Glossary
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Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)
The ratio of the sensor signal, when touched, to the noise signal of an untouched sensor.
Slider Resolution
A parameter indicating the total number of finger positions to be resolved on a slider.
Touchpad
A Widget consisting of multiple sensors arranged in a specific horizontal and vertical fashion to detect the X and Y
position of a touch.
Trackpad
See
Tuning
The process of finding the optimum values for various hardware and software or threshold parameters required for
CapSense operation.
V
REF
Programmable reference voltage block available inside PSoC used for CapSense and ADC operation.
Widget
A user-interface element in the CapSense component that consists of one sensor or a group of similar sensors. Button,
proximity sensor, linear slider, radial slider, matrix buttons, and touchpad are the supported widgets.