CY8C20xx7/S CapSense
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Design Guide
Doc. No. 001-78329 Rev. *E
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1. Introduction
1.1 Abstract
This document provides design guidance for implementing capacitive sensing (CapSense
) functionality with the
CY8C20xx7/S family of CapSense controllers. The following topics are covered in this guide:
Features of the CY8C20xx7/S family of CapSense controllers
CapSense principles of operation
Introduction to CapSense design tools
Guide to tune the CapSense system for optimal performance
System electrical and mechanical design considerations for CapSense
Low-power design considerations for CapSense
Additional resources and support for designing CapSense into your system
1.2
Cypress’s CapSense Documentation Ecosystem
summarize the Cypress CapSense documentation ecosystem. These resources allow
implementers to quickly access the information needed to successfully complete a CapSense
product design.
shows the typical flow of a product design cycle with capacitive sensing; the information in this guide is
most pertinent to the topics highlighted in green.
provides links to the supporting documents for each of the
numbered tasks in