Home Advertise Magazine Events NETV Directory
  


Development kit helps engineers to keep in touch
12/11/2009 Email to a friend
 
Atmel has released the QTouch Suite, a development suite that allows applications featuring capacitive touch buttons, sliders and wheels to be developed for AVR's 8 and 32bit microcontrollers.

Development kit helps engineers to keep in touchBundled in the suite is the QT600 development kit, QTouch Studio, AVR Studio and QTouch Library. The QT600 development kit allows designers to evaluate and design touch based solutions. Its scalable design also allows the designer to use touch sensor boards with various microcontroller boards or to connect QT600 sensor boards directly to their application.
Product marketing manager Arild Roland said: "Many engineers are familiar with mechanical buttons, but are also interested in touch technology. But they don't have the experience. We want to give them a complete tool suite which allows them to explore how the technology works, then move their design into production."
In all, the suite includes seven boards: three mcu boards; three sensor boards; and an interface board. Users can mix and match to develop appropriate systems. When using the ATXmega324PA, users can explore systems with up to 64 touch channels.
 
Author
Graham Pitcher
 
 
Supporting Information
http://www.atmel.com/qtouchsuite
 
This material is protected by Findlay Media copyright 2010.
See Terms and Conditions.
One-off usage is permitted but bulk copying is not.
For multiple copies contact the sales team.
 
Bookmark this article using:
 
Del.icio.us digg reddit Facebook StumbleUpon
 
 
Your comments / feedback
Do you have any comments or feedback on this article? Please contact us by filling in the form below.
NameHide name
Your Email Address
Comments
Send
We may edit your comments and not all entries will be published.
Terms and Conditions

To comment on news stories or blogs you need to complete our 60 second registration process. Once completed this then allows you to download any and all white papers, register for e-zines and access our detailed supplier directory for FREE.

If you are all ready a registered user then enter your e-mail address and login.

You will need to have logged in prior to entering your comments in the boxes provided.

Please enter your email address to login and gain free access to this site.
 
If you are using this site for the first time registration is quick and completely free.
 
Register Now - Register Now


Email Address :  

Remember Me: - If this box is ticked you will be automatically logged in when you return.

Important: To protect your privacy, do not select 'Remember Me' if other users have access to the computer you are using.

 

Related Companies
Atmel UK Ltd
 
 
Related News
Intel unveils new Core vPro processors
 
3D gesture controlled interface announced
 
Microchip acquires memory technology and IP portfolio
 
Taking aim at inefficient light bulbs
 
World's first reverse conducting thyristor for use in two wheeled vehicles
 
 
Related Technology
Powering performance
 
Swimming with sharks? The commercial and technical risks of the small/medium sized display market
 
Chips with everything – reloaded
 
Powering change - GaN transistors set to enable new high power applications
 
Showcasing talent - Hard times for start ups, but investors are still interested in opportunities
 
 
Related Products
Industrial displays with 7in diagonal screen and LED backlighting
 
White LEDs feature two binning versions
 
COM Express small form factor module based on latest Intel Core i7 processor
 
Module uses Freescale i.MX51 with 800MHz ARM Cortex-A8
 
18 pin microcontrollers feature enhanced midrange core
 
 
Related Events
Winning display technologies for the new decade
 
Embedded World Exhibition and Conference 2010
 
Thermal Engineering for LED Technology