ATQT600 Atmel, ATQT600 Datasheet - Page 30

• 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

10620D–AT42–04/09
Self-capacitance Zero-dimensional Sensors
3.3.3
3.3.4
3.3.5
3-10
Secondary Substrate Method
Ground Loading
Illumination Effects
Another option is to form the electrodes on a secondary PCB, flex, or similar substrate. This can then be
bonded to the front panel and interconnected to the control chip by a separate flex tail using an
ACF/ACP connection, or by a tail formed from an extension to the substrate itself. Board-to-board
connectors are also possible.
Figure 3-13. Secondary Substrate Method
Unlike with the planar approach, this style of sensor is less sensitive to ground loading. The reason for
this is that the ground loads (for example, from internal chassis components and other circuits) tend to
be further away from the electrodes and therefore do not desensitize the electrodes so much.
A non-planar approach to sensor construction means that there tends to be a physical separation
between the sensor and front panel. This has the side benefit that it allows LEDs to be incorporated in
the design more easily.
For example, using Philipp spring products as electrode extensions allows an LED to be axially mounted
inside the spring itself (see
touch graphic on the panel above it.
Another popular method of providing illumination is in the form of a light spreader or light guides, as
described for planar construction in
The general rules for LEDs are described in
Front
Panel
Electrode
Substrate
Control
PCB
Figure 3-14 on page
Section 3.2.5 “Illumination Effects” on page
Adhesive
Section 2.4 “Nearby LEDs” on page
3-11), thus giving a good centralized illumination of the
FPC Tail
Connector
FPC/FFC
ACF/ACP
Touch Sensors Design Guide
3-5.
2-7.
Flex Tail