Capacitive Touch Through Metal Using MSP430™ MCUs With CapTIvate™ Technology (Rev. A)

Texas Instruments

Published Date: 10/31/2017

Description

MSP430 microcontrollers (MCUs) with CapTIvate technology from Texas Instruments provide a high-sensitivity capacitive touch solution with high reliability and noise immunity at the lowest power.This application report demonstrates a new capacitive touch application through metal overlays using CapTIvate technology. Microscopic movements in a flat metal can be sensed and processed to determine ho