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PICDEM™ TOUCH SENSE 2 DEMO
BOARD USER’S GUIDE
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2008 Microchip Technology Inc. DS51748A-page 7
Chapter 1. Introduction to the Demo Board
Thank you for purchasing Microchip Technology’s PICDEM Touch Sense 2 Demo
Board. This board is intended to introduce and demonstrate the possibilities for
capacitive touch sense applications on the PIC24F microcontroller platform.
This chapter introduces the starter kit and provides an overview of its features. Topics
covered include:
• Overview
• Operational Requirements
• Initial Board Setup
1.1 OVERVIEW
The PICDEM Touch Sense 2 Demo Board provides a simple platform for developing a
variety of capacitive touch sense applications. Despite a simple and low part-count
design, the Touch Sense 2 board shows how to implement USB-enabled touch
applications with multiple outputs using a single microcontroller.
The USB connection supplies both communications and power to the board; no
additional external power supply is needed. For independent operation, the demo
board may be disconnected from the PC and powered at test points for independent
functionality.
The PC side application that accompanies the demo board allows users to monitor the
performance of the touch sensors and calibrate their response. A separate, 6-wire
programming interface allows users to replace the pre-programmed demo firmware
with their own applications, using Microchip’s MPLAB Integrated Development
Environment and In-Circuit Serial Programming™ (ICSP™). This allows the board to
also be used as a test bed for capacitive touch sense solutions.
1.2 OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
To communicate with and program the Touch Sense 2 Demo Board, the following
hardware and software requirements must be met:
• PC compatible system with CD-ROM drive
• One available USB port on the PC, or a powered USB hub
• Microsoft
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Windows
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XP SP2, or Windows Vista (32-bit)
Note: Only initial testing has been performed on 32-bit Windows Vista for this
release. The 64-bit version is not supported at this time.