
Getting Started with CapSense
®
Document No. 001-64846 Rev. *I 3
1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................... 6
1.1 How to Use This Guide .......................................................................................................................................... 6
1.2 Cypress‘s CapSense Documentation Ecosystem .................................................................................................. 6
1.3 Cypress CapSense Products................................................................................................................................. 8
1.3.1 Cypress CapSense Differentiation ............................................................................................................ 8
1.4 Document Conventions ......................................................................................................................................... 9
2. CapSense Technology ................................................................................................................................................ 10
2.1 Capacitive Sensing Methods ............................................................................................................................... 10
2.1.1 Self-Capacitance .................................................................................................................................... 10
2.1.2 Mutual-Capacitance ................................................................................................................................ 11
2.2 Self-Capacitance Equivalent Model ..................................................................................................................... 11
2.3 CapSense Sensing Technology .......................................................................................................................... 12
2.3.1 Sensing Methods .................................................................................................................................... 12
2.3.2 Capacitance Conversion ......................................................................................................................... 12
2.3.3 CapSense with Sigma Delta Modulator (CSD) ....................................................................................... 13
2.3.4 CapSense Successive Approximation Electromagnetic Compatible (CSA_EMC) .................................. 14
2.4 CapSense Tuning ................................................................................................................................................ 15
2.4.1 Definitions ............................................................................................................................................... 15
2.4.2 Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) ................................................................................................................... 16
2.4.3 Measuring SNR ...................................................................................................................................... 16
2.4.4 SmartSense Auto-Tuning ....................................................................................................................... 17
2.4.5 SmartSense_EMC (SmartSense Electromagnetic Compatible) ............................................................. 18
2.5 Sensor Types ...................................................................................................................................................... 19
2.5.1 Buttons (Zero-Dimensional Sensors) ...................................................................................................... 19
2.5.2 Sliders (One-Dimensional Sensors)........................................................................................................ 20
2.5.3 Touchscreens and Trackpads (Two-Dimensional Sensors) ................................................................... 22
2.5.4 Proximity (Three-dimensional Sensors) .................................................................................................. 22
2.6 Sensor Construction ............................................................................................................................................ 23
2.6.1 Field Coupled via Copper Trace (PCB) .................................................................................................. 23
2.6.2 Field Coupled via Spring/Gasket/Foam .................................................................................................. 23
2.6.3 Field Coupled via Printed Ink .................................................................................................................. 24
2.6.4 Field Coupled via ITO Film on Glass ...................................................................................................... 24
2.7 User Interface Feedback ..................................................................................................................................... 24
2.7.1 Visual Feedback ..................................................................................................................................... 24
2.7.2 Haptic Feedback ..................................................................................................................................... 28
2.7.3 Audible Feedback ................................................................................................................................... 29
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