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Versatile 16-channel touch control IC

14 November 2007 Electronics Technology

Omron extended its capacitive touch control IC family to 16 channels with the B6TS-16 touch sensor which allows a non-conducting surface of any shape to be used as a control, giving a new dimension to the styling of consumer goods and AV equipment, as well as vending machines, lift controls and security access. Features such as self-teaching, auto threshold and intelligent filtering simplify system design and improve performance.

The device compensates continuously for long term drift, to help ensure a long service life, and is designed to be tolerant of EMC interference. In consumer electrical goods the controls are normally designed to match the cosmetic appearance of the unit. The B6TS offers customers a great deal of freedom to build their own circuits around the sensor chip using their own defined electrode configuration. To minimise the cost of the finished system, cost-effective commercial single-sided PCB materials such as FR-2 or CEM-1 can be applied.

B6TS is suitable for use with almost all non-conducting materials such as plastic, rubber, glass, marble and wood. It can also be used with ITO (Indium-Tin-Oxide) and other clear materials to create backlight touch keys for graphics and special lighting effects.



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