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CapSense Technology
AN64846 - Getting Started with CapSense
®
Doc. No. 001-64846 Rev. *X
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2.2.2 Mutual Capacitance
shows the button sensor layout for mutual-capacitance sensing. Mutual-capacitance sensing measures the
capacitance between two electrodes. One of the electrodes is called the transmit (TX) electrode and the other electrode
is called the receive (RX) electrode.
In a mutual-capacitance measurement system, a digital voltage (signal switching between V
DDD
and GND) is applied
to the TX pin and the amount of charge received on the RX pin is measured. The amount of charge received on the
RX electrode is directly proportional to the mutual capacitance (C
M
) between the two electrodes.
When a finger is placed between the TX and RX electrodes, the mutual-capacitance decreases to C
1
M
as shown in
. Because of the reduction in mutual-capacitance, the charge received on the RX electrode also decreases.
The CapSense system measures the amount of charge received on the RX electrode to detect the touch/no touch
condition.
Figure 2-9. Mutual Capacitance Sensing Working
Overlay
RX
TX
TX
RX Electrode
PCB
RX
Electrode
TX Electrode
C
M
C
M
Figure 2-10. Mutual Capacitance with Finger Touch
Overlay
RX
TX
TX
RX Electrode
PCB
C
1
M
C
1
M
The mutual-capacitance effect is best suited to multi-touch systems such as touchscreens and trackpads. Cypress
offers mutual-capacitance-based trackpad solutions for consumer applications and
for automotive and home appliance applications. Contact your local Cypress sales office directly for more information.
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