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Capacitive Sensors
•A sensor; is a device that measures a physical or abstract
quantity and converts it into a signal which can be read by
an observer or by an instrument.
•A sensor's sensitivity indicates how much the sensor's
output changes when the measured quantity changes.
•Sensors need to be designed to have a small effect on
what is measured, making the sensor smaller often improves
this and may introduce other advantages.
•In most cases, a micro-sensor reaches a significantly
higher speed and sensitivity compared with the one with a
macroscopic approach.
•Sensitive to the measured property
•Insensitive to any other property likely to be
encountered in its application
•Does not influence the measured property
•Sensitivity is defined as the ratio between output
signal and measured property.
•Resolution of a sensor is the smallest change it can
detect in the quantity that it is measuring.
• Transducer
– a device that converts a primary form of energy into a
corresponding signal with a different energy form
– take form of a sensor or an actuator
• Sensor (e.g., thermometer)
– a device that detects/measures a signal or stimulus
– acquires information from the “real world”
• Actuator (e.g., heater)
– a device that generates a signal or stimulus
real
world
Sensor
Actuator
Intelligent
Feedback
system
Sensor
Input
signal
(measurand)
Microcontroller
Signal processing
communication
Sensor data
analog/digital
Network
display
Electronic Sensors are those which convert desired
parameter into electrically measurable signal
A General Electronic Sensor consists of
Primary transducer: changes “real world” parameter into
electrical signal. They include
•Resistive Sensors
•Inductive Sensors
•Capacitive Sensors
•Piezoelectric Sensors
Secondary transducer: converts electrical signal into analog or
digital values. They include
• Wheatstone Bridge
• Amplifiers
Real
world
Analog
signal
Primary
transducer
Secondary
transducer
SENSOR
Usable
Values
•Capacitive displacement sensors are noncontact
devices capable of high-resolution measurement
of the position and/or change of position of any
conductive target.
•Used for detecting proximity, position, etc.,
based on capacitive coupling effects.
•Capacitance sensors detect a change in
capacitance when something or someone
approaches or touches the sensor.
•The technique has been used in industrial
applications for many years to measure liquid
levels, humidity, and material composition.
Capacitive sensor dimensional measurement requires three basic
components:
•a probe that uses changes in capacitance to sense changes in
distance to the target
•driver electronics to convert these changes in capacitance into
voltage changes
•a device to indicate and/or record the resulting voltage change.
•Capacitance is a property that exists between any two conductive
surfaces within some reasonable proximity.
•Changes in the distance between the surfaces changes the
capacitance.
• It is this change of capacitance that capacitive sensors use to
indicate changes in position of a target.
C= Area X Dielectric
Gap
In ordinary capacitive sensing,
•the size of the sensor probe,
•the size of the target,
•and the dielectric material (air)
remain constant.
• The only variable is the gap size. Based on this
assumption, driver electronics assume that all
changes in capacitance are a result of a change
in gap size.
C≈ 1
Gap
When a voltage is applied to a conductor, an electric field is
emitted from every surface.
For accurate gauging, the electric field from a capacitive sensor
needs to be contained within the space between the probe’s
sensing area and the target.
If the electric field is allowed to spread to other items or other
areas on the target, then a change in the position of the other
item will be measured as a change in the position of the target.
To prevent this from happening, a technique called guarding is
used.
To create a guarded probe, the back and sides of the sensing
area are surrounded by another conductor that is kept at the
same voltage as the sensing area itself.
When the excitation voltage is applied to the sensing area, a
separate circuit applies the exact same voltage to the guard.
Because there is no difference in voltage between the sensing
area and the guard, there is no electric field between them to
cause current flow.
Any conductors beside or behind the probe form an electric
field with the guard instead of the sensing area. Only the
unguarded front of the sensing area is allowed to form an
electric field to the target.
Effects of Target Size
When the sensing electric field is focused by guarding, it
creates a slightly conical field that is a projection of the
sensing area. The minimum target diameter is usually 30% of
the diameter of the sensing area. The further the probe is
from the target, the larger the minimum target size.
Range of Measurement
The range in which a probe is useful is a function of the size of
the sensing area. The greater the area, the larger the range.
A smaller probe must be considerably closer to the target to
achieve the desired amount of capacitance. In general, the
maximum gap at which a probe is useful is approximately 40%
of the sensing area diameter
Figure 10.
