The fully-integrated MCP2036 AFE works with almost any 8-, 16- or 32-bit PIC microcontroller (MCU) or dsPIC Digital Signal Controller (DSC).
Developing inductive touch sensing user interfaces just got easier
Chandler, AZ – [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology announces from the Sensors Expo in Chicago the MCP2036 Analog Front End (AFE) for inductive touch-sensing applications.
According to Microchip, the MCP2036 compliments the company’s royalty-free mTouch Inductive Touch-Sensing Solutions, the fully-integrated MCP2036 AFE works with almost any 8-, 16- or 32-bit PIC microcontroller (MCU) or dsPIC Digital Signal Controller (DSC).
The AFE includes a multiplexer, a frequency mixer, an amplifier, a driver, and a voltage reference, which lowers component count, and reduces design size and cost.
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Additionally, the AFE can be configured for a variety of applications in the appliance, industrial and automotive markets, among others.
Inductive touch sensing’s fundamental operating principles enable it to work through a front panel, such as plastic, stainless steel or aluminum. The technology also works through thick gloves and on surfaces where liquids are present.
These characteristics make inductive touch sensing suitable for applications in the appliance market because of the possibility of a stainless steel front panel; the industrial market because of the technology’s robustness; and the automotive market because of the technology’s sleek aesthetics and ability to reduce accidental-touch triggers.
“Microchip’s inductive-touch technology provides unique capabilities that complement our capacitive touch-sensing products,” says Steve Drehobl, vice president of Microchip’s Security, Microcontroller and Technology Development Division.
“With the MCP2036 AFE, we are continuing to make it easier and less expensive for engineers to make use of these unique features for applications requiring metal finishing and robust operation in wet environments.”
For more information visit www.microchip.com