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WHAT IS TO BE EXPLAINED..
INTRODUCTION TO THE TECHNOLOGY
HOW IT WORKS
TOUCH SCREEN DIVERSITY
CONTROLERS USED
APPLICATIONS
CONCLUSION
INTRODUCING THE TECHNOLOGY
A touch screen is an input device that allows users to operate a PC by simply touching the display screen.
The display screen has a sensitive glass overlay placed on it and we could give the desired input by touching it.
A touch screen is based on CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) technology, that accepts direct onscreen input.
The ability for direct onscreen input is facilitated by an external (light pen) or an internal device (touch overlay and controller) .
HOW DOES A TOUCHSCREEN WORK
Main touch screen components:
Touch sensor
Controller
Software driver
TOUCH SENSOR
A touch screen sensor is a clear glass panel with a touch responsive surface which is placed over a display screen so that the responsive area of the panel covers the viewable area of the display screen.
The sensor generally has an electrical current or signal going through it and touching the screen causes a voltage or signal change. This voltage change is used to determine the location of the touch to the screen
CONTROLLER
The controller is a small PC card that connects between the touch sensor and the PC. It takes information from the touch sensor and translates it into information that PC can understand.
SOFTWARE DRIVER
The driver is a software that allows the touch screen and computer to work together. It tells the operating system how to interpret the touch event information that is sent from the controller.
Most touch screen drivers today are a mouse-emulation type driver. This makes touching the screen the same as clicking your mouse at the same location on the screen.
TOUCH SCREEN DIVERSITY
Resistive Touch screen
Surface wave Touch screen
Capacitive Touch screen
*Surface capacitive
*Projected capacitive
Near Field Imaging Touch screen
Infrared Touch screen
RESISTIVE TOUCH SCREEN
1. Polyester Film .
2. Top Resistive Layer.
3. Conductive Transparent Metal Coating.
4. Bottom Resistive Layer .
5. Insulating Dots .
6. Glass Substrate
7. Resistive touch screen monitor is composed of a flexible top layer and a rigid bottom layer separated by insulating dots, attached to a touch screen controller.
The inside surface of each of the two layers is coated with a transparent metal oxide coating
Pressing the flexible top sheet creates electrical contact between the resistive layers, producing a switch closing in the circuit.
The controller gets the alternating voltages between the two layers and converts them into the digital X and Y coordinates of the activated area.
VS20UA CONTROLLER
Supply Voltage
5.0V DC
Maximum Current
20mA (Pick)
Resolution
12-bit
SURFACE WAVE TECHNOLOGY
It has a transmitting and receiving transducers for both the X and Y axes.
The touchscreen controller sends a 5 MHz electrical signal to the transmitting transducer, which converts the signal into ultrasonic waves within the glass.
Continued¦
These waves are directed across the front surface of the touchscreen by an array of reflectors.
Reflectors on the opposite side gather and direct the waves to the receiving transducer, which reconverts them into an electrical signalâ€a digital map of the touchscreen
When you touch the screen, you absorb a portion of the wave traveling across it. The received signal is then compared to the stored digital map, the change recognized, and a coordinate calculated. . The digitized coordinates are transmitted to the computer for processing.
2701RSU CONTROLLER
Voltaze
+5 VDC
Baud Rate
9600 (default) and 19200
Touch Resolution
12bit, size independent
Conversion Time
10 ms per coordinate set
CAPACITIVE TOUCH SCREENS
Surface Capacitive
It has a an uniform conductive coating on a glass panel.
During operation, electrodes around the panel's edge evenly distribute a low voltage across the conductive layer & creates an uniform electric field.
A finger touch draws current from each corner.
Then the controller measures the ratio of the current flow from the corners and calculates the touch location
5000 RSU SERIAL CONTROLLER
Supply Voltage :
+5 V DC or +12V
Baud Rate
9600 (default) and 19200
Touch Resolution
12bit, size independent.
Conversion Time
Approximately 15 ms per coordinate set
Projected Capacitive Touch screen
3layers:-front and
back protective glass
provides optical and
strength enhancement
options & middle
layer consists of a
laminated sensor grid
of micro-fine wires
During a touch, capacitance forms between the finger and the sensor grid.
The embedded serial controller in the touch screen calculates touch location coordinates and transmits them to the computer for processing.
APPLICATIONS..
Public Information Displays:::
Tourism displays, Trade show display
Customer Self-Services:::
Stores, Restaurants, ATMs, Airline ticket terminals and Transportation hubs.
Digital jukeboxes, Computerized gaming, Student Registration systems, Multimedia softwares , Scientific applications etc.
Pros & Cons
Direct pointing to the objects.
Fast
Finger or pen is usable (No cable required)
No keyboard necessary
Suited to: novices, application for information retrieval etc
Low precision by using finger
User has to sit or stand closer to the screen
The screen may be covered more by using hand
No direct activation to the selected function
CLOSING THOUGHTS
Though the touch screen technology contains some limitations itâ„¢s very user friendly, fast, accurate, easy for the novices & fun to operate. It has been widely accepted. And now by just modifying a little it can replace the mouse and key board completely in near future.
WHAT IS TO BE EXPLAINED..
INTRODUCTION TO THE TECHNOLOGY
HOW IT WORKS
TOUCH SCREEN DIVERSITY
CONTROLERS USED
APPLICATIONS
CONCLUSION
INTRODUCING THE TECHNOLOGY
A touch screen is an input device that allows users to operate a PC by simply touching the display screen.
The display screen has a sensitive glass overlay placed on it and we could give the desired input by touching it.
A touch screen is based on CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) technology, that accepts direct onscreen input.
The ability for direct onscreen input is facilitated by an external (light pen) or an internal device (touch overlay and controller) .
HOW DOES A TOUCHSCREEN WORK
Main touch screen components:
Touch sensor
Controller
Software driver
TOUCH SENSOR
A touch screen sensor is a clear glass panel with a touch responsive surface which is placed over a display screen so that the responsive area of the panel covers the viewable area of the display screen.
The sensor generally has an electrical current or signal going through it and touching the screen causes a voltage or signal change. This voltage change is used to determine the location of the touch to the screen
CONTROLLER
The controller is a small PC card that connects between the touch sensor and the PC. It takes information from the touch sensor and translates it into information that PC can understand.
SOFTWARE DRIVER
The driver is a software that allows the touch screen and computer to work together. It tells the operating system how to interpret the touch event information that is sent from the controller.
Most touch screen drivers today are a mouse-emulation type driver. This makes touching the screen the same as clicking your mouse at the same location on the screen.
TOUCH SCREEN DIVERSITY
Resistive Touch screen
Surface wave Touch screen
Capacitive Touch screen
*Surface capacitive
*Projected capacitive
Near Field Imaging Touch screen
Infrared Touch screen
RESISTIVE TOUCH SCREEN
1. Polyester Film .
2. Top Resistive Layer.
3. Conductive Transparent Metal Coating.
4. Bottom Resistive Layer .
5. Insulating Dots .
6. Glass Substrate
7. Resistive touch screen monitor is composed of a flexible top layer and a rigid bottom layer separated by insulating dots, attached to a touch screen controller.
The inside surface of each of the two layers is coated with a transparent metal oxide coating
Pressing the flexible top sheet creates electrical contact between the resistive layers, producing a switch closing in the circuit.
The controller gets the alternating voltages between the two layers and converts them into the digital X and Y coordinates of the activated area.
VS20UA CONTROLLER
Supply Voltage
5.0V DC
Maximum Current
20mA (Pick)
Resolution
12-bit
SURFACE WAVE TECHNOLOGY
It has a transmitting and receiving transducers for both the X and Y axes.
The touchscreen controller sends a 5 MHz electrical signal to the transmitting transducer, which converts the signal into ultrasonic waves within the glass.
Continued¦
These waves are directed across the front surface of the touchscreen by an array of reflectors.
Reflectors on the opposite side gather and direct the waves to the receiving transducer, which reconverts them into an electrical signalâ€a digital map of the touchscreen
When you touch the screen, you absorb a portion of the wave traveling across it. The received signal is then compared to the stored digital map, the change recognized, and a coordinate calculated. . The digitized coordinates are transmitted to the computer for processing.
2701RSU CONTROLLER
Voltaze
+5 VDC
Baud Rate
9600 (default) and 19200
Touch Resolution
12bit, size independent
Conversion Time
10 ms per coordinate set
CAPACITIVE TOUCH SCREENS
Surface Capacitive
It has a an uniform conductive coating on a glass panel.
During operation, electrodes around the panel's edge evenly distribute a low voltage across the conductive layer & creates an uniform electric field.
A finger touch draws current from each corner.
Then the controller measures the ratio of the current flow from the corners and calculates the touch location
5000 RSU SERIAL CONTROLLER
Supply Voltage :
+5 V DC or +12V
Baud Rate
9600 (default) and 19200
Touch Resolution
12bit, size independent.
Conversion Time
Approximately 15 ms per coordinate set
Projected Capacitive Touch screen
3layers:-front and
back protective glass
provides optical and
strength enhancement
options & middle
layer consists of a
laminated sensor grid
of micro-fine wires
During a touch, capacitance forms between the finger and the sensor grid.
The embedded serial controller in the touch screen calculates touch location coordinates and transmits them to the computer for processing.
APPLICATIONS..
Public Information Displays:::
Tourism displays, Trade show display
Customer Self-Services:::
Stores, Restaurants, ATMs, Airline ticket terminals and Transportation hubs.
Digital jukeboxes, Computerized gaming, Student Registration systems, Multimedia softwares , Scientific applications etc.
Pros & Cons
Direct pointing to the objects.
Fast
Finger or pen is usable (No cable required)
No keyboard necessary
Suited to: novices, application for information retrieval etc
Low precision by using finger
User has to sit or stand closer to the screen
The screen may be covered more by using hand
No direct activation to the selected function
CLOSING THOUGHTS
Though the touch screen technology contains some limitations itâ„¢s very user friendly, fast, accurate, easy for the novices & fun to operate. It has been widely accepted. And now by just modifying a little it can replace the mouse and key board completely in near future.