Nonconduct
ors can be
measured
by passing
the electric
field through
them to a
stationary
conductive
target
behind
Multiple Channel Sensing
Frequently, a target is measured simultaneously by multiple
probes. Because the system measures a changing electric
field, the excitation voltage for each probe must be
synchronized or the probes will interfere with each other.
Effects of Target Material
The sensing electric field is seeking a conductive surface.
Provided that the target is a conductor, capacitive sensors
are not affected by the specific target material; they will
measure all conductors—brass, steel, aluminum, or salt
water—as the same.
Other Factors to be considered for optimization:
•Maximizing Accuracy
•Target Shape
•Surface Finish
•Parallelism
•Environment
Capacitive sensors can be very effective in measuring
• density,
• thickness, and
• location
of nonconductors as well.
The dielectric constant determines how a nonconductive
material affects the capacitance between two conductors.
When a nonconductor is inserted between the probe and a
stationary reference target, the sensing field passes
through the material to the grounded target .
Capacitance will change in relationship to the thickness or
density of the non-conducting material.
Simple capacitive sensors:
•used in inexpensive proximity switches or elevator touch switches,
•simple devices and in their most basic form could be designed in a
high school electronics class.
In contrast, capacitive sensors for use in precision displacement
measurement and metrology applications use complex electronic
designs to execute complex mathematical algorithms.
Unlike inexpensive sensors, these high-performance sensors have
outputs which are
• very linear,
• stable with temperature,
• and able to resolve incredibly small changes in capacitance
resulting in high resolution measurements of less than one
nanometer.
Compared to other noncontact sensing technologies such as
optical, laser, eddy-current, and inductive, high-performance
capacitive sensors have some distinct advantages:
•Higher resolutions including sub-nanometer resolutions
•Not sensitive to material changes: Capacitive sensors
respond equally to all conductors
•Less expensive and much smaller than laser
interferometers.
Capacitive sensors are not good choice in these conditions:
•Dirty or wet environment (eddy-current sensors are ideal)
•Large gap between sensor and target is required (optical
and laser are better)
Position Measurement/Sensing
Capacitive sensors are basically position measuring
devices. The outputs always indicate the size of the gap
between the sensor's sensing surface and the target.
When the probe is stationary, any changes in the output
are directly interpreted as changes in position of the
target. This is useful in:
•Automation requiring precise location
•Semiconductor processing
•Final assembly of precision equipment such as disk
drives
•Precision stage positioning
Dynamic Motion
Measuring the dynamics of a continuously moving
target, such as a rotating spindle or vibrating element,
requires some form of noncontact measurement.
Capacitive sensors are ideal when the environment is
clean and the motions are small, requiring high-
resolution measurements:
•Precision machine tool spindles
•Disk drive spindles
•High-speed drill spindles
•Ultrasonic welders
•Vibration measurements
Thickness Measurement
Measuring material thickness in a noncontact fashion
is a common application for capacitive sensors. The
most useful application is a two-channel differential
system in which a separate sensor is used for each
side of the piece being measured.
Capacitive sensor technology is used for thickness
measurement in these applications:
•Silicon wafer thickness
•Brake rotor thickness
•Disk drive platter thickness
Nonconductive Thickness
Capacitive sensors are sensitive to nonconductive materials
which are placed between the probe's sensing area and a
grounded back target. If the gap between the sensor and
the back target is stable, changes in the sensor output are
indicative of changes in thickness, density, or composition of
the material in the gap. This is used for measurements in
these applications:
•Label positioning during application
•Label counting
•Glue detection
•Glue thickness
•Assembly testing
•Capacitive sensing as a human interface device (HID)
technology, for example to replace the computer mouse,
is becoming increasingly popular.
• Capacitance sensors detect a change in capacitance
when something or someone approaches or touches the
sensor.
•Capacitive sensors are used in devices such as laptop
track-pads, MP3 players, computer monitors, cell phones
and others.
•More and more engineers choose capacitive sensors for
their flexibility, unique human-device interface and
cost reduction over mechanical switches.
Capacitive Sensors
The three parts to the capacitance-sensing solution:
• The driver IC, which provides the excitation, the capacitance-
to-digital converter, and compensation circuitry to ensure
accurate results in all environments.
• The sensor—a PCB with a pattern of traces, such as buttons,
scroll bars, scroll wheels, or some combination. The traces can
be copper, carbon, or silver, while the PCB can be FR4, flex, PET,
or ITO.
• Software on the host microcontroller to implement the serial
interface and the device setup, as well as the interrupt service
routine. For high-resolution sensors such as scroll bars and
wheels, the host runs a software algorithm to achieve high
resolution output. No software is required for buttons.
Capacitive Sensors
Capacitive Sensors
•These capacitance-to-digital converters are designed specifically
for capacitance sensing in human-interface applications.
• The core of the devices is a 16-bit sigma-delta capacitance-to-
digital converter (CDC), which converts the capacitive input signals
(routed by a switch matrix) into digital values.
•The on-chip excitation source is a 250-kHz square wave.
•The devices can be set up to interface with any set of input
sensors by programming the on-chip registers.
•One of the key features of the AD714x is sensitivity control,
which imparts a different sensitivity setting to each sensor,
controlling how soft or hard the user’s touch must be to activate
the sensor.
•When the sensor is not active, the capacitance value measured is
stored as the ambient value.
•When a user comes close to or touches the capacitance sensor, the
measured capacitance decreases or increases.
•Threshold capacitance levels are stored in on-chip registers. When
the measured capacitance value exceeds either upper or lower
threshold limits, the sensor is considered to be active and an
interrupt output is asserted.
Capacitive Sensors
•Decide what types, number and dimension of sensors are
needed in the application.
•Place the AD7142 or AD7143 on the same PCB as the sensors
to minimize the chances of system errors due to moving
connectors and changing capacitance.
•Other components, LEDs, connectors, and other ICs, for
example, can go on the same PCB as the capacitance sensors
•The sensor PCB must be glued or taped to the covering
material to prevent air gaps above the sensors.
•For applications where RF noise is a concern, then an RC filter
can be used to minimize any interference with the sensors.
•Calibration of capacitance sensing
• Capacitance sensors are more reliable than mechanical sensors.
• Humans are never in direct contact with the sensor, so it can be
sealed away from dirt or spillages.
• Capacitive touchscreens are highly responsive
• A standard stylus cannot be used for capacitive sensing unless it
is tipped with some form of conductive material.
• Capacitive touchscreens are more expensive to manufacture.
•Capacitance sensors are an emerging technology for
human-machine interfaces and are rapidly becoming the
preferred technology over a range of different products
and devices.
•Capacitance sensors enable innovative yet easy-to-use
interfaces for a wide range of portable and consumer
products.
•They give the industrial designer freedom to focus on
styling, knowing that capacitance sensors can be relied
upon to give a high-performance interface that will fit
the design.
• http://www.analog.com/library/analogdialogue/
• http://www.lionprecision.com/tech-library/
• http://electronicdesign.com/Articles/
• http://www.sensorsmag.com/sensors
• http://en.wikipedia.org

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Capacitive Sensors

  • 2. •A sensor; is a device that measures a physical or abstract quantity and converts it into a signal which can be read by an observer or by an instrument. •A sensor's sensitivity indicates how much the sensor's output changes when the measured quantity changes. •Sensors need to be designed to have a small effect on what is measured, making the sensor smaller often improves this and may introduce other advantages. •In most cases, a micro-sensor reaches a significantly higher speed and sensitivity compared with the one with a macroscopic approach.
  • 3. •Sensitive to the measured property •Insensitive to any other property likely to be encountered in its application •Does not influence the measured property •Sensitivity is defined as the ratio between output signal and measured property. •Resolution of a sensor is the smallest change it can detect in the quantity that it is measuring.
  • 4. • Transducer – a device that converts a primary form of energy into a corresponding signal with a different energy form – take form of a sensor or an actuator • Sensor (e.g., thermometer) – a device that detects/measures a signal or stimulus – acquires information from the “real world” • Actuator (e.g., heater) – a device that generates a signal or stimulus real world Sensor Actuator Intelligent Feedback system
  • 5. Sensor Input signal (measurand) Microcontroller Signal processing communication Sensor data analog/digital Network display Electronic Sensors are those which convert desired parameter into electrically measurable signal A General Electronic Sensor consists of Primary transducer: changes “real world” parameter into electrical signal. They include •Resistive Sensors •Inductive Sensors •Capacitive Sensors •Piezoelectric Sensors
  • 6. Secondary transducer: converts electrical signal into analog or digital values. They include • Wheatstone Bridge • Amplifiers Real world Analog signal Primary transducer Secondary transducer SENSOR Usable Values
  • 7. •Capacitive displacement sensors are noncontact devices capable of high-resolution measurement of the position and/or change of position of any conductive target. •Used for detecting proximity, position, etc., based on capacitive coupling effects. •Capacitance sensors detect a change in capacitance when something or someone approaches or touches the sensor. •The technique has been used in industrial applications for many years to measure liquid levels, humidity, and material composition.
  • 8. Capacitive sensor dimensional measurement requires three basic components: •a probe that uses changes in capacitance to sense changes in distance to the target •driver electronics to convert these changes in capacitance into voltage changes •a device to indicate and/or record the resulting voltage change.
  • 9. •Capacitance is a property that exists between any two conductive surfaces within some reasonable proximity. •Changes in the distance between the surfaces changes the capacitance. • It is this change of capacitance that capacitive sensors use to indicate changes in position of a target.
  • 10. C= Area X Dielectric Gap In ordinary capacitive sensing, •the size of the sensor probe, •the size of the target, •and the dielectric material (air) remain constant. • The only variable is the gap size. Based on this assumption, driver electronics assume that all changes in capacitance are a result of a change in gap size. C≈ 1 Gap
  • 11. When a voltage is applied to a conductor, an electric field is emitted from every surface. For accurate gauging, the electric field from a capacitive sensor needs to be contained within the space between the probe’s sensing area and the target. If the electric field is allowed to spread to other items or other areas on the target, then a change in the position of the other item will be measured as a change in the position of the target. To prevent this from happening, a technique called guarding is used.
  • 12. To create a guarded probe, the back and sides of the sensing area are surrounded by another conductor that is kept at the same voltage as the sensing area itself. When the excitation voltage is applied to the sensing area, a separate circuit applies the exact same voltage to the guard. Because there is no difference in voltage between the sensing area and the guard, there is no electric field between them to cause current flow. Any conductors beside or behind the probe form an electric field with the guard instead of the sensing area. Only the unguarded front of the sensing area is allowed to form an electric field to the target.
  • 13. Effects of Target Size When the sensing electric field is focused by guarding, it creates a slightly conical field that is a projection of the sensing area. The minimum target diameter is usually 30% of the diameter of the sensing area. The further the probe is from the target, the larger the minimum target size. Range of Measurement The range in which a probe is useful is a function of the size of the sensing area. The greater the area, the larger the range. A smaller probe must be considerably closer to the target to achieve the desired amount of capacitance. In general, the maximum gap at which a probe is useful is approximately 40% of the sensing area diameter
  • 14. Figure 10. Nonconduct ors can be measured by passing the electric field through them to a stationary conductive target behind Multiple Channel Sensing Frequently, a target is measured simultaneously by multiple probes. Because the system measures a changing electric field, the excitation voltage for each probe must be synchronized or the probes will interfere with each other. Effects of Target Material The sensing electric field is seeking a conductive surface. Provided that the target is a conductor, capacitive sensors are not affected by the specific target material; they will measure all conductors—brass, steel, aluminum, or salt water—as the same.
  • 15. Other Factors to be considered for optimization: •Maximizing Accuracy •Target Shape •Surface Finish •Parallelism •Environment
  • 16. Capacitive sensors can be very effective in measuring • density, • thickness, and • location of nonconductors as well. The dielectric constant determines how a nonconductive material affects the capacitance between two conductors. When a nonconductor is inserted between the probe and a stationary reference target, the sensing field passes through the material to the grounded target . Capacitance will change in relationship to the thickness or density of the non-conducting material.
  • 17. Simple capacitive sensors: •used in inexpensive proximity switches or elevator touch switches, •simple devices and in their most basic form could be designed in a high school electronics class. In contrast, capacitive sensors for use in precision displacement measurement and metrology applications use complex electronic designs to execute complex mathematical algorithms. Unlike inexpensive sensors, these high-performance sensors have outputs which are • very linear, • stable with temperature, • and able to resolve incredibly small changes in capacitance resulting in high resolution measurements of less than one nanometer.
  • 18. Compared to other noncontact sensing technologies such as optical, laser, eddy-current, and inductive, high-performance capacitive sensors have some distinct advantages: •Higher resolutions including sub-nanometer resolutions •Not sensitive to material changes: Capacitive sensors respond equally to all conductors •Less expensive and much smaller than laser interferometers. Capacitive sensors are not good choice in these conditions: •Dirty or wet environment (eddy-current sensors are ideal) •Large gap between sensor and target is required (optical and laser are better)
  • 19. Position Measurement/Sensing Capacitive sensors are basically position measuring devices. The outputs always indicate the size of the gap between the sensor's sensing surface and the target. When the probe is stationary, any changes in the output are directly interpreted as changes in position of the target. This is useful in: •Automation requiring precise location •Semiconductor processing •Final assembly of precision equipment such as disk drives •Precision stage positioning
  • 20. Dynamic Motion Measuring the dynamics of a continuously moving target, such as a rotating spindle or vibrating element, requires some form of noncontact measurement. Capacitive sensors are ideal when the environment is clean and the motions are small, requiring high- resolution measurements: •Precision machine tool spindles •Disk drive spindles •High-speed drill spindles •Ultrasonic welders •Vibration measurements
  • 21. Thickness Measurement Measuring material thickness in a noncontact fashion is a common application for capacitive sensors. The most useful application is a two-channel differential system in which a separate sensor is used for each side of the piece being measured. Capacitive sensor technology is used for thickness measurement in these applications: •Silicon wafer thickness •Brake rotor thickness •Disk drive platter thickness
  • 22. Nonconductive Thickness Capacitive sensors are sensitive to nonconductive materials which are placed between the probe's sensing area and a grounded back target. If the gap between the sensor and the back target is stable, changes in the sensor output are indicative of changes in thickness, density, or composition of the material in the gap. This is used for measurements in these applications: •Label positioning during application •Label counting •Glue detection •Glue thickness •Assembly testing
  • 23. •Capacitive sensing as a human interface device (HID) technology, for example to replace the computer mouse, is becoming increasingly popular. • Capacitance sensors detect a change in capacitance when something or someone approaches or touches the sensor. •Capacitive sensors are used in devices such as laptop track-pads, MP3 players, computer monitors, cell phones and others. •More and more engineers choose capacitive sensors for their flexibility, unique human-device interface and cost reduction over mechanical switches.
  • 25. The three parts to the capacitance-sensing solution: • The driver IC, which provides the excitation, the capacitance- to-digital converter, and compensation circuitry to ensure accurate results in all environments. • The sensor—a PCB with a pattern of traces, such as buttons, scroll bars, scroll wheels, or some combination. The traces can be copper, carbon, or silver, while the PCB can be FR4, flex, PET, or ITO. • Software on the host microcontroller to implement the serial interface and the device setup, as well as the interrupt service routine. For high-resolution sensors such as scroll bars and wheels, the host runs a software algorithm to achieve high resolution output. No software is required for buttons.
  • 28. •These capacitance-to-digital converters are designed specifically for capacitance sensing in human-interface applications. • The core of the devices is a 16-bit sigma-delta capacitance-to- digital converter (CDC), which converts the capacitive input signals (routed by a switch matrix) into digital values. •The on-chip excitation source is a 250-kHz square wave. •The devices can be set up to interface with any set of input sensors by programming the on-chip registers. •One of the key features of the AD714x is sensitivity control, which imparts a different sensitivity setting to each sensor, controlling how soft or hard the user’s touch must be to activate the sensor.
  • 29. •When the sensor is not active, the capacitance value measured is stored as the ambient value. •When a user comes close to or touches the capacitance sensor, the measured capacitance decreases or increases. •Threshold capacitance levels are stored in on-chip registers. When the measured capacitance value exceeds either upper or lower threshold limits, the sensor is considered to be active and an interrupt output is asserted.
  • 31. •Decide what types, number and dimension of sensors are needed in the application. •Place the AD7142 or AD7143 on the same PCB as the sensors to minimize the chances of system errors due to moving connectors and changing capacitance. •Other components, LEDs, connectors, and other ICs, for example, can go on the same PCB as the capacitance sensors •The sensor PCB must be glued or taped to the covering material to prevent air gaps above the sensors. •For applications where RF noise is a concern, then an RC filter can be used to minimize any interference with the sensors. •Calibration of capacitance sensing
  • 32. • Capacitance sensors are more reliable than mechanical sensors. • Humans are never in direct contact with the sensor, so it can be sealed away from dirt or spillages. • Capacitive touchscreens are highly responsive • A standard stylus cannot be used for capacitive sensing unless it is tipped with some form of conductive material. • Capacitive touchscreens are more expensive to manufacture.
  • 33. •Capacitance sensors are an emerging technology for human-machine interfaces and are rapidly becoming the preferred technology over a range of different products and devices. •Capacitance sensors enable innovative yet easy-to-use interfaces for a wide range of portable and consumer products. •They give the industrial designer freedom to focus on styling, knowing that capacitance sensors can be relied upon to give a high-performance interface that will fit the design.
  • 34. • http://www.analog.com/library/analogdialogue/ • http://www.lionprecision.com/tech-library/ • http://electronicdesign.com/Articles/ • http://www.sensorsmag.com/sensors • http://en.wikipedia.org

Notes de l'éditeur

  1. Primary Energy Forms: mechanical, thermal, electromagnetic, optical, chemical, etc.
  2. Resistive SensorsInductive SensorsCapacitive SensorsPiezoelectric Sensors
  3. Resistive Sensors (Potentiometers & Strain Gages)
  4. A probe requires a driver to provide the changing electric field that is used to sense the capacitance. The performance of the driver electronics is a primary factor in determining the resolution of the system; they must be carefully designed for a high-preformance applications. The voltage measuring device is the final link in the system. Oscilloscopes, voltmeters and data acquisition systems must be properly selected for the application.When using a capacitive sensor, the sensing surface of the probe is the electrified plate and what you’re measuring (the target) is the other plate (we’ll talk about measuring non-conductive targets later). The driver electronics continually change the voltage on the sensing surface. This is called the excitation voltage. The amount of current required to change the voltage is measured by the circuit and indicates the amount of capacitance between the probe and the target.
  5. If two metal plates are placed with a gap between them and a voltage is applied to one of the plates, an electric field will exist between the plates. This electric field is the result of the difference between electric charges that are stored on the surfaces of the plates. Capacitance refers to the “capacity” of the two plates to hold this charge. A large capacitance has the capacity to hold more charge than a small capacitance. The amount of existing charge determines how much current must be used to change the voltage on the plate.Fig1:Applying a voltage to conductive objects causes positive and negative charges to collect on each object. This creates an electric field in the space between the objects.Fig2:Applying an alternating voltage causes the charges to move back and forth between the objects, creating an alternating current which is detected by the sensor.
  6. The capacitance between two plates is determined by three things:Size of the plates: capacitance increases as the plate size increasesGap Size: capacitance decreases as the gap increasesMaterial between the plates (the dielectric):The amount of voltage change for a given amount of gap change is called the sensitivity. A common sensitivity setting is 1.0V/100µm. That means that for every 100µm change in the gap, the output voltage changes exactly 1.0V. With this calibration, a +2V change in the output means that the target has moved 200µm closer to the probe.
  7. To create a guarded probe, the back and sides of the sensing area are surrounded by another conductor that is kept at the same voltage as the sensing area itself. When the excitation voltage is applied to the sensing area, a separate circuit applies the exact same voltage to the guard. Because there is no difference in voltage between the sensing area and the guard, there is no electric field between them to cause current flow. Any conductors beside or behind the probe form an electric field with the guard instead of the sensing area. Only the unguarded front of the sensing area is allowed to form an electric field to the target.
  8. The target size is a primary consideration when selecting a probe for a specific application
  9. Capacitive sensors are most often used to measure the change in position of a conductive target.The presence of the nonconductive material changes the dielectric and therefore changes the capacitance.
  10. A basic sensor includes a receiver and a transmitter, each of which consists of metal traces formed on layers of a printed-circuit board (PCB). As shown in Figure 1, the AD714x has an on-chip excitation source, which is connected to the transmitter trace of the sensor. Between the receiver and the transmitter trace, an electric field is formed. Most of the field is concentrated between the two layers of the sensor PCB. However, a fringe electric field extends from the transmitter, out of the PCB, and terminates back at the receiver. The field strength at the receiver is measured by the on-chip sigma-delta capacitance-to-digital converter. The electrical environment changes when a human hand invades the fringe field, with a portion of the electric field being shunted to ground instead of terminating at the receiver. The resultant decrease in capacitance—on the order of femtofarads as compared to picofarads for the bulk of the electric field—is detected by the converter.
  11. These capacitance-to-digital converters are designed specifically for capacitance sensing in human-interface applications. The core of the devices is a 16-bit sigma-delta capacitance-to-digital converter (CDC), which converts the capacitive input signals (routed by a switch matrix) into digital values. The result of the conversion is stored in on-chip registers. The on-chip excitation source is a 250-kHz square wave.The devices can be set up to interface with any set of input sensors by programming the on-chip registers.
  12. for example, an application that has a large, 10-mm-diameter button, and a small, 5-mm-diameter button. The user expects both to activate with same touch pressure, but capacitance is related to sensor area, so a smaller sensor needs a harder touch to activate it. The end user should not have to press one button harder than another for the same effect, so having independent sensitivity settings for each sensor solves this problem.
  13. Buttons, wheels, scroll-bar, joypad, and touchpad shapes can be laid out as traces on the sensor PCB.