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 Product Description 

 
The TSHARC C-Ray Board is a new standard in capacitive touch screen controller technology.  It supports serial and 
USB communication as well as all manufacturers’ capacitive touch screens regardless of whether or not the screen 
includes a back shield. 
 
The C-Ray is a high-performance touch screen controller which, in holding true to Hampshire’s design fundamentals, 
utilizes ‘off-the-shelf’ microcontroller technology in conjunction with Hampshire’s proprietary decoding techniques and 
device driver software. This virtually eliminates the threat of obsolescence while maintaining the high-performance 
and utility standards expected from Hampshire Company. 
 
Hampshire’s own TSHARC device drivers are included with the chip or board solutions.  Bill-Of-Materials schematic 
drawings and technical support are available for chip applications.  Custom and private-labeled hardware and 
software products are also available. 

Part Number Information  

 HS12-009C0J-03 
 

The latest firmware revision will be supplied with all TSHARC C-Ray capacitive boards ordered.  

 

Integrating the TSHARC Capacitive Controller 

Mounting the Controller  

The controller has two .122” diameter (4-40 or 3mm screw) plated mounting holes.  Notice the mounting hole closest 
to the touch screen connector H4.  

THIS STATIC GROUND MOUNT MUST TERMINATE TO A STATIC GROUND

.  

Failure to ground the controller will result in poor performance and may eliminate the effectiveness of the on board 
static protection.   Please refer to Fig. 4.0 for mounting details.  For additional details about controller integration, 
please contact Hampshire. 
  
For best performance mount the controller: 
1) 

In such a way to keep the touch screen tail away from high EMI, RFI and power sources. 

2) 

“In line” with the touch screen tail limiting the number and severity of any bends or folds in the touch screen 
tail.   

Contact your touch screen manufacturer to determine any touch screen manufacturer’s mounting 
specifications. 

3) 

In a way to insure that you are using a communication cable with adequate shielding which is located away 
from high EMI, RFI radiating system components.  

4) 

To shield the controller and/or the touch screen from EMI / RFI noise in cases where required.  Mounting the 
controller into a metal box which is shielded might be necessary.  

 

5) 

To insure the back shielded touch screen terminates to pin #3 (center pin) of H4.  

It is required if a back 

shield is available.

  

 

6) 

Make sure the back shield of the sensor does not come in contact with any grounded part of the system.  

 

IF PIN #3 IS CONNECTED IN ANY WAY TO AN EXTERNAL GROUND, YOU MAY PERMANENTLY 
DAMAGE YOUR CONTROLLER BOARD.  

7) 

Such that the board, the LCD, and the computer system all have the same ground.  Failure to have the 
same ground throughout the system may result in reduced controller performance. 

8) 

The static ground mount must be terminated to a static ground before powering on the controller board.  
Failure to follow this procedure will bypass the static protection and may damage the controller causing the 
board to not function properly.   

Figure 4.0: Controller Mounting Diagram 

HAMPSHIRE

HSC2009SIJ

C2S4B0726

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H1

H2

H3

H2-A

H1-A

Mounting Holes
2 plcs.  .122" dia 4-40 screw (3mm)

Required STATIC ground mount
.122" Dia. 4-40 (3mm) 

 

Summary of Contents for TSHARC

Page 1: ...HARC_C Ray_Users_Rev3 3x_081121 doc Document Date November 21 2008 Copyright Hampshire Company Inc 1995 2008 All rights reserved Hampshire TSHARC and UniWInDriver are the exclusive trademarks of Hamps...

Page 2: ...MMUNICATION 6 Figure 6 1 RS 232 Cable Connection Diagram 6 CONNECTING THE C RAY FOR USB COMMUNICATIONS 7 Figure 7 0 USB Cable Connection Diagram 7 ADDITIONAL CONNECTION INFORMATION 7 COMMUNICATION PRO...

Page 3: ...ampshire Company The warrantee also insures that the goods will be free from defects in design and material for the warrantee period Hampshire Company at its option will repair or replace the nonconfo...

Page 4: ...details For additional details about controller integration please contact Hampshire For best performance mount the controller 1 In such a way to keep the touch screen tail away from high EMI RFI and...

Page 5: ...controller to malfunction This connection is shown in Fig 5 0 Note Hampshire s touch screen mapping is consistent with all operating system display mapping specifications Most operating systems draw t...

Page 6: ...ntroller using a variety of cable types Part number C72 100S2F 09XDXF cable may be sourced directly from Hampshire Company This is a standard 6 long DB 9 female connector terminated to a housing conta...

Page 7: ...ion Diagram HAMPSHIRE HSC2009SIJ C2S4B0726 H1 H2 H3 H2 A H1 A USB Communication Header Ground contacts 2 pls allows for polorization of 5pos USB connector Do not connect power pin on USB if connecting...

Page 8: ...t the same time If using an external power supply please be certain that the monitor is activated before the controller is turned on The environmental baseline is taken at power up and performance cou...

Page 9: ...al information Saving Calibration to EEPROM The firmware included on this board is able to store calibration data to the controller s EEPROM Additional utilities are available to utilize this feature...

Page 10: ...orage 65 C 150 C Operating 40 C 70 c 30 KVA See Fig 5 0 See Fig 5 0 HS12 009C0J 03 Mechanical Diagram Figure 10 0 Mechanical Diagram of TSHARC C Ray Touch Screen Controller Board HAMPSHIRE HSC2009SIJ...

Page 11: ...Touch Screen 4 Connect Communication Cable 5 Connect Power 6 Turn on Computer 7 Install TSHARC drivers Step 2 Mount Controller Use a jacketed shielded touch screen cable for best performance Gnd D D 5...

Page 12: ...connect H1 header to female DB 9 C72 040S1F 04XAXM 6 USB cable Direct connect H3 header to male type A plug connector Table 12 1 Available Power Cables C20 020S1F XXXXX 20 power cable Direct connect t...

Page 13: ...13 NOTES Copyright Hampshire Company Inc 1995 2008 Hampshire TSHARC and UniWInDriver are trademarks of Hampshire Company Inc All rights reserved...

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