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Atmel QTouch Layout QuickRef v08 2010jan11 PDF
Atmel QTouch Layout QuickRef v08 2010jan11 PDF
For more details on the ideas presented in this document, please refer to the QT ICs datasheet, and the official Atmel Touch Sensors Design Guide.
G1.
G2.
G3.
G4.
G5.
Technology:
Technology also used for:
Available Interfaces:
Sensitivity:
Configuration (Parameter Setting):
Electrode Circuits:
QTouch
TLib QSlide QWheel
TLib I2C SPI PPK(Pin Per Key)
Cs, Threshold
Option Pins, Resistors, and/or Serial
Rs
QT
G6.
QT
Cs
QTouch
Ry
QMatrix
Cs
Standard: Thin Y within X (Shown above).
PCB 1Layer: For FMEA put jumpers on Y signal.
FloodX: Thin Y (Touch Side) over solid X.
Thick Y gathers noise without helping signal.
QMatrix
TLib Slider Wheel QField QTwo
TLib I2C SPI UART
Set Parameters via Serial Interface
Set Parameters via Serial Interface
Rx
e-
eQT
QT
Electrode
Panel
Electrode
Panel
Burst: No Touch
Burst: Touched
Vcs
Touch
Delta
Vcs
G7
G8.
Do not add ANY circuitry to sensor signals other than shown in Datasheet.
Any additional components will affect touch sensing and noise performance.
Best performance when QT circuit located as near as possible to the electrodes.
With careful design the electrodes may be a few hundred mm from QT.
The QT circuit may be on the opposite side of the PCB from the Electrodes, but no other
ICs or components should be located so close to the electrodes.
The interface circuitry near the QT and Electrodes should be minimal to minimize
communications noise effects on the Touch Detection.
A
C = r
D
10nF
10nF
Drive
10nF
Drive
Parallel Plate Capacitor:
A = Area
D
r = Dielectric Constant
Panel
Maximize CTOUCH:
A: Electrode Size matched to Touch
D: Thin Panel
: Appropriate Panel Material
Minimize COTHER:
A: Minimize parallel conductors
ex: Use Mesh for Ground Fills
D: Large Gap, Max separation
: Air or low permittivity material
CTOUCH
QT Electrode
COTHER
CVARIABLE X
Remove CVARIABLE:
D: Ensure Stable Construction
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Material
Vacuum
Air
Acrylic Resin
Polyethylene
Polystyrene
PET
PMMA
FR4
Glass
Sapphire Glass
r
1
1.00054
2.7 ~ 4.5
2.2
2.56
3.7
2.6 ~ 4
4.2
4 ~ 10
9 ~ 11
Technology:
sensor traces thin, short, and
on farthest layer from Touch
surface. This will prevent false
detect over electrode traces.
QTouch
G10. Keep
X Bad:
G12
QT
O Better:
G11. Sensor
G14. Electrode
to Panel:
C = r
A
D
X Bad:
C = r
R
Cs
QT
O Better:
R
Cs
QT
R
Cs
X Bad:
X Bad:
GND Fill
QT
QT
QMatrix
QTouch
GND Fill
O Better:
O Better:
QT
GND
QT
QTouch
GND
GND
X Bad:
X Bad:
Touch
Touch
PCB
GND
Other
PCB (TopView)
PCB
GND X Other
O Better:
O Better:
PCB (TopView)
Touch
PCB (TopView)
Y Y
PCB
PCB
GND Other
GND X Other
Panel
PCB
PCB (TopView)
PCB
A
D
GND
QMatrix
R
Cs
QT
G13
QMatrix
Electrodes
Printed on
Panel
Use non-conductive
supports, or position
supports away from
electrodes.
Mesh Ground stabilizes
capacitance behind
electrodes (see E100s)
Panel
PCB
Variable Airgap Test: Use a non-conductive rod (chopstick, straw) to press all over the panel
while monitoring signal levels. Signal changes should be much less than Touch threshold.
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G16
Technology:
Minimize QT IC Power Supply Ripple
for best Touch SNR. See QT IC
datasheet for recommended limit.
If power supply ripple is over spec then circuit
may become unreliable, or may require
excessive Cs or BL to get margin for
Threshold, resulting in delayed response
times and higher power consumption.
G17
QTouch
Vcc
Margin
QMatrix
No Touch Touched No Touch
Vcc (Noisy)
Touched
No Touch
Vcc
Vcc
No Touch
Signal
Vcc
NRD
PRD
Vcc
LDO in Limit
G18
QT IC Power Input
A. QT Power:
Typical Circuit
Optional Components
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Technology:
Shield behind Electrodes
G19. Ground
Plane:
C = r
A
D
QTouch
QMatrix
QT
QT
QT
Cs
QT
Cs
Example Layouts:
Rx
Ry
Rx
Ry
A
In thin designs like FPC
C =
D
the GND loading will be much
stronger (small D big C) so may
not be able to use Gnd behind
sensors or sensor components.
r
G22. TLib
Sliders:
2 0 1 2
6 4 5 6
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