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Design Considerations
AN64846 - Getting Started with CapSense
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Doc. No. 001-64846 Rev. *X
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if your application requires an ‘n’ segment slider, it is recommended to create n + 2 physical segments, as
shows.
If it is not possible to have two segments at the both ends of a slider due to space constraints, you can implement these
segments in the top hatch fill, as
shows. Also, if the total available space is still constrained, the width of
these segments may be kept lesser than the width of segments SLD0 through SLDn-1, or these dummy segments may
even be removed.
If the two segments at the both ends of a slider are connected to the top hatch fill, you should connect the top hatch fill
to the signal that will be specified in the “Inactive sensor connection” parameter. If liquid tolerance is required for the
slider, the hatch fill around the slider, the last two segments and the inactive slider segments should be connected to
driven shield signal.
Figure 3-59. Linear Slider Pattern when First and Last Segments Are Connected to Top Hatch Fill
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3.8.5.3 Deciding Slider Dimensions
The slider dimensions for a given design can be chosen based on following considerations:
a) Decide the required length of slider (L), based on application requirements.
This is same as the “effective slider
b) Decide the height of segment based on available space on the board. Use maximum allowed segment height (15
mm) if board space permits, else, use a lesser height but ensure that the height is greater than the minimum
specified in
c) The slider-segment-width and the air-gap between slider segments should be as recommended in
The recommended slider-segment-width and air-gap for an average finger diameter of 9 mm is 8 mm and 0.5mm
respectively.
d) For a given slider length, L, calculate the number of segments required using the following formula:
𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑒𝑔𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 =
𝑠𝑙𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ
𝑠𝑙𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑒𝑔𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑡ℎ + 𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑔𝑎𝑝
+ 1
Note that a minimum of two slider segments are required to implement a slider.
If the available number of CapSense pins is slightly lesser than the calculated number of segments for a certain
application, you may increase the segment width to achieve the required slider length with given number of pins.
For example, a 10.2 cm slider requires 13 segments. However, if only 10 pins are available, segment width may
be increased to 10.6. This will either result in a non-linear response as
shows, or a hover effect;
however, this layout may be used if the end application does not need a high linearity.
Note that the PCB length is higher than the required slider length as
shows. PCB length can be related
to slider length as follows: