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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