Programmable Controller for
Capacitance Touch Sensors
AD7142
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
FEATURES
V
V
REF– REF+
TEST
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Programmable capacitance-to-digital converter
36 ms update rate (@ maximum sequence length)
Better than 1 fF resolution
14 capacitance sensor input channels
No external RC tuning components required
Automatic conversion sequencer
On-chip automatic calibration logic
Automatic compensation for environmental changes
Automatic adaptive threshold and sensitivity levels
On-chip RAM to store calibration data
SPI®-compatible serial interface (AD7142)
I2C®-compatible serial interface (AD7142-1)
Separate VDRIVE level for serial interface
Interrupt output and GPIO
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POWER-ON
RESET
LOGIC
AV
CC
13
2
3
14 AGND
4
16-BIT
CALIBRATION
ENGINE
Σ-Δ
5
CDC
6
17
18
19
DV
7
CC
8
CALIBRATION
RAM
DGND1
DGND2
9
10
11
CONTROL
AND
DATA
REGISTERS
C
12
15
16
SHIELD
SRC
250kHz
EXCITATION
SOURCE
32-lead, 5 mm x 5 mm LFCSP_VQ
2.6 V to 3.6 V supply voltage
SRC
Low operating current
Full power mode: less than 1 mA
INTERRUPT
AND GPIO
LOGIC
SERIAL INTERFACE
AND CONTROL LOGIC
V
DRIVE 20
26
GPIO
Low power mode: 50 μA
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25
21
SDO/
SDA
SDI/
ADD0
CS/
ADD1
SCLK
INT
APPLICATIONS
Figure 1.
Personal music and multimedia players
Cell phones
Digital still cameras
Smart hand-held devices
Television, A/V, and remote controls
Gaming consoles
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The AD7142 and AD7142-1 are integrated capacitance-to-
digital converters (CDCs) with on-chip environmental
calibration for use in systems requiring a novel user input
method. The AD7142 and AD7142-1 can interface to external
capacitance sensors implementing functions such as capacitive
buttons, scroll bars, or wheels.
The AD7142 and AD7142-1 have on-chip calibration logic to
account for changes in the ambient environment. The calibration
sequence is performed automatically and at continuous intervals,
when the sensors are not touched. This ensures that there are no
false or nonregistering touches on the external sensors due to a
changing environment.
The CDC has 14 inputs channeled through a switch matrix to a
16-bit, 250 kHz sigma-delta (∑-Δ) capacitance-to-digital
converter. The CDC is capable of sensing changes in the
capacitance of the external sensors and uses this information to
register a sensor activation. The external sensors can be
arranged as a series of buttons, as a scroll bar or wheel, or as a
combination of sensor types. By programming the registers, the
user has full control over the CDC setup. High resolution
sensors require minor software to run on the host processor.
The AD7142 has an SPI-compatible serial interface, and the
AD7142-1 has an I2C-compatible serial interface. Both parts
have an interrupt output, as well as a general-purpose input/
output (GPIO).
The AD7142 and AD7142-1 are available in a 32-lead, 5 mm ×
5 mm LFCSP_VQ and operate from a 2.6 V to 3.6 V supply. The
operating current consumption is less than 1 mA, falling to
50 μA in low power mode (conversion interval of 400 ms).
Rev. A
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