
Getting Started with CapSense
®
Document No. 001-64846 Rev. *I 55
Figure 3-37. Recommended Button and Slider Layout Bottom Layer
3.7.12 Shield Electrode and Guard Sensor
Shield:
Shield-electrode copper-hatch recommendations
Top layer – 7-mil trace and 45-mil grid (15 percent fill)
Bottom layer – 7-mil trace and 70-mil grid (10 percent fill)
Only areas surrounding sensor pads and the CapSense controller should be grounded
Reduce the size of the shield patterns
The shield electrode pattern should surround the sensor pad and exposed traces, and spread no further
than 1 cm from these features. Spreading the shield electrode beyond 1 cm has negligible effect on system
performance. If board space is limited, the shield can spread less than 1 cm. In Figure 3-38, Sensor-1 shows
an example of a shield pattern surrounding a sensor pad and trace routed on the top layer. Sensor-2 shows
an example of a shield pattern with a sensor pad without a trace on the top layer.
Figure 3-38. Shield Electrode Pattern
1 cm
1 cm
1 cm
1 cm
Sensor-1
Sensor-2
PCB – Top Layer
Shield Electrode
Plane
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