的移动设备和消费电子产品半导体开发商意法半导体(纽约证券交易所代码:STM),发布一款触摸传感控制器STM8T141的技术细节。新的控制器用触摸传感器替代传统的机械按钮,控制设备主电源的开关操作,将设备从省电睡眠模式唤醒,可提升手机、便携消费电子产品和家电等设备的性能和外观,消费者将发现这些产品的使用设计变得更加时尚。
无线设备在家中、办公室和道路上的成功催生更多电池供电的移动设备,因此,市场要求移动设备必须实现更长的充电间隔,同时提供强大的功能,例如,能够检测人类触摸或接近物体的先进感应功能。意法半导体的新芯片STM8T141可帮助设计人员满足这些需求。
STM8T141是一个8引脚的芯片。STM8T141的功耗非常低,仅消耗11微安的电流,当通过触摸传感器的电极检测到存在的用户时,能够快速响应,将系统从省电睡眠模式唤醒。这款芯片的设计目的是监视嵌在终端产品的控制面板或外壳内的单路触摸感应电极。STM8T141可采用隐藏式安装,用印刷图标、贴膜图标或照明图标指示传感器的位置。
STM8T141还支持接近传感器,用户无需直接触摸控制器即可控制设备。这款产品让传感器能够控制省电功能,例如,在检测到用户后立即唤醒系统,或提高便利性,例如,支持黑暗中寻找的自动背光激活功能。将 STM8T141用于触摸或接近检测应用,有助于产品设计人员在各种产品设计中实现理想的外观设计。
STM8T141内置校准和补偿功能,可以节省设备厂商的产品制造时间,增强终端产品在生命周期内的工作可靠性,例如,厨房电器、通用遥控器、游戏机、家庭视听设备、无线键盘、个人媒体播放器、耳机等设备。STM8T141还支持有源驱动式感应电极屏蔽线,防止外部噪声源影响传感器的灵敏度,改善接地式屏蔽方法降低感应电极灵敏度的缺陷。
STM8T141主要特性:
■ Touch or proximity detection (a few centimeters)
■ Built-in driven shield function:
– Enhance proximity detection
– Protect sensing electrode from noise interference
■ Ultra-low power modes suitable for battery applications (11 μA in extreme low power mode)
■ On-chip integrated voltage regulator
■ Environment compensation filter
■ User programmable options include:
– Four detection thresholds
– Four output modes
– Four low power modes
– Reference freeze timeout
■ Minimal external components
STM8T141应用:
■ Consumer electronics
■ Power-critical and battery applications
– Wake-up on proximity
■ Home and office appliances
– Find-in-the-dark (FITD) applications using proximity detection
– Sanitary ware and white goods
■ Flameproof human interface devices for use in hazardous environments
图1.STM8T141方框图
图2.STM8T141测量电路图
图3.STM8T141典型应用电路图
图4.表面电容传感器等效电容电路
图5.手提应用等效电路图
STM8T14X-EVAL 评估板
The STM8T14X-EVAL is an evaluation kit which introduces developers to STMicroelectronics STM8T141 touch and proximity capacitive sensor. It contains an STM8T141 evaluation board, the MB858, plus a set of preconfigured plug-in modules which allow to evaluate STM8T141 device performances in either touch or proximity detection (depending on the module which has been plugged in)。
STM8T14X-EVAL 评估板主要特性:
The evaluation kit features are the following:
■ Touch detection with on-board PCB sensing electrode and 1.5 mm dielectric panel
■ Easy dielectric adjustment by stacking acrylic panels
■ Proximity detection with on-board PCB sensing electrode or plug-in antenna
■ Standalone power configuration using an on-board battery
■ External power supply through USB interface
■ Electrode grounding or shielding configured by jumper
The STM8T14X-EVAL kit includes:
● 1 STM8T141 evaluation board (MB858)
● 4 STM8T141 preconfigured plug-in modules (MB856)
● 1 antenna shielding cable
● 1 additional 3 mm acrylic panel
图6.STM8T14X-EVAL 评估板外形图
图7. MB858评估板和插入STM8T141模块
图8. STM8T141评估板(MB858)电路图
图9. STM8T141模块(MB858)电路图
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