrode
Behind Panel
Effect of ESD Creepage
2-5).
PCB
ESD can track across
the surface and “zap”
the sensor directly
on the rear of the panel
ESD Strike Here
Touch Sensors Design Guide
Hole In Panel
Overlying Panel
(Figure
2-4).