RS - Development board for capacitive touch sensing technology
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The PICDEM Touch Sense 1 Development Board and Diagnostic Tool, which
provide a platform that introduces users to Microchip's capacitive touch
sensing technology, is now available from RS Components.
An alternative to traditional mechanical push buttons, the system is
completely sealed and has no mechanical components that will wear with time.
Furthermore, the shape of the buttons is not critical, allowing designers
the ability to add aesthetic diversity to their design. Most importantly,
Microchip offers a royalty-free license along with a multitude of resources
to aid in the development of your own mTouch applications.
The PICDEM Touch Sense 1 Development Board comes pre-programmed with a
demonstration application to ease the user into capacitive touch sensing
using all of the board's features. For advanced users comfortable with the
core concepts, the two onboard PIC Microcontrollers (MCUs) can be
reprogrammed using a PICkit 2 programmer. The accompanying CD-ROM includes
resource documentation such as a detailed description of the mTouch
technology along with reference designs.
The kit is supplied with PICkit Serial Analyzer, USB cable, CD-ROM
including: mTouch Diagnostic tool software, application notes, code module
library and reference designs, says the company.
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