
Cypress Semiconductor
Overview
These CapSense Express™ controllers support 4 to 10 capacitive sensing CapSense buttons. The device functionality is configured through an I2C port and can be stored in onboard nonvolatile memory for automatic loading at power on. The CapSense Express controller enables the control of 10 I/Os configurable as one capacitive sensing slider (10 segments)[1] or one slider (5 segments) with the rest of the pins as buttons or GPIOs (for driving LEDs or interrupt signals based on various button conditions).
FEATUREs
■ Capacitive slider and button input
❐ Choice of configurations:
• 10-segment slider
• 5-segment slider with remaining 5 pins configurable as CapSense® or GPIO
❐ Robust sensing algorithm
❐ High sensitivity, low noise
❐ Immunity to RF and AC noise.
❐ Low radiated EMC noise
❐ Supports wide range of input capacitance, sensor shapes, and sizes
■ Target applications
❐ Printers
❐ Cellular handsets
❐ LCD monitors
❐ Portable DVD players
■ Low operating current
❐ Active current: continuous sensor scan: 1.5 mA
❐ Deep sleep current: 4 µA
■ Industrys best configurability
❐ Custom sensor tuning, one optional capacitor
❐ Output supports strong drive for LED
❐ Output state can be controlled through I2C or directly from CapSense input state
❐ Run time reconfigurable over I2C
■ Advanced features
❐ Interrupt outputs
❐ User defined Inputs
❐ Wake on interrupt input
❐ Sleep control pin
❐ Nonvolatile storage of custom settings
❐ Easy integration into existing products – configure output to match system
❐ No external components required
❐ World class free configuration tool
■ Wide range of operating voltages
❐ 2.4 V to 2.9 V
❐ 3.10 V to 3.6 V
❐ 4.75 V to 5.25 V
■ I2C communication
❐ Supported from 1.8 V
❐ Internal pull-up resistor support option
❐ Data rate up to 400 kbps
❐ Configurable I2C addressing
■ Industrial temperature range: –40 °C to +85 °C.
■ Available in 16-pin QFN and 16-pin SOIC Package