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QT60486 and QT60326 
QMatrix™ IC  
Evaluation and 
Development Kit

 

OVERVIEW

 

This kit is designed for evaluation and development of QT60486 and QT60326-based 

glass 

touch

 matrix circuits. It includes all circuitry and materials required to make a fully-

functioning, 48-key matrix touch control. This board has an RS232 serial interface that 
allows connection to a PC for function setup and data viewing. The E6486 makes use of 
QmBtn™ software, which is included. 
 
The QT chip in this board uses two interfaces: SPI for high-speed synchronous 
communications or RS232 for communications with a PC. The RS232 interface is the primary 
interface used for evaluation.  
 
A 16-pin header connector on the end of the board allows connection to a matrix panel. A 48-
key sample matrix and plastic panel are supplied with the kit. An LED status indicator shows 
detection and error states. 
 

For more detailed information about this product, please refer to the QT60486 datasheet. 

 

 

 

 

Materials Provided: 

1x E6486 eval board 
1x Matrix Panel with 48 keys  
1x RS232 serial cable 
1x 9v Battery 
1x CD-ROM with QmBtn™ software (or get the latest from 

www.qprox.com/downloads

1x User Guide 
 

You will also need:

 

A PC running any recent version of Windows (98, 98SE, NT4, 2000, XP) upwards, with a free RS232 port 
(Com 1 or Com 2).

 

Summary of Contents for QMatrix E6486

Page 1: ...E6486 U s e r M a n u a l T h e N e w V i s i o n o f T o u c h ...

Page 2: ...nications or RS232 for communications with a PC The RS232 interface is the primary interface used for evaluation A 16 pin header connector on the end of the board allows connection to a matrix panel A 48 key sample matrix and plastic panel are supplied with the kit An LED status indicator shows detection and error states For more detailed information about this product please refer to the QT60486 ...

Page 3: ... does not communicate with the PC make sure the jumper J4 located next to the power connector is set on UART then cycle power off and on again If the setups are correct touching the keys on the panel will cause the QmBtn buttons to depress The last key touched will leave an X on the key afterwards You can open the Key Settings window and look at the signals from any specific key by clicking with y...

Page 4: ...s conduct the charge back out The keyboard supplied with the kit can be connected directly to J3 Communication Port Select The UART port can either come from the RS232 connector or from J1 This jumper allows the user to select the source of the UART signal SPI UART Direct Port J1 header gives access to all the signals useful for communicating with the QT60486 or QT60326 The pinout of the connector...

Page 5: ...SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM Figure 1 Schematic Diagram ...

Page 6: ...aits for the sync signal for up to 100 ms after the end of a preceding full matrix scan after key 47 then when a sync pulse is received the matrix is scanned in its entirety one time If no sync pulse is received in 100ms the part wakes on its own and re scans the matrix one time then goes back to sleep Sync pulses should be spaced no more than 99ms apart to prevent this from happening Reset Recal ...

Page 7: ...tus LED Communication Port Select SPI UART Direct Port Oscilloscope Sync Point Matrix Connector Sampling Resistor Network Reset Recal Button RS232 UART Pin J2 J3 1 YM0 GND 2 YM1 YM2 3 YM2 YM3 4 YM3 YM0 5 YM4 YM1 6 YM5 YM4 7 GND YM5 8 GND GND 9 GND XM0 10 GND XM1 11 XM0 XM2 12 XM1 XM3 13 XM2 XM4 14 XM3 XM7 15 XM4 XM5 16 XM5 XM6 17 XM6 18 XM7 19 GND 20 GND ...

Page 8: ...PCB LAYERS Figure 3 Silk Layer Figure 4 Top Layer Figure 5 Bottom Layer ...

Page 9: ...rst length Reduce Cx loading Shorted X or Y Matrix Line Low Power Supply Voltage Noisy or Erratic Signal Noisy Power Supply Matrix or matrix cable too close to a noise source such as a power line or switching noise source Use Noise Sync feature to overcome Increase distance to noise source Place grounded shield between noise source and matrix Ground Loop Interference Matrix or Matrix Cable not Mec...

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